Don’t rush to throw away the leftover wallpaper.
Finished renovation and do not know where to apply the leftover wallpaper? Today we will show you a few ideas that will help unload the pantry from unnecessary rolls and scraps..
1. Unusual ceiling
Wallpaper on the ceiling looks interesting in the children’s room
If you have one or more unused rolls left, you can use them to decorate the ceiling. Also, you can update the interior of one of the rooms in the apartment, as well as make it much more attractive and interesting..
Wallpaper with narrow and thin stripes will help visually expand the boundaries of space
The ceiling can become an accent element of the interior
Stylish ceiling design
2. Wallpaper on the door
Wallpaper on the door
This option looks very unusual, however, only wear-resistant wallpaper is suitable for it. It is advisable that they can be washed or repainted on occasion. Also, using this technique, the effect of a secret door is easily created, as shown in the example below..
Using wallpaper, you can create the effect of a hidden door
3. In a niche
Often, our apartments are not perfect. They have weak points – uneven walls or non-standard niches. It is just such shortcomings that can be easily turned into advantages using the remnants of wallpaper. See how interestingly they beat the niche, pasting it with wallpaper, highlighting it with built-in lamps and decorating it with moldings.
Wallpaper in a niche
4. On the stairs
Sometimes, after repairs, narrow and oblong trims remain, which at first glance have nowhere to apply. They are just perfect for decorating stair steps. It looks especially important in the country..
Wallpaper on stair steps
5. On the refrigerator
Another fun idea is to decorate the refrigerator with wallpaper. Still looks better than numerous stickers or magnets. But not everyone will agree to such an experiment, so you can try it at the same dacha..
Refrigerator decorated with wallpaper
6. Inside the furniture
It is much safer to decorate furniture with wallpaper. For example, the interior of drawers or shelving.
Wallpaper inside a kitchen cabinet
Wallpaper inside the rack
This idea is perfect for those who have long wanted to update their interior or old furniture, as well as have long been eyeing beautiful designer wallpaper (for which not everyone has the budget). You won’t need a lot of wallpapers for such a decor, but you can match them by color or pattern to other interior items. This will make the space stylish, and at the same time update it..
Wallpaper inside furniture looks very stylish
Choose wallpaper for other interior items
7. On furniture fronts
Surely this idea will appeal to needlewomen who are not averse to tinkering with the remnants of wallpaper, glue and furniture varnish. Pasting the facades of furniture is interesting, but this is a job that requires increased care and accuracy..
Chest of drawers decorated with the remains of wallpaper
You can decorate furniture fragmentarily, and if the amount of wallpaper allows, then completely decorate the wardrobe or chest of drawers.
Built-in wardrobe with doors decorated with wallpaper
Wardrobe covered with wallpaper
8. Part of the wall
Today it is fashionable to highlight one wall or even part of it in order to increase the significance of a particular zone. For example, at the head of the bed or in the living room by the sofa. Wallpaper is ideal for this purpose. In order to focus attention on this technique, it is enough to paste over the borders of the wallpaper with moldings or paper skirting boards..
Wallpaper at the head of the bed
An accent wall in the living room can be created using wallpaper and moldings
9. Headboard
Another way to highlight the bed area in the bedroom is to make an unusual headboard. For example, from old window frames decorated with wallpaper scraps. Sounds weird, but looks pretty impressive.
Original headboard
10. Wall decor
It turns out that even the smallest pieces of wallpaper can be useful for further interior decoration. For example, you can make such a cute clock from them or decorate photo frames..
Wall clock from wallpaper
Photo frames decorated with the remnants of wallpaper
In an elegant interior, wallpapers from expensive collections in gilded frames will look interesting.
Stylish framed wallpaper
Rustic interiors are a good complement to wallpapers with large and small floral patterns. Monochromatic variants are effective. They are especially good for Art Deco.
Black and white wallpaper in the interior
11. “Clothes” for lamps
Wallpaper as lampshades for lamps is a stylish and unusual solution. It is enough to choose a small piece of wallpaper for textiles, decorative pillows or posters on the wall, as the interior will sparkle with other colors and transform.
Lampshade from the remnants of wallpaper
Wallpaper lamp
12. Wallpaper on the table
Converting an old coffee table or desk into a stylish piece of furniture is also easy with wallpaper. To do this, you need to cut a piece of wallpaper to the size of the tabletop and find glass of the same size, and use it to fix the paper on the table. You can always change the wallpaper if you want. This will allow you to use your favorite table, which has lost its good looks, for a long time..
Coffee table with wallpaper on the table top
Tabletop from wallpaper on the desktop
13. Patchwork in the interior
The fashion trend of recent seasons is patchwork. It has won the hearts of designers of clothing, footwear, accessories, as well as tile and wallpaper manufacturers. Many interior designers began to boldly use this technique in their projects..
The wall is decorated in a patchwork style from the remnants of wallpaper
If you have several types of wallpaper, you can combine them on one wall. One has only to cut them into identical squares and distribute them in a certain order – checkerboard, zigzag or chaotic.
Patchwork is a fashion trend
We have already written about the use of wallpaper in the interior. For example, what techniques are used to create the right atmosphere in the kitchen. In this review, you can see 20 of the most spectacular examples. And if you have been thinking about updating the interior for a long time, then you definitely need to look at the overview of 10 ways to create the right mood in an apartment using wallpaper.
