Urban Revivals

Wallpaper Borders    

Urban Revivals can install floor-to-ceiling wall paper, small area coverings (such as borders), or highly ornate Victorian three-part wall treatments, and ceiling papers. Wallpaper borders, while traditionally printed on heavy-duty paper in long rolls, can also be created from photocopies, painted mosaics, Lincrusta, embossed coverings, or from stencils. We can even paint ornamental moldings or friezes to add a level of visual interest usually obtained with border papers, but with the added benefit of greater size and depth (see great examples on our wallpaper page). All standard paper borders will be applied with commercial wallpaper paste, picked to ensure strong bonding with the grade of paper. In addition, borders can be matte polyurethane treated if applied in areas exposed to moisture (such as laundry, bathrooms, and foyers.)

Wallpaper borders used in a Queen Anne turret with slumped glass windows

The ceiling trim here is effectively the cornice molding, where the dentil trim has been painted a contrasting color.

Here, a 13" brown vertically striped border is paired with ornamental bronze ceiling tiles that ring the ceiling. With the compound cornice, the effect is quite massive.

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Borders do not need to be linear. Here, a room with a Germanic "medieval" decor, has been ringed with images, applied as decoupage, from the Netherland's tapestries (circa 1495).

The cornice molding has been painted to match the primary colors of this wallpaper border.

This compound cornice construction also makes use of the same colors as in the border.

Two rows of border have been applied, separated by approximately 6". The lower paper aligns with top of a half pilaster on the wall.

Border paper that mimics grey marble has been decoupaged to the baseboard on this floor

A Lincrusta border has been used in this Victorian bathroom, featuring mosaic tile.

Borders can be made with stencils as well as with paper or paint.

A lovely effect is to place stained or painted picture rail below your wallpaper border. (Buy picture rail at the Picture Rail Store)