Even when the renovation is already completed, the owners are in no hurry to throw away the remaining wallpaper, because they can come in handy if they have to glue something back up. But excess material can be used in other ways! We'll tell you what you can do from leftover wallpaper to decorate your home's interior.
Wallpaper lampshade
Wall decor with leftover wallpaper
Updating Dresser Drawers
There are two ways to update your chest of drawers with wallpaper. The first involves working with the external walls of the furniture, and the second - with the internal ones. Both techniques can be used simultaneously. Decorating the facade of furniture enriches the interior, while the decor of the interior space is a pleasant “zest”. Large stickers are also suitable for decorating a chest of drawers.
Decoupage wallpaper with floral patterns.
From the twigs
Not only the vine is suitable for weaving baskets, but also other twigs that are in the forest.
They are woven, glued, and connected with thread.
Twigs from raspberries, blackberries and other climbing berries are suitable: they are dense, long, and do not break.
It is better to cut thin trunks in mid-summer; it is easier to weave a basket from them.
The secret of successful decor is in the details
Any decor includes several small components
Particular attention should be paid to the furnishing of the room. This point is especially important if the furniture is old, but there is not enough money to buy a new one or there is simply no desire to change your favorite things
By using excess wallpaper (as some call wallpaper), you can improve the appearance of pieces of furniture that have lost their former beauty. You just need to find the surface that needs transformation - it could be a table, the side or front of a cabinet - and decorate it with wallpaper.
In this way, you can also change the inner surfaces of the drawers. There are a lot of options, the only thing that plays a role is the idea of design and a flight of fancy.
Made from polypropylene thread
This thread is now quite popular among needlewomen and lovers of making crafts with their own hands. The thread is durable, not afraid of water, and easy to weave.
You can crochet a basket like this. It’s easy to knit: the bottom follows the granny square pattern , and then up three double crochets without any increases.
Crochet baskets
The bottom and height can be any.
At the end, double crochet a handle, attach it to the opposite side of the basket, and secure the thread.
This basket can be placed in the bathroom for cosmetics. You can even go into the forest with her if you tie her up more. And this one is suitable for a child who loves to collect mushrooms, pine cones and other gifts of nature.
Gift packaging
At the last minute you were invited to a special event? Don't have a nice package of the right size at home? Take the remaining wallpaper, place the gift, wrap it and secure it with tape. Wrap a satin ribbon on top and tie a beautiful bow.
Wallpaper gift wrapping
For a child's birthday, you can give the child a gift box in the form of candy. We wrap a gift, such as a towel. We squeeze the ends a little with our hands and tie them.
Original gift packaging in the form of candy
The rectangular shape is the easiest to fold, but you can also make other interesting packaging shapes, such as a handbag.
From putty, rotband, cement
The results are excellent, durable baskets. They are made quite simply.
You need a dry mixture of one of these building materials. We dilute a small amount in a bucket, gradually adding water and vigorously stirring until the consistency of sour cream.
This mixture turns to stone quite quickly, so keep this in mind when making the basket. In 15 - 20 minutes it will harden in the bucket.
Then we take a pre-prepared template. This can be a plastic bowl or container of the desired size. The template is not required. Many people use a regular plastic bag to give the desired shape.
Coat with the diluted mixture evenly, approximately 2 - 3 centimeters thick. Try to avoid any voids; it is better to use a small spatula or do it with gloved hands.
Don't forget to cover your work surface!
In this example, the basket is made of putty. It is better to use rotband or cement, it is more durable.
If you want to add some elements, do it right away. These can be stripes that imitate weaving. Or leaves (you can attach a real maple or any other leaf, you will get a beautiful imprint; apply it, it is fixed, carefully remove it). And leave the basket until completely dry. The time will depend on the thickness of the walls, air temperature, humidity and other parameters. It usually takes from 3 to 7 days to harden.
After drying, the basket can be painted in any color and coated with a protective varnish.
If you have an old basket, it is perfect for decorating with cement. Just dip it in a mixture diluted with water and let it dry.
Bed head decor
You can use the remaining wallpaper to make a headboard if you don’t have one. This usually happens if the bedroom is small, since beds with massive headboards are more common in spacious rooms. You can simply cover part of the wall behind the bed with wallpaper of a different color, or give the headboard some shape. The choice depends on your taste preferences. Against the background of a plain wall, wallpaper with a pattern will look chic, especially if you choose bedding with similar patterns.
