It’s already been over a year since we moved into our new house. Since moving in, although I’ve been very happy with my room on the whole, I have wanted to do three things: get new curtains, get rid of the wallpaper, and paint the white walls.
Classes end next week, and my exams are over by December 12, which gives me a nice break before the start of next term. This is a perfect opportunity to paint my room. I need to do it soon, too, because I’ve already run out of space to shelve my books—and once I put up more shelves, they are never coming down.
Over the course of this year and a month, I‘ve adjusted to the curtains. I asked one of my coworkers (who is an artist, so I figured she could suggest some good colours) what I should do with the room, and she said she liked the wallpaper. It’s certainly not Mario wallpaper1 … but then again, if I don’t tear it down, I only have to paint three walls, and I don’t have to take down one set of shelves. 
So I’m asking for your help with these two questions:
- Should I keep the wallpaper or tear it down?
- What colour should I paint my walls (bearing in mind your answer to question 1)?
I‘m not very good with colour, so I appreciate any suggestions you have, whether it’s just a word or if you link me to a specific ID number or swatch. Here are some recent photos of my room so you can get an idea of how everything is laid out:
Thanks!
- [ 1 ] For those of you who don’t stalk me, I used to have Super Mario wallpaper on one wall of my room in my old house.
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How do you fit on that bed?
ALWAYS remove wallpaper. it’s a lot of work though. but that stuff is not good.
If I were you i would do maybe a brown, which would go nice even if you kept the wallpaper. maybe like autumn bronze here:http://www.materials-world.com/paint-colors/benjamin_moore/Benjamin-Moore-Color-33.htm
here’s some blues I like if you lose the wallpaper. Salamander is great, but dark. if your scared of dark, maybe more like florida keys blue?>
http://www.materials-world.com/paint-colors/benjamin_moore/Benjamin-Moore-Color-11.htm
Posters are easier to put up / change / take down than paint… But I have gotten used to dorm decorating and I move a couple of times a year and must accept the white walls or cover them with posters, so take my advice in context of that.
If you decide to take down the wallpaper (pain in the butt) try spritzing stubborn bits with water and vinegar in a spray bottle. It dissolves the sticky backing better than water alone. You’ll probably have to peel off the shiny outer layer first though for the liquid to penetrate the backing.
Like I said, I think the wallpaper is cool, and it definitely matches the curtains. But the brown idea works too. Nothing too dark or rich though— it would match the furniture, but it would be too much for the rest of the room, like the carpet and the fun-chair. Otherwise, I’d recommend a light gray-blue. Do what you want with the wallpaper/curtains.
The wall paper is cool just leave it as it is. I suggest you to use paint light grey color to walls, that adds more beauty to the home.
Thanks for posting,
Shelly
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I think you should buy super mario wallpaper again. that stuff was the shiz.
id say like a tan colour, with or without the wall paper - ill have to come over to take a closer look
or that blue that you had your old room was pretty rad as well, i enjoy blue… i also enjoy my tinkerbell green on my walls with my pooh purple on the ceiling (man i love disney colours xD)
Friday, November 21, 2008 at 10:50 PM