Oh, how I suffered…
I was lost and confused in the swamp of decorators block.
I spent literally months in agony unsure of my ability to rally to the occasion…
I had a party… I had guests… I had guitar teachers in my home.
And this is what they saw.
{hangs head in utter shame}
And despite hours upon hours searching over Pinterest and Hometalk for some form of inspiration, I found nothing to spark my imagination…
Nothing to breathe life into the dead and empty space in my creative mind.
And then, one day… I stumbled upon a site so lovely… so artistic… so inspiring!
And I knew I had found my muse… my answer… my delight!
Because Spoonflower had wallpaper…removable wallpaper…
In sample sizes that I could order in different patterns for $5 each…
Wallpaper in such amazing designs that I was struck dumb with awe and wonder…
{And no… this is not that peel-off-the-back-contact-paper stuff…}
So, I ordered and received and cut to size.
And followed the directions on the packaging.
Yup. I did.
And I wallpapered the stairs…
In black and white patterns…
I let it sit for a minute and then smoothed it out…
And wiped up the excess glue that pooled on the stairs…
It came up easily…
And I knew… I knew I had finally found my Stairway.
In happy Black and White patterns with a Pop of Lime Green…
{And if you look closely, I did mess one stair up a teeny bit, but I’m OK with that… I’ll just order another sample for $5 and fix it… someday.}
But in the meantime, this before is OVER..
and the after is…
Heaven.
I ordered 3 samples of 5 patterns for 15 stairs. Not the cheapest solution, but, in the end, worth every penny…
Have you found your stairs?
Click right here-o to see how these lovely ladies are holding up!
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