DIY Wall of Book Pages: Vintage Master Bedroom Follow-up
Ever since last Monday’s post on my friend Jennifer’s “Vintage Master Bedroom Make Over,” I have received a slew of emails asking, “How did you accomplish that wall of book pages?!”
Well, today I’m here to tell you that it was as easy as 1 – 2 – 3!
First, you will need to purchase (or dig out of your grandmother’s attic) 3-4 old books. Make sure they are well weathered…you can weather them yourself by leaving them out in the rain to get that tea stained look around the edges.
Second, you will need to very carefully tear out the pages from the books. I recommend shuffling them in the stack so that there is a good mix of them on the wall.
Third, you will take a can of spray adhesive such as the one pictured below….
Simply spray the center of the back of the book page, and press it to the wall. It is important not to saturate the entire back of the page as you want all four sides of the pages to sort of flutter and curl…
And voila! You have a unique vintage inspired wall!
So how many of you are putting this project on your ”to-do” list this weekend?? If anyone decides to try this at home, I would love to see the results!
bootgypsy
So i have to ask….won’t those pages collect a lot of dust? How can you clean them? What happens when she wants to change the look?
It IS BEAUTIFUL, and i love it, but everytime i see someone put “weird” things on walls I have to wonder about the dust factor.
Beautiful room!
Emily Hewett
The pages have been up for a few months and so far she hasn’t had any problems with dust. If she wants to go for a different look in the future, the spay adhesive allows the pages to easily be removed.
Emily
Alycia
I kinda agree with bootgypsy… It looks gorgeous, but just wonder about the long term on this project. I really liked the framed board with the tags hanging on it. That was awesome
Emily
I would have never have guessed it would have been so simple! It looks amazing!
Jenny
Absolutely stunning! I keep on looking back at the transformation and I am in aw. You did such an amazing job as always.
sherry hart
How easy was that!!! And what a POW!
Julie S.
I’m thinking I’m going to try this but I’m going to staple brown kraft paper on the wall and put the paper on that. Then if I don’t like it, change my mind later, can’t deal with the dust, I’ll just take down the kraft paper with the pages attached and have my bare wall back. Going to “experiment” this weekend….
Emily Hewett
Good luck, Julie! Send pics when you are finished!
cassie {hi sugarplum!}
It’s so gorgeous, Emily! I hope you’re planning on submitting it to Design Sponge and some of the others!
And I love the DMag fabrics and wallpapers!
Hope you’re staying warm!
Gabriella
What a rad idea! It is so different from most things I’ve seen before…!
Amanda
That room is absolutely stunning! I love it. I want you to come do my entire house!!
Audra
SOOOOOOOO glad I found your blog!!! You have fabulous ideas! I am off to see what other ingenious rooms you have designed.
Laura
This is so beautiful…I may use the idea as a backdrop for one of my vintage inspired studio sessions!
Gorgeous work!
Peggie Russo-Millard
Looks fab! Yet so easy.
Ash
I am finally back home in the Big D area and closing on a home this week – I have collected my pages and gotten my spray glue. BUT, the only wall I can put the bed against (it’s a Victorian one with a tall headboard) has a WINDOW. A small, wide one, which the head. I was wondering how awful would it look to do this treatment with a window? Thank you so much for all of your creativity! (I love being home in Dallas!)
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Robyn
Your room is stunning! I am in love with all of it. Did you make your pillows? They are gorgeous!