Creative Ideas for using up expensive wallpaper, please

Noola Fri 13-Jan-23 23:46:39

Hello.

I have had a 'feature' wall papered using some William Morris print paper. It looks lovely and I am very please.
Its not a big wall but it comes out special.

Now I splashed out on the (Sanderson) paper - it was expensive. Now I have some left - maybe about 10 feet maybe less.

But what can I do with it. I certainly don't want to discard it.
What simple craft could I do?
I'd love to hear suggestions.
Thank you.

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Normandygirl Sat 14-Jan-23 00:14:14

There are so many things you can do with left over wallpaper but a simple one I have done is decoupaging some horrible placemats I had,[ the hard ones with the cork back]. I ended up doing some coasters as well. Just some PVA glue and a small roller is all the equipment needed. Pinterest is the place to go for thousands of ideas for leftover wallpaper.

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SOGran Sat 14-Jan-23 00:21:09

or you could creatively sell 3metres of William Morris wallpaper on Facebook Marketplace

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cornergran Sat 14-Jan-23 00:40:30

We’ve not had wallpaper for many a year but when we had used a particularly nice one we framed some pieces of it and put the resulting pictures on a plain wall in the same room. Lots of compliments. I’m sure Pinterest would show you many more creative ways of making good use of your lovely wallpaper.

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FannyCornforth Sat 14-Jan-23 04:30:49

Hello. Which design is it Noola? I currently have Golden Lily and Standen in the living room. Willow Bough up the stairs and Daisy in the ‘dining room’ (it’s not really big enough to be a dining room).
I’ve also had Fruit and Compton in the living room.

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glammanana Sat 14-Jan-23 08:07:25

cornergran
We’ve not had wallpaper for many a year but when we had used a particularly nice one we framed some pieces of it and put the resulting pictures on a plain wall in the same room. Lots of compliments. I’m sure Pinterest would show you many more creative ways of making good use of your lovely wallpaper.

I have done this many times with left over paper ,drawing compliments every time also coasters and placemats.

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NotAGran55 Sat 14-Jan-23 08:11:17

cornergran
We’ve not had wallpaper for many a year but when we had used a particularly nice one we framed some pieces of it and put the resulting pictures on a plain wall in the same room. Lots of compliments. I’m sure Pinterest would show you many more creative ways of making good use of your lovely wallpaper.

I did this in my first flat, furnished from Habitat. Interesting sheets of wrapping paper then in cheap clip frames 🖼 .
Very effective.

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Greyjoy1953 Sat 14-Jan-23 08:29:16

I use good wallpaper for presents people always love beautiful paper on presents.

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kittylester Sat 14-Jan-23 08:43:37

We have William Morris in the hall and have saved the left over paper for the inevitable patching. We have lots of dgc and are not daft. grin

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FannyCornforth Sat 14-Jan-23 08:45:23

Oh kitty I bet your house is absolutely gorgeous.
That’s the paper I’ve got in my living room

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FannyCornforth Sat 14-Jan-23 08:47:31

Here it is

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FannyCornforth Sat 14-Jan-23 08:52:33

These are the ones that I’ve had before and the one in my kitchen / dining room

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kittylester Sat 14-Jan-23 09:14:13

Love the wallpapers fanny.

I love William Morris but dh, having no taste, isn't keen. The rest of the house is quite plain.

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Georgesgran Sat 14-Jan-23 10:02:53

DD1 has one kitchen wall papered in a giant bee paper. There was enough left to do a wall in the downstairs loo.

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henetha Sat 14-Jan-23 10:55:19

If there is only a very little, lining drawers is a simple idea.
Especially chest of drawers in bedroom, for instance.

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Namsnanny Sat 14-Jan-23 11:08:03

Cover exercise books! (Anyone remember doing that?) grin
My mum used to say the teachers were just nosey to see what type of house you came from!

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Namsnanny Sat 14-Jan-23 11:35:56

On a more helpful note, I've covered a dressing table and chest of drawers with wallpaper to match one of our bedroom walls (decoupage). The drawers were a bit fiddly though.

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kittylester Sat 14-Jan-23 11:51:57

Ooooh, that's pretty, namsnanny!

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FannyCornforth Sat 14-Jan-23 11:56:13

That is lovely!
I decoupaged a tissue box with cuttings from some wallpaper.
I’ll take a photo later

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Georgesgran Sat 14-Jan-23 12:00:07

I’ve just remembered that I had a nest of 3 small mahogany tables with leather tops, covered by glass - very 80’s - but I put wallpaper over the leather, holding it in place with the glass and they did look good, if I say so myself.

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MawtheMerrier Sat 14-Jan-23 12:13:57

So which WM pattern is it @ Noola ?

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Joseanne Sat 14-Jan-23 12:22:26