Tweaking the Entry Hall with DIY Faux Map Wallpaper
I’ve always had a love of maps.
I remember being in elementary school and spending what felt like hours pouring over the pages of our school atlas.
I would figure out where we were, then read through all the provinces, states, countries, and cities… imagining all the places the I wanted to visit one day.
Something about maps just opens up a feeling of hope: like a world of possibility laid out before you in graphics.
And today, I still love maps. Their texture. Colour. The world of possibilities they encompass.
Plus, they make a beautiful and interesting focal point when laid out in this easy DIY faux map wallpaper…
I originally used this idea in my boys’ shared bedroom space but we have started a little closet-turned-office makeover project so the maps had to come down.
I took them down with such sadness that I realized I really wanted to see them somewhere else in our home…
And that’s when this whole entry hall tweaking project began.
To make this DIY faux map wallpaper, I used something surprising.
Painter’s Tape!
The delicate surface FrogTape to be exact, but I would have used the regular FrogTape if I had had any one hand.
Once I live with this map wallpaper for a while and decide that I really want to commit to it, then I plan to add push pins to some corners to secure it further – like I did in the boys’ bedroom.
This is what that looked like:
I simply put loops of painters tape on the back of the maps, placed them on the wall, and pressed down firmly. I layered the maps as I went, and cut a few slightly to fit better in the space. I stood back every now and then to get a better overall view as I went – but it really was quite a quick and easy project to do.
Done!
I love how the colours in these maps work so well with the wall colour we have in the entry hall (it is Colorado Gray by Benjamin Moore). I think it adds a fun, graphic, colourful accent to our entry.
The two chairs are additional chairs that we have for our dining room table, and the new little entry hall table was a makeover project that I will share with you soon.
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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this Krista! SO creative!
Thank you Kristi! I’m loving it, too:)
This is cute, cute, cute! It really looks like real wallpaper, and I love the colors…they look perfect! Great idea, Krista!
Thanks April! My husband wasn’t sure about it… but he always needs some time to adjust to the little changes the I constantly make:)
that looks really awesome Krista…super creative!!
Thank you Christine! So thrilled you popped by!