Faux Plank Wall Update

I am obsessed with the plank wall trend.  Obsessed.

I also rent my home.  Adding shiplap or plank walls around my home isn’t exactly an option.  So what’s a plank wall-loving, renting girl to do?

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Last year, I added a faux plank wall behind my bed:

Hint: that’s a roll of paper taped to the wall.

Everything went well for a year.  Then this happened:

Life with toddlers.  I swear.  One of my twins, who shall remain unnamed, got curious.  So, I ordered another roll of paper and got to work.  This time I improved my process a bit.

The New Method

First, we had to tear down the old paper.  I had plenty of help.

I taped off the area where my paper needed to go.  I used blue painter’s tape.  If you are using a lighter color paper, consider using light tape.  I learned this lesson a few months back when I added a shiplap feature above our living room fireplace.

My helpers were bored of mommy’s project by this point.  This pic melts my heart!

Ok, back to work.  I added little pieces of double-sided tape over the painter’s tape.

Then I added the roll of paper.  I made sure the top edge was lined up, and smoothed my way down.

I smoothed the paper all the way down.  Then I cut the paper at the bottom.

See my original tutorial to see how I finished the edges. It was just too easy!