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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP   I am the poster who was accused of being tacky because I have wallpaper in my foyer.  We live in a 1930s house in Lyon Village and looked at photos of the house provided by the original owner's granddaughter.  The original house had a William Morris-type wallpaper, probably similar to what 9:44 used in her DC rowhouse.  We found a similar paper and it is beautiful.  No one has accused me of being tacky.  I also agree with you, that the use of wallpaper denotes a more sophisticated type of decorating.  My mother laughs because she had grasscloth in her foyer and halls and never got around to removing it.  Now it is in vogue once more.

Believe me I do not take my decorating cues from DCUM, but I do think wallpaper has been so demonized by the 1980s Laura Ashley and the country look that people do not realize the texture and style it adds to a room.

I agree with you and thank you for your comment.[/quote]

This is a good point. Wallpaper can be quite nice, and it can also evoke colonial country nightmares, like the shit the prev. Owner left me (blue geese, anyone?). There are some great textures and patterns now available, but even so I'd only consider using it if I planned to be in the home several years (I don't) since trends come and go so quickly. I highly doubt that gray will be a trendy color in a couple of years, or the giant bird pattern paper I saw in Dwell recently. But if you like it, it's your home and you should enjoy it. [/quote]

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