Am I the only one who sees wallpaper borders that are placed up by the ceiling as tacky? I feel this way because it looks like you couldn't cut in with the paint properly so you just put up a border. Also, I have heard that Interior decorators dislike them placed up high too. I went to a model home and they had a border in the middle of the wall with coordinating wallpaper above and below it. I like that, but up near the ceiling yuck!
2007-07-03 12:02:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Coordinating borders, or egg-and-dart, grecian figures, etc. near the ceiling are just fine for Victorian, Edwardian, and Tudor decorating schemes.
What you like--chair rail separating border--just happens to work for more types.
2007-07-03 12:06:35 · answer #1 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess its a case of......To Each Their Own.
I am a paint dept manager at a very large home improvement warehouse...but before I became a manager I worked in the home decor section of the store. We sold and still sell a mountain of borders - off the rack and custom order....to all kinds of people. Those same people will sometimes bring their well chosen borders to the paint department for us to scan in a part of it (the colour they like the most) so that they can coordinate their wall colour with the border.
I do have a couple of rooms with borders up - but my favourite is the room I stenciled a ivy and rose border. In the rooms I have a border up ... two are at the top (which btw has nothing to do with ability to cut in).... and one is a chair rail border.
Borders are not from long ago times .... they are going strong in todays marketplace and seem to be enjoyed by many - young, old and it doesn't seem to be income based either.
2007-07-03 20:06:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always see them in homes of middle-class suburban homes. I see them advertised in catalogues that are meant for those types of homes. My sister-in-law has them - yuck is right! Of course I was polite and didn't tell her how I really feel.
What I like in a living room and dining room is what my aunt has. The walls were painted. Then at chair-rail level is a slim border of wood with tasteful floral wallpaper below it, coordinated with the color of paint above the wood With the appropriate furniture, it has a very elegant look to it
2007-07-03 19:21:34 · answer #3 · answered by palemalefriend 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I had a flowery border in my bedroom in the late 80's. I am happy to say that the only place this wallpaper border now remains is in my memory.
2007-07-03 19:10:52 · answer #4 · answered by S P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a friend who hated them so much he had his ceilings lowered , even though he was nearly seven feet tall - hes 75 now and walks with a stoop - damn those borders ! If you see any call the border police !
2007-07-03 19:10:33 · answer #5 · answered by clintwestwood 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
But who really cares what you and interior decorators like or don't like. I like them and it doesn't have anything to do with not being able to cut in with paint properly.
2007-07-03 19:54:04 · answer #6 · answered by Jenni 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
normally i don't like that look. i never realized people used borders to hide painting errors, but now i do. thx
2007-07-03 19:21:21 · answer #7 · answered by Allergic To Eggs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Totally against wall paper or anything related to that family in any variation.
2007-07-03 19:11:52 · answer #8 · answered by Kent-B-True 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Very 80's.
2007-07-03 19:06:12 · answer #9 · answered by marie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am pretty much bordered out...no matter where they are.
2007-07-03 19:05:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