Wallpaper and Wallcoverings - Matching Old Wallpaper?

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jpokalsky
09-21-05, 10:52 AM
I had a plumbing leak in my house that ruined the wallpaper on one wall downstairs. I'd hate to have to re-paper the whole 15x20 room! Is there a way to find matching paper? It doens't have to be perfect as I'll redo the whole wall.


Annette
09-21-05, 11:22 AM
maybe, if you know the brand & pattern number. if you don't know, you might be able to send a swatch of it to an online wallpaper retailer to see if they can find it (search the net for "discontinued wallpaper patterns"). if it's really really old, you're probably out of luck. if that's the case, focus on trying to find a coordinating paper for that one wall (then it's called an accent wall!). if the existing paper is, for example, a floral, you could find a nice striped pattern to coordinate with it, or maybe a faux finish looking pattern. for that matter, you could strip it all off & just paint an accent color, so long as the wall is in good shape underneath.

prowallguy
09-22-05, 10:16 PM
Depending on the age of the existing paper, the odds are slim to none of finding the exact pattern/paper. I'd opt to either find a companion paper and install it as an accent wall, or be prepared to re-do the whole room.