Decorative bed headboard made from wallpaper Door decor with wallpaper
Idea #1: combination
If you have large panels or entire rolls of wallpaper unclaimed, you can try combining them. At the same time, glue the pieces:
- vertically _ This method of inserts allows you not only to update the interior using leftover wallpaper, but also to accentuate certain areas of the room. Zoning the room.
The remaining rolls of wallpaper can be pasted onto the prepared walls, and it doesn’t matter, there are few of them - it looks stylish. Even if you only have one roll of wallpaper left, it can be effectively used in the interior
- Vertically pasted patterned stripes, in combination with a monochromatic wall, can visually increase the height of the ceilings and impart a certain dynamism to the atmosphere. Selected textiles and decorative elements will help to emphasize the achieved effect.
This is how you can combine patterned wallpaper and a plain painted wall
- horizontally . In this case, it is best to combine patterned and plain wallpaper. To create a complete composition, the horizontal joint line must be trimmed with a border that visually unites both materials used. By the way, in this case, decor with the remains of striped wallpaper can serve as such a separator.
Horizontal combination of two types of wallpaper: with a small pattern and plain This is what a horizontal combination of the remaining wallpaper looks like horizontally: striped and plain wallpaper
Updating old furniture
If you are tired of old furniture, take out the wallpaper that was left after renovation and start transforming it. You can use paper to cover the back walls of open cabinets and shelving, the fronts of drawers and the front sides of doors. Furniture will look impressive if the color of the wallpaper is in harmony with the shade of curtains and accessories. You can emphasize the fresh look of updated furniture with the help of modern fittings. This way everyone can enliven the space. The main thing is to take your time to do everything carefully.
Dresser decor using leftover wallpaper
Step-by-step instructions for pasting furniture:
- The old coating must first be cleaned: remove the peeling paint with sandpaper.
- Fill scratches and cracks with putty. After drying, sand with sandpaper.
- Apply primer and wait until the surface is completely dry.
- Measure the surface and cut out pieces of paper of the required size.
- Glue the pieces to the prepared surface, smooth them well so that no air remains. It is better to use wallpaper glue or diluted PVA, this will give you more time to remove all imperfections. You can also use self-adhesive sheets.
- Apply a thin layer of protective layer to the pasted wallpaper. This film is made from primer or leftover adhesive.
- After drying, coat the paper with water-based varnish to protect the wallpaper from dirt. It is advisable to carry out the varnishing process first on a spare sheet.
Please note that after varnishing, the paper web will become a couple of tones darker.
If you are working with thick vinyl wallpaper, then the last two points can be skipped, as they are easy to clean.
Wallpaper in a niche in the living room
You don't even need glue to update your coffee table or desktop. You just need to cut a piece of wallpaper the size of the tabletop. And then secure the paper with suitable glass. This way you can change the wallpaper or remove it altogether at any time.
Lampshade made from wallpaper
We decorate interior items
You'll be surprised what you can make from modest scraps of DIY wallpaper! This material can add a special charm to ordinary objects. The main thing is to comply with one condition: the finished items should not only look funny, but also fit into the environment.
Tray with a twist
As a base, you can use not only a ready-made tray, but also a creative craft made from improvised materials (for example, from an old picture frame). Either one type of wallpaper or a whole collage looks equally good on the surface of the tray. When choosing a canvas for pasting, make sure that it matches the interior (then the tray will turn into a decorative item).
Create a simple art object
A clock can be turned into a unique art object using wallpaper. To do this, you need to remove the top glass and hands from the device. Cut out a circle from the wallpaper corresponding to the diameter of the dial and glue it with polyurethane glue. Install previously removed parts. The original piece of furniture is ready!
Wallpaper lampshade
Lampshade for the living room, matching the wallpaper pattern
Does your old lamp not fit into your new environment? Replace its lampshade by using wallpaper to decorate the lampshade. The following instructions will help you make the craft:
- Take the lampshade frame.
- Cut the base for the cap so that the margin is about 2 cm.
- Lubricate the paper with glue and attach it to the frame.
- Cut the stock and glue it inside the floor lamp.
Such a lampshade should be decorated with ribbons, rhinestones, and beads. The leg can be trimmed with a beautiful cord.
Wallpaper flowers
Wallpaper is an excellent material for creating both individual paper flowers and bouquets. To make a beautiful craft, just draw a curl on a piece of wallpaper. The more turns, the larger the flower.
Once you've finished drawing, cut out the base. Then twist the flower, starting from the core, and secure it with glue. You can get inspiration from the Internet, where a lot of interesting sketches are published. Ready-made flowers can decorate the hallway, bedroom and even living room.
