The Daring, Colourful Wallpaper I Chosen for the High of the Basement Stairwell | Wit & Delight

Once I final wrote about our basement design challenge, we had simply completed portray the basement stairs! This alteration made such an enormous distinction, and it was the primary of some updates I knew I needed to make within the basement stairwell.

Immediately I am writing concerning the newest replace in our basement design challenge: the wallpaper I chosen for the basement stairwell.

Learn on for all the main points on why I selected the wallpaper sample I did.

The Ottoline Wallpaper I Chosen for the Basement Stairwell

I selected a daring, distinctive wallpaper sample from Ottoline known as Bloomsbury Stripes. I like the colours, the size, and that it reads like a stripe—however with an enormous twist. This wallpaper will probably be put in on the partitions on the high of the basement stairwell, extending from the ceiling to the painted wooden paneling. I feel this wallpaper would make a huge impact in any smaller area like a powder room or hallway.

Here is Why I Selected This Ottoline Wallpaper

This was a very exhausting wallpaper to decide on as a result of there are such a lot of design parts surrounding the spot the place will probably be put in! The steps open up proper into the kitchen eating space, entrance hallway from the storage, visitor toilet, and Birdie’s room (previously the visitor room). I had to consider how the wallpaper would tie in with the design of every of those rooms. I additionally needed to contemplate how the wallpaper would play with the adjoining supplies—primarily the feel of the marble flooring and the wooden paneling on the partitions. Any wallpaper sample that was the identical scale because the paneling felt mistaken, as did any sample that appeared too natural just like the veining on the marble.

Initially, I used to be contemplating wallpaper with a small dot sample, however I stored coming again to this zigzag striped Ottoline sample. There’s one thing concerning the scale of the sample and the colours on this wallpaper that tie in very well with the adjoining wooden and marble supplies. It acts as a pleasant bridge between all the various design parts. It additionally works as a stunning backdrop to the colours of the kitchen cupboards!

What’s Subsequent for the Basement Design Mission

Here’s a record of the updates to return, most of which can occur all through this summer time:

• Set up the Ottoline wallpaper on the high of the basement stairwell.
• Add a brand new mild fixture on the high of the stairwell.
• Set up a brand new stair runner.
• Set up a brand new handrail within the stairwell.
• Carry a number of extra furnishings and decor items into the basement household room. A number of of the items I ordered arrived this month! The household room is already trying so totally different, in the perfect means.
• Replace the wine room (see extra of this room on this publish). We are going to do a limewash end or paint the brick, replace the sunshine fixtures, and replace the plumbing.