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Wallpaper for Imperfectionists | A Giveaway

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Our 3-year-old’s room has become our favorite place to hang out. I think it’s just such a happy space that we’re all drawn to it—even our 7- and 6-year-old boys, although they’d never admit to being drawn by so much pink!

Last month when I talked about Quinn’s bedding, many of you asked about the wallpaper, and I can’t blame you—it’s gorgeous!!

Walls Need LoveWhen I was planning Quinn’s room, I knew I wanted to take a bit of risk in there. It felt perfect for a strong statement because it wouldn’t overwhelm the whole house. And since it’s not a room that our average guest sees, I knew I had more room to experiment.

Is it permanent?

Typically, the thing that keeps me from committing to a bold statement is permanence, and for a long time, wallpaper automatically fell into that category.

But self-adhesive, removable wallpaper? That opens all kinds of doors! (And covers all kinds of walls—ha!)

Walls Need Love at letwhylead.comHow am I going to get it to line up?

My next worry was getting the pattern to line up.

Thankfully, Walls Need Love solved that problem as well for me by making paper that has a dividing bar in it every ten feet or so. All I had to do was cut along the line and then align the strip of paper with the ceiling.

From there, you slowly remove the paper baking and press to the wall, like you would a giant sticker, moving down as you go.

In the end, the pattern lines up because you started in the same place each time (at the pre-made dividing line).

As an imperfectionist, this was the feature I appreciated the most. It took so much of the measuring and calculating (honestly, the brainpower) out of the project. 🙂 If you look closely at mine, you’ll see that I sometimes got off a bit. But it’s not enough to notice it unless you’re really looking for it. 🙂

To see another amazing pattern in action, as well as read more tips about hanging, check out this great post at Jones Design Company.

Zip-up bedding that is perfect for kids' rooms or bunks beds. Easy to change and even easier to make! Giveaway at letwhylead.com

Wallpaper for Imperfectionists: The Giveaway

I’m so happy to be teaming up with Walls Need Love to give away a $75 gift card to their online store. They have a hundred amazing wallpaper patterns—just take a look! And if you’re not in the market for wallpaper, they also have art prints and other home furnishings.

To enter, just leave a comment! For extra entries, you’re welcome to…

1. Share this post on social media
2. Sign up for my monthly newsletter
3. Sign up for the Walls Need Love newsletter (scroll to the bottom of their homepage to sign up)

Just be sure to tell me in your comment if you earned extra entries so I can put you down! Thanks, and good luck!

Giveaway is now closed. Congrats to our winner, Jolynn Page! 

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  1. Britni

    Oh….my……goodness! I have never heard of this before you posted about Q’s room! It’s awesome!!! I would LOVE to win this, but even if I don’t I have my next home decoration project to save for! We want a wall mural, we enjoy living in Texas but miss the mountains like crazy and we’ve been talking about maybe doing a big canvas for our bedroom…. Thanks for the suggestion!!!

  3. Sarah Leiva

    Fingers crossed I win this! I shared it on Facebook and signed up for the newsletter!!

  4. Bonnie jameson

    I have been wanting to use wallpaper for so long now. So happy to hear it’s not a difficult as I thought it would be. I’m now shopping their website! Wahoo. Ps I shared this on Facebook and signed up for ur monthly newsletter.

    • Erica Layne

      Yes, it really isn’t! It takes some time to work downward in a (mostly-)straight line, but it’s not nearly as labor intensive as traditional wallpaper! Thanks for entering and sharing, Bonnie! Hope you’re well!

  5. Robyn Black

    removable wallpaper is awesome because i would be scared to do something so permanent incase i hate it in a few years! but if it’s easy to remove, it’s just like painting!
    i like their birch tree decals also!

  10. Emily

    What a gorgeous room! I’m so in love with the wallpaper. We just had our first baby girl a few weeks ago and I cannot wait to decorate her room (we’re moving soon).

  11. Kendall Calvert

    Best giveaway ever! I would love to get some wallpaper or art for our new place in Nashville! Love Quinn’s room, too.

    I think I already get the newsletter? Hooray!

  12. Ashley Ponder

    I have always loved the look of wallpaper. I really love that floral look. I have a friend who who would LOVE that right now for her daughters room.

  17. Jolynn Page

    This is so fun! I’ve been wanting to try wall paper, but it is intimidating, and permanent… this would be perfect! (I shared on FB, get your newsletter, and signed up for the Walls Need Love newsletter.

  18. Rachel

    I am torn between the Oriental Outdoor and the Orange Palm Leaves. Extra entry: finally signed up for your newsletter! Love the online space you’ve created here.

    • Erica Layne

      Oh my goodness, I like your style! I couldn’t resist going to look both patterns up. 🙂 Super fun and spunky – great choices!

      I’m SO glad to have you in the newsletter group, and thank you so much, Rachel, for your kind words!! I really love this little community. 🙂

  19. Karen

    We are a US military family stationed abroad. We are living in a house that has concrete walls and I happen to enjoy color, art…something on my walls. This removable wallpaper would be ideal. Thanks for the chance to win.

  20. Sarah Jones

    How did I miss this earlier?! The wallpaper is gorgeous! I’ve been telling my oldest for probably the last two years that we’d redecorate her bedroom, maybe now is the time to start!

  22. Elli Jensen

    I’m in love! With both the wallpaper and your blog! Shared your giveaway post on Facebook and signed up for your newsletter!