Gift packaging
Leftover wallpaper is a budget-friendly replacement for gift paper. Samples with floral prints in silver, gold or pearlescent shades are suitable for this purpose. You can also use bright, plain fabrics. Place the gift on a piece of wallpaper, wrap it and secure it with tape. Finish the decoration with a satin ribbon.
Photo frame
It's easy to make an original frame from wallpaper. The technology is very simple:
- Cut strips 2 cm wide or wider.
- Twist them into tubes of equal thickness and glue them together.
- Lay several tubes and cut them on both sides at a 45˚ angle.
- Glue the structure and secure it to a cardboard frame.
The finished product can be supplemented with any elements dear to your heart: shells, rhinestones, lace, etc.
Wallpaper garland
If you are raising a child, then be sure to start creating a garland with him. Cut out shapes of the same size from the wallpaper. Glue them onto a cardboard base and twine. Wallpaper garlands are usually used to decorate the hall during the holiday.
Bookmarks
After finishing work there is always a large number of small scraps left. Don't know how to use leftover wallpaper, the size of which varies around a few centimeters? Don't rush to throw it away! There's a great idea.
If you love books, then bookmarks are a practical solution. For the base you will need cardboard. Draw the outline of something on it: a spoon, a dress, a flower. Attach the template you made to the wallpaper, trace the shape and cut it out. Connect the resulting figure with the template. The bookmark is ready!
Postcards from wallpaper scraps
Small pieces of wallpaper should be saved for decorating cards. The work scheme could be as follows:
- Take white cardboard.
- Cut out a rectangle, a heart, or a finished pattern from the wallpaper to decorate the canvas. Glue to the card.
In addition, the figure can be glued to double-sided tape and attached to the base. Such a card can be complemented with rhinestones, beads or lace.
A few additional ideas
Pots covered with wallpaper are an excellent decoration for any home. The easiest way to decorate flower pots is with thin wallpaper (they stick better). To secure, apply glue on top, and after it dries, apply varnish. The sides of the pot will become more attractive if you cover them with acrylic paint.
Storage boxes are a common home organization tool. To make them look beautiful, decorate them with wallpaper. Drawers with thick sides will last a long time. However, it is necessary to strengthen the joints with gauze coated with glue. The wallpaper will lie tightly if it is well moistened with glue. After gluing is completed, the box should be coated with colorless varnish.
Butterflies from leftover wallpaper for home decoration
It looks very interesting to decorate the walls of rooms with appliqués from leftover wallpaper, for example butterflies.
Butterflies from wallpaper turn out to be of unusual coloring, downright exotic!
We prepare the template, trace it with a pencil, attach it to the inner (white) side of the wallpaper, cut it out and glue it to the wall with PVA glue.
You can use homemade glue made from flour and starch.
A bouquet of flowering twigs with paper butterflies in a tall floor vase will look like spring.
To make such a bouquet, we will prepare butterfly templates (you can see them here>>).
Using templates, we cut out butterflies of different sizes from wallpaper.
Glue the small blank to the large one in the middle part. This way the butterfly will be double and the wings can be raised.
Using an awl, we pierce a hole in the upper part of the butterfly and thread a cotton thread into it, tying the ends.
We hang butterfly pendants on pre-cut branches.
From the vine
In Russia, vine is found almost everywhere, so products from it have been made since ancient times. And now they have regained their popularity. Baskets made from wicker are strong, durable, and beautiful.
You'll have to go into the forest to get some twigs. But it's worth it.
How and when to harvest vines
The vine can be cut down or broken off year-round. But before you do this, you need to check the bush. Without breaking off the rod, bend it to the ground. If the rods bend well and do not break or crack, then they can be used for weaving.
Some tips:
- Use straight rods
- Give preference to length. 10 long rods are better than 20 small ones. There will be fewer attachment points during the weaving process.
- Cut rods of the same thickness
Before weaving the basket, the vine is sanded, freed from bark, and dried in the sun.
Idea: patchwork on the walls
What to do with the remains of wallpaper if there are a lot of them and in small pieces? Create a kind of patchwork mosaic on the wall, the so-called “patchwork”.
In this case, both tonally close and the most daring combinations of colors and textures are suitable. The easiest way is to cut the wallpaper in the shape of regular squares. A more interesting option will be obtained with a modular combination, when templates of several sizes are used. True, in this case you will have to resort to mathematical calculations, since the ideal scheme is formed only at a certain multiplicity of the geometric values of the flaps.
