Brown Paper Bag Wallpaper

RE: Brown Paper Bag Wallpaper Post By Derrell (Guest Post) (03/13/2008) Can this technique be used on a ceiling? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Brown Paper Bag Wallpaper Post by Genesisn (1) | (11/14/2007) Contact My home is very old and has numerous cracks in the walls that I cannot keep repaired. This was a wonderful way to camoflauge the cracks and looks great. See pic of my new bedroom walls. I did brown and green with contractor paper bought at Home Depot in the paint section. Very inexpensive at $3.97 a roll and took 2 rolls to do the entire 12 x 13 room. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Brown Paper Bag Wallpaper Post By Kathy (Guest Post) (08/14/2007) I covered the walls in our family room over 4 years ago and I still get tons of compliments on it. I used regular Elmer's glue (can buy in the gallon-size at craft store or teacher's supply store) and mixed it with water (1 part glue to 1 part water). Mix thoroughly. Use torn pieces of brown paper (if pieces were bigger than 10-12" square they were harder to deal with). Using a regular paint brush, brush the glue mixture directly on the wall. Place the piece of brown paper over that spot and then brush over it with the glue mixture. The paper will crinkle a little as it dries, any spots that come "up" can be fixed with a brush of the glue mixture later. I didn't prep my wall at all (other than wiping all the cobwebs off first!) Good luck! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Brown Paper Bag Wallpaper Post by bjptl (111) | (07/31/2007) Profile | Contact My daughter-in-law is quite the seamstress. When my son added on to their house,he made her a sewing room over the garage(still attached to the house) Any way, she used old pattern peices and instructions to cover the floor. Then she used polyurithane to seal it. It turned out great!(sew imaginative) Judy in Alabama Report Spam or Abuse RE: Brown Paper Bag Wallpaper Post by WUVIE (7) | (07/25/2007) Profile | Contact Hello, If you visit the following link, you can find a lengthy conversation I pretty much had by myself while learning about Brownbagging: http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/745742/ I've learned so much from Bonnye Manning of Brownbagwalls.com If you can't view the thread, let me know and I will be happy to post the information here. Brown bagging the walls is easy, cheap and fun! Karen Marie 08-10-2007. Edit to include the address of a webpage I have since created to help others achieve the brownbagging look on walls: http://www.wuvie.net/brownbagwalls.htm Report Spam or Abuse RE: Brown Paper Bag Wallpaper Post By Joanie (Guest Post) (07/23/2007) I did my kitchen floor with brown bags. When finished with gluing on and drying I then used polyurethane on it . Can be mopped , and looks great. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Brown Paper Bag Wallpaper Post by Vicki W (7) | (07/19/2007) Contact I know this would be a lot more work but it would look super expensive decorator fantastic! Make handmade paper with the brown bags first, then use it for wallpaper! You can get books at the library on how to make paper. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Brown Paper Bag Wallpaper Post by dpool from memphis (38) | (07/19/2007) Profile | Contact I have seen this done on several diy programs but I found this for you and I hope it helps. If you follow the directions on this site I would use a glaze with a sealer so you can wash off spots or soil when needed.I hope this helps you. http://www.thefamilycorner.com/forums/archive/index.php3/t-7732.html Report Spam or Abuse Request: Brown Paper Bag Wallpaper Post by lewis_admin (1154) | (07/19/2007) Profile | Blog! | Contact I am trying to find out how you hang paper bag wallpaper. And what exactly I need to do this. Yvette from West Virginia Answers: RE: Brown Paper Bag Wallpaper Someone has posted some instructions that may be of help. You can find them here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf273261.tip.html (09/24/2006) By moderator RE: Brown Paper Bag Wallpaper Follow the instructions in the link from the moderator. The only suggestion I have is to save the straight edges for the top and sides of the wall. (09/25/2006) By PICO Report Spam or Abuse