It’s officially Week FIVE of the One Room Challenge® and we’ve officially hit a few challenges. I knew the space was unique and I may not be able to achieve everything I dreamed up in my head, but now these fears were coming to life.
If you remember from the before photos, the gabled walls and ceilings were complicated. There were several angles, edges and corners that would make the patterned wallpaper difficult to match at every seam. On top of those challenges, because the loft ceiling shares the same ceiling as the floor open below, there was no existing line of separation to stop the wallpaper without it looking abrupt and visually distracting.
I assessed the situation, and it quickly became clear that I had 3 options:
1. Wallpaper All Walls and Ceilings
This was my original plan, to wallpaper all the walls and ceilings to give the room a seamless look as the botanical oasis I envisioned. I’d have to order more wallpaper to do so, but also add molding to the ceilings at the edge of the ceiling at the top of the stairs to create a clear separation between the loft and the remainder of the house below. I’d also have to get over the fact that the pattern of the wallpaper may not be a perfect match everywhere. As particular and OCD as I am, I wasn’t sure I’d be okay with those potential imperfections.
2. Wallpaper Bottom Walls Only
The second option would be to only wallpaper the base walls along the bottom of the room. Doing so would allow me to guarantee the seamlessness of the wallpaper on the non-angled walls and give the room a two-toned look in the same fashion as the living and dining room space. This option is definitely the safest, but with safety comes blandness. Even if I decided to paint the top angled walls and ceilings, going this route may risk the space appearing “half done.”
3. Wallpaper Vertical Walls Only
My last option was a happy medium in between the other two. I’d wallpaper the base walls along the bottom of the room, but also the vertical walls within the two window nooks. This would give some of the walls a more complete look, without darkening the entire loft with the wallpaper going up the angled walls and ceiling. If completed this way, I’d still be able to order more wallpaper for the angled walls if the space felt unfinished.
After discussing this challenge with my mom and sister, and then consulting with my wallpaper installer, Rafael, I decided on Option #3. The following week, Rafael came back to prime the walls with plans to install the wallpaper as specified the next day.
Do you think I made the right decision? Stay tuned! Next week I’ll share how this solution turned out and a few unexpected challenges that were presented with my furniture and décor orders.
Be Blessed,
Amber
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