Jul 16, 2012 - Explore Angela Terry's board '70s Wallpaper', followed by 133 people on Pinterest. See more ideas about Wallpaper, Vintage wallpaper, Retro wallpaper. Use wallpapers on your phone, desktop background, website and more. Paste 2 2 3 9. Milky Way Starry Sky. Japanese Cherry Trees. Pink petaled flowers. Art Watercolor Color. Balloon Heart Love. Red balloons in the sky. Scotland Landscape. Straight out of the 70's, the aptly named German based company, Wallpaper from the 70's, is the source of today's color inspiration. The good old wallpaper is back and she dressed to impress. She put on her patterned clothes and brightest colours.
Our Retro & Vintage Wallpaper category are designs from yesteryear. Of course, some designs are old enough to be new again, so there is sometimes a thin line between retro and modern. Included are classic designs dating back hundreds of years, to more recent retro designs going back to recent decades, to the 50s, 60s, 70s, etc.
This project was pure nightmare. I finally decided that I had to do something with the ugly wallpaper in my entry foyer. Foyer was covered with this weird grasscloth type wallpaper. It might work if the wallpaper wasn't damaged and the house is Japanese style. But my wallpaper was damaged badly in some places and there is nothing Japanese about my house.I thought I'd just remove it and paint the wall. Well, nothing is ever easy in my 70's house. First, I had to remove grass-looking thingy. It was so hard to remove when it was dry. But when I sprayed with water, it came off easily. I wish I'd done that from the beginning.
Then here comes the difficult part. How do I remove the paper under the grass-cloth thing? The answer is 'I don't know' because the wallpaper wouldn't come off! First, I tired Diff in a blue bottle. Then tried Diff in a red bottle. The used Paper Tiger & Diff. Nope. Dishwasher soap and hot water. Nope. Vineger and hot water. Nope. Nothing works. When I tried to remove the wallpaper, I kept ripping the sheetrock paper and damaging the wall.
Hello and welcome to the wallpaper hell
When I searched on the internet, someone said covering the wallpaper with plastic sheet helps removing old wallpaper. So I sprayed Diff and covered area with a garbage bag. I also tried food wrap. Okay, maybe little better. But it didn't really make big difference and certainly not worth the trouble of covering the wall with plastic sheet.
I even discovered the older wallpaper under the wallpaper I was removing. Yay, freakin' yay.
I worked on removing wallpaper every day after work for 2 weeks. In my opinion, dishwasher soap and Diff didn't make any difference. Actually, because Diff is more expensive and dishwasher soap smells better, I prefer dishwasher soap. I
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f you are fighting with stubborn wallpaper like this one, I recommend spray wallpaper with dishwasher & hot tap water mix. Wait 10-15 minutes. Come back before it dries out and spray the mix again. Wait about 10 minutes and then remove wallpaper while wallpaper is still wet.To be continued..
Straight out of the 70's, the aptly named German based company, Wallpaper from the 70's, is the source of today's color inspiration.
The good old wallpaper is back and she dressed to impress. She put on her patterned clothes and brightest colours. This way she first became the star in bars and clubs and it didn't take long until more and more new friends invited her home. And those who have ever shared the privacy of their home with her don't want to let her go.
Surely, we are all wallpaper enthusiasts, actually even old pals who have known her since our childhood days. That's why also her other mates visit our shop. And they all have one thing in common: They enjoy the style of the 70s and chuck out their white walls to get a thrill from the wallpaper.
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