Great idea for affordable wallpaper

Gilz

I love this cheap and cheerful idea. 

I think it would make a great make-over idea for a study or home office.

How to define your room with wallpaper composed of dictionary pages. 

Tools and Materials:

• Wallpaper liner and wallpaper adhesive
•  The Good Ol’ Faithful Oxford Dictionary or download pages from the internet (the cheaper version)
•  Decoupage medium  (Glue, polyurethane, spray acrylic or other lacquers used as a sealer to protect the decorative items being added to an object).
•  Paint tray
•  Paintbrush
•  Wallpaper smoother

How to:

1. Begin by applying a wallpaper liner to the wall.  (A smooth surface, heavy weight paper like product that is a real time saver. It can be applied over wood panelling and textured walls to hide the grooves or texture. It also comes as embossed paper with a number of patterns from stucco-like to the old tin ceiling look which can be painted to provide a faux finish).  Let this dry overnight. This makes it easier to remove the treatment when you're ready for a change.
2. Carefully and neatly cut pages from your Oxford Dictionary.
3. Pour decoupage medium into a small dish. Working one page at a time, place the page into a plastic tray and use a narrow paintbrush to coat the back with the medium. Tip: If you want to leave a book undamaged, consider photocopying or printing favourite passages—but test the print to make sure decoupage medium doesn't smear the ink.
4. Position the page on the wall, and press flat with a plastic-edge wallpaper smoother. This process removes wrinkles and extra medium. Work from top to bottom on the wall, overlapping the pages if desired.
5. Once you've pasted all the pages, brush or roll on a thin coat of decoupage medium to seal your project.

Voila!  An interesting and educational wallpaper.