The real muscle behind many of the DIY’s I share (not counting crafting!! Those are alllll me, ok!? 😆) is my husband. It’s not a secret! I usually have the idea for the project (especially home stuff I share) and then he makes it happen.
Many of the DIY peel and stick wallpapers I’ve shared on my IG are his awesome handy work. I’ve offered to help with an extra set of hands and he kindly tells me no, so I end up filming and taking photos, haha. He’s really great at it, so not like he needs me.
I had a wild hair to give the angled wall that leads up to our stairway a little refresh. I reeeeaaaally wanted to paint it, but he said we should probably wait because we plan to rip out the carpet soon and it could be messy, potentially messing up the new paint. Well, I figured since this wall might need some help later on anyway, it would be a good time for me to practice a little wallpaper DIY! Other than wallpapering Honey’s one tiny closet wall, I actually had zero experience.
BEFORE
I found some super affordable options for peel and stick wallpaper and picked one that I thought would match the room that faces the stairs. I linked a bunch of them (graphic below) on my LTK and you can find that post here! I’ve actually used several of them in the photo to line the shelves in the kid’s rooms, which is a great idea if you’re wanting to give an easy, cute, and quick makeover to a small closet space. To get a more precise cut, I used this X-Acto knife and it was extremely helpful!
Well, this probably wasn’t the best wall to practice on, due to how it’s angled and the stairs giving it weird cut out type areas 😅 But hey, it was a challenge and I over came it!! It’s not (anywhere near) perfect, and def rustic, lol, but I DID IT!!! I think it brings character and color it didn’t have before, so I’m 100% happy with it!
AFTER
What do you think? How’d I do? Have you ever tried to wallpaper a crazy angled wall like this – and if so – do you have any tips in case I ever attempt something like this again? 🤣
