Bedroom And Foyer Grasscloth Wallpaper Progress (It’s So Good!!)

On Friday, I shared that I was a little bit disappointed because one piece in particular was appearing darker than the rest.

I’m so glad that I made that decision not to obsess over the imperfections because the more I got done, the more beautiful everything started to look.

I can’t even express how much I love this deep, rich, beautiful teal. I’ve wanted grasscloth wallpaper for so long, and to have these gorgeous walls in this amazing color in our bedroom is an absolute dream.

There’s just something almost magical about grasscloth, in my opinion. It adds such gorgeous texture and depth that you can never achieve with a solid paint color.

I got three of the bedroom walls completely finished — the headboard wall, the exterior door wall, and the dresser wall.

And then I finished up my weekend work by starting on the wall with the bathroom door. I don’t know why, but the first piece that wraps around the bathroom door on the left side was the most challenging piece so far. It was only a narrow sliver of wallpaper, about five inches wide, on the left side of the trim. And getting that piece of wallpaper to bend and fold next to the trim without shifting and pulling away from the previous piece seemed almost impossible. I finally got it done, and that took all the patience I had for the day. So that’s where I stopped last night.

Once I get that next piece to the right of the doorway, the rest of that wall will be smooth sailing.

This one piece on this wall that had to be cut around the breaker box was also a bit of a challenge. The areas just around the breaker box didn’t want to lie flat, so it took a few tried. But once I got that piece on, the rest was easy.

And then this is as far as I got into the foyer. I had run out of patience to do any more challenging areas, so I needed to wait until I had rested and recharged before tackling that piece around the closet doorway.

But y’all. Seriously. Just look how gorgeous it is! Even with that one piece appearing darker, which I’m convinced is just because of the lighting, I couldn’t be happier with how this is turning out.

I’m not quite sure what to do with the breaker box cover. I might try to cover it with grasscloth or I might try to find a deep teal spray paint. Either way, it’ll be covered, so the breaker box won’t show in the finished room.

I’m so glad that I went with the decision to carry the grasscloth and wainscoting into the foyer. If you’ll remember, my original plan way back at the beginning was to separate the two areas and treat them differently. But this is going to be so much better, and it makes the whole room look and feel so much bigger and more open.

And I was so relieved to see that the wall that was so wavy, and that required so much mudding and sanding to get it somewhat smooth and flat, turned out looking great once the grasscloth was up.

I’m not sure if I can get this done today, but I’m sure going to try. Once I get that other piece around the bathroom door, the rest of that long bedroom wall will be pretty quick and easy. And then that just leaves the foyer.

The foyer isn’t very big, so while I have high hopes that I can get it done today, I’m also trying to be realistic. It’s a small area with a lot of doorways, and working around doorways will certainly slow me down. But I’m going to give it my best try. I’d LOVE to be able to show up tomorrow with finished wallpapered walls!!