Patchwork on the bedroom walls from leftover wallpaper
Gluing these curly scraps will also require filigree precision. This is the only way the drawing will not go astray from the algorithm. But what kind of exclusive wallpaper decor from leftovers in the interior you will get as a result!
Patchwork of wallpaper of different sizes in the kitchen
One wall accent
Often after repairs, not only pieces remain, but also a couple of rolls. To re-paint the room, this amount of wallpaper will not be enough. But for one wall it should be enough.
An accent wall makes the interior of the room spectacular and original. A surface that differs from others in color attracts attention. This way you can highlight a piece of furniture or take your eyes away from something unattractive. With the help of accents you can zone the space.
Decor from leftover wallpaper in a nursery Accent wall from leftover wallpaper
Interesting panels, paintings, wallpaper frames
You can use leftover wallpaper to decorate boring photo frames or cut out frames from cardboard and cover them with wallpaper.
Such foam frames can serve as small original shelves for small items and souvenirs.
A picture made from a piece of wallpaper, enclosed in a wooden frame, looks interesting. Moreover, the wallpaper used is the same as the walls.
I also like panels on foam plastic. Squares or rectangles are cut out of polystyrene foam and covered with wallpaper on the front and end sides. You can hang one such panel on the wall, or several, or make a modular panel.
Here’s another idea I spotted on the internet: simply sheets of wallpaper were used as panels. In the upper and lower parts, the sheet of wallpaper is fixed to the crossbar.
Ribbon basket
If you urgently need to make a basket from scrap materials, then this idea will help you.
You will need:
- Frame: any cardboard box (it can be cut to the desired height)
- Ribbons of two colors (they can be replaced with colored paper, scraps of fabric and other available materials)
- Stapler
- Scissors
- Gift paper. Or any craft paper
DIY making
- Cut off the frame of the basket. In this case, it is a box from household appliances.
2. Wrap the tape around the box from one end to the other, covering the entire bottom. Attach with a stapler on both sides. Do the same with the other side. So that the entire box is covered with blue ribbons.
3. Take a ribbon of a different color and thread it in a checkerboard pattern into the blue one. We fasten the beginning and end of the pink ribbon and tuck the tip under the blue stripe.
4. Cut off a large piece of gift paper. And we distribute it inside so that it is not end-to-end, but freely located. The paper will wrinkle and wrinkle in the corners. It's OK. Secure from the outside with a stapler. Cut off excess paper.
5. We tie a bow to the top to cover the traces of paper clips.
If all the necessary materials are at hand, then making a basket from ribbons will take only 30–40 minutes.
Often in the office, some event or corporate party requires a beautiful box or basket. And there you can find all the necessary materials for this craft.
We make blinds for windows
Wallpaper blinds look interesting and unusual.
Paper blinds are a great idea for the kitchen and veranda. To create this product you will need thick wallpaper. Non-woven samples in pale tones that reflect light are ideal. The operating algorithm is as follows:
- Cut a sheet that matches the width of the glass, but is 25% longer than its length.
- Assemble the wallpaper with an accordion. The size of the folds can fluctuate around 2.5-5 cm.
- Make a small hole in the middle of the folded fabric. The cord should be inserted here and then the blinds should be straightened.
- The curtains are attached to the window using double-sided tape.
- The 5 folds at the bottom must be glued in the middle and secured with tape. The result should be a “peacock tail”.
- Equip the cord with a lock.
- Such blinds look unique, and this with minimal time and financial costs.
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Basket weaving options
These methods are suitable for weaving from any material. You can use thread, glue, or weave tightly, without auxiliary materials.
We showed many options for weaving baskets with your own hands from scrap materials.
Once you start making them, you'll probably wonder if it's worth it, since all kinds of baskets are sold in stores.
Indeed, now the assortment is huge. From simple fixed-price baskets to baskets made of natural materials, wicker, birch bark.
It's up to you to decide, but it's worth trying to make a basket with your own hands, maybe you will find your purpose in this creativity and, perhaps, even build a business on this hobby.
Now all handmade products are highly valued. And it’s always nice to have handmade things in your apartment or dacha; they are definitely more advantageous than store-bought ones.
Other products
To decorate the interior, you can make a flower from wallpaper or entire bouquets. This innovation will add new notes to the design of the room. In addition, paper flowers do not fade. You can use wallpaper pictures to decorate the walls. The process of making them is very simple.
If you use photo frames, you can create a kind of collage that will allow you to place accents. However, you should choose the products correctly. The frames must be of different sizes, but their design must be identical. All that remains is to cut out pieces of wallpaper and insert them into the products. That's all. The original wall decoration is ready.
