Ever since seeing a Trading Spaces episode where a designer used the birch tree wallpaper shown below, I've been itching to use wallpaper in my home. You see all varieties of wallpaper throughout design magazines and on TV shows, but it seems like when people buy a home, they almost always want to tear the wallpaper down? I'm confused. Is it just that wallpaper patterns are so taste specific? For some reason, wallpaper evokes incredibly strong reactions in people - inciting the use of words like, "hate" "awful" "grandma" "tacky." There seems to be a very fine line between "trendy" and "tacky" when it comes to wallpaper. What pushes it over, I wonder? And is it a mistake to put it up at all - especially if you intend to sell in the house in the not-so-distant future?
I'm still leaning toward putting it up - which means I find myself on the "trendy" team. Here are some amazing, *choice* patterns I would use in a heartbeat:
Do you have a favorite? Have you used wallpaper in your space? Please share!
