This is a surprise gift for our 39th Anniversary on Friday to the Lovely Mrs_Bob. She left yesterday morning to visit our daughter Melen in Chicago for a couple days. I had everything set to spring into action.
Purchased a few rolls of silk wallpaper with a blooming dogwood pattern and a burnished gold background. Hid the box when it arrived. I had a bunch of poplar trim that was already stained, but not the correct size for what I needed. I've been sneaking away to the workshop, ripping it down to size on the table saw, never spending too much time in the shop that she would ask what I was working on. Then had to match the stain on the newly sized edges.
The room as it was... (obviously taken with the Christmas decor). But the wall with the 5 double stacked windows is the area where I have been working.
![IMG_0605.jpeg IMG_0605.jpeg](https://www.forumsforums.com/data/attachments/166/166748-7fb82f06b4871fe67203105649fcf699.jpg)
So my idea was to install wallpaper in the 4 upper areas of the wall between the 5 window columns.
Yes, that is Blue painters tape holding some of the edges in place while the wallpaper paste dries.
![IMG_1604.jpeg IMG_1604.jpeg](https://www.forumsforums.com/data/attachments/166/166749-0a7e2a1813886c27ef45b9ad2b0613a0.jpg)
The final step was to 'double frame' the wallpaper into the space.
So using some of the same sized trim, I ripped it down and set it on its edge, to create a tall thin frame inside the existing trim. This was a technique that I had seen on several Craftsman and Prairie style homes from the early 1900's. It adds a 3/4" wide piece of trim that protrudes an extra 1/2" forward, creating a nice shadow play and a bit more visual weight.
So the finished project, completed just a short while ago.
![IMG_1618.jpeg IMG_1618.jpeg](https://www.forumsforums.com/data/attachments/166/166750-e2883705227c5430fc320c7c3ee3bbb7.jpg)
The blooming dogwood tree pattern was chosen largely because we have lots of dogwood trees growing on our property and our foyer has a dogwood mural painted around the perimeter of the room so it seemed like a pretty natural choice.
Purchased a few rolls of silk wallpaper with a blooming dogwood pattern and a burnished gold background. Hid the box when it arrived. I had a bunch of poplar trim that was already stained, but not the correct size for what I needed. I've been sneaking away to the workshop, ripping it down to size on the table saw, never spending too much time in the shop that she would ask what I was working on. Then had to match the stain on the newly sized edges.
The room as it was... (obviously taken with the Christmas decor). But the wall with the 5 double stacked windows is the area where I have been working.
![IMG_0605.jpeg IMG_0605.jpeg](https://www.forumsforums.com/data/attachments/166/166748-7fb82f06b4871fe67203105649fcf699.jpg)
So my idea was to install wallpaper in the 4 upper areas of the wall between the 5 window columns.
Yes, that is Blue painters tape holding some of the edges in place while the wallpaper paste dries.
![IMG_1604.jpeg IMG_1604.jpeg](https://www.forumsforums.com/data/attachments/166/166749-0a7e2a1813886c27ef45b9ad2b0613a0.jpg)
The final step was to 'double frame' the wallpaper into the space.
So using some of the same sized trim, I ripped it down and set it on its edge, to create a tall thin frame inside the existing trim. This was a technique that I had seen on several Craftsman and Prairie style homes from the early 1900's. It adds a 3/4" wide piece of trim that protrudes an extra 1/2" forward, creating a nice shadow play and a bit more visual weight.
So the finished project, completed just a short while ago.
![IMG_1618.jpeg IMG_1618.jpeg](https://www.forumsforums.com/data/attachments/166/166750-e2883705227c5430fc320c7c3ee3bbb7.jpg)
The blooming dogwood tree pattern was chosen largely because we have lots of dogwood trees growing on our property and our foyer has a dogwood mural painted around the perimeter of the room so it seemed like a pretty natural choice.
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