Sweet Paul's Vintage Wallpaper Mural

This lovely wallpaper tree mural certainly made a birdhouse in our soul. On its own we love the simple silhouette of the tree and the interplay of the subtle patterns, but the addition of a wood birdhouse really brings the whole thing to life.

"Sweet Paul" created this for Country Living magazine from a variety of vintage wallpaper. He offers tips for recreating this yourself on his blog of the same name. You could achieve a similar effect using decorative paper or fabric (using a different technique to adhere it to the wall).

If you're not a subscriber to Country Living and want a taste of what they're all about you'll find a ton of projects and inspirational photos on their website.

(photo credit: Philip Friedman)

(Image: Lara Robby)

Comments (4)

How is this not a complete knock-off of Inke Heiland's tree and birdhouse lamp??

http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/10/06/inke-diy-recycled-wallpaper-kits/inke-tree-wbirdhousebirds/

posted by Jilly on October 21st 2009 at 11:14pm
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I was going to say exactly the same...

posted by belel on October 22nd 2009 at 3:00am
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I prefer 'inspired by' to 'knock-off'. It would be frillion times easier to do the trunk in fabric (probably cheaper too). Spray adhesive works really well, and it does come off pretty cleanly, so you can add and subtract without repainting. I'd probably choose fabric for the trunk and paper for the leaves to create additional visual texture.

posted by doris day on October 22nd 2009 at 9:55am
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soory, I don't agree. this is not inspired by, but a copy of.

posted by belel on October 22nd 2009 at 12:54pm
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