Between the Baseboard and the Crown Moulding: What’s On Walls in 2018?

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Wall coverings are a very important part of any building, whether it’s a home, an office, or a business. While the most popular option may always be traditional painted drywall, wall coverings have always been a topic of innovation and creativity. It seems there are as many ways to decorate walls as there are people decorating them.

With so many options on the table, it can be overwhelming to you if you’re trying to choose something that’s both trendy and practical to use on the walls of your home. How can you strike a good balance between function and form while still staying on budget? And what can you choose that’s right on the leading edge of style without running the risk of eventually looking dated?

Let’s look at some of the choices you have, based on what’s likely to be coming soon to a wall near you.
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How to Install a Wall Paper You Will Fall in Love With

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Wallpapers give you a chance to improve the looks of your home anytime you feel like without the stress that comes with wall painting. You can change designs as you wish and the best part is, you can do it yourself as wallpapers are easy to install. Here are several things you should know before installing wallpaper in your home.
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Lessons of a Lifetime

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As published in “Master Paperhanger Magazine”

 
 
1935, at the height of the depression, at a train station in Egg Harbor, NJ. A young man talks to his father:
 
“Yes, dad. I’m taking the train to New Brunswick. I’ve got a hundred and ten dollars. I’m getting married.”
 
The father:
“What are you going to do for a living?”
 
The son:
“I’m going in the painting business.”
 
The father:
“What do you know about painting?”
 
The son:
“Not a damned thing. But I’m going to learn awful fast.”
 
And so it started. A twenty-one-year-old man left home to get married and raise a family. In order to support his family he went into business with his father-in-law, knocking on doors in the middle of the depression telling people, “Your house looks like it could use a coat of paint. We can do that for you.” He was too young to understand that people didn’t have a nickel for a loaf of bread, let alone the money to paint their house. But he sold a job. He was on his way. He never looked back.
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