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Floral wallpaper hallway, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 4 days Large-scale botanical, paste-the-paper, non-woven backing
The brief
A three-storey Victorian terrace near the Golden Triangle with a long, narrow hallway. The owners wanted a bold botanical wallpaper but had been told the walls were too uneven to take it.
How it was done
- Stripped two layers of old woodchip and washed the walls back to bare plaster.
- Made good the cracks, then cross-lined the entire hallway in 1400 grade lining paper so the finished paper sat flat.
- Set the first drop off a plumb line at the most visible wall, then worked outwards so the pattern break landed behind the front door.
- Trimmed by hand around the staircase string, dado and picture rail, and re-painted the woodwork in a soft eggshell to sit with the paper.
The finish
Every stem lines up across the seams, including around the stairs. The hallway now reads as one continuous garden rather than a set of panels.
