Proper Paint & Paper Blog
Insights on Wallpaper, Murals & Paint Projects
Get behind-the-scenes details into our bespoke wallpaper installations, custom mural installations, and designer painting projects. Learn tips and tricks on our high-end projects in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia with installer Jim Lackford.
Cole & Son Fornasetti Collection Wallpaper Installations
The Cole & Son Fornasetti Wallpaper Collection represents a curated collection of 20th Century Italian Artist Piero Fornasetti’s most popular works. Mediter ...
Phillip Jeffries Blossom in Porcelain on Japanese Rice Paper
Proper Paint & Paper installed this Phillip Jeffries Custom Blossom Mural on a Japanese Rice Paper Ground. Commissioned by New York Designer Maxwell Regan f ...
To Prime or Not To Prime? A 1-2-3 of Primers!
Yes, Prime. We prime 90% of what we paint and 100% of what we paper. The only things we don’t prime are repaints that we have painted previously, an ...
Custom Wallpaper, Paint, and Molding Project Built Around Mirror Centerpiece
"Excuse Me, Can You Build the Panel Molding Around the Art, Please?" Designers get inspired by something and a whole room idea pops out. Here, A round mi ...
What Tools Should I Buy?
Standing at the counter at Regal Paints in Silver Spring yesterday morning waiting for my order to be filled, I heard a do-it-yourself-er asking the manager wh ...
Hanging Art After Wallpaper Installation & Paint Renovation
"Excuse me, Could You Help Me Hang This Art?" We hear this a lot. I guess after spending weeks in peoples' homes they see the work process and see the rooms c ...
Wallpaper Inspiration: Big Farrow & Ball Prints in Powder Rooms
Looking for creative wallpaper inspiration for a powder room renovation? More of my designers are breaking the rules and using big, open, drop-matched prints in ...
Christopher Farr “Carnival” Brings Amusement to this Small Adams Morgan Entry
This original c.1904 Adams Morgan entry was still rocking the original green lacquer wall tile wainscoting in perfect condition. We spent some time getting the ...
Faux Stripes are Hot Again
Faux Stripes are hot again. After hours of wall prep and primer/base coat, layout, laser and level work, and rolls and rolls and rolls of green tape the top coa ...
Sikkens SRD and Door and Window Clear Finish to the Rescue
Today we are in Kensington, Maryland, to fix the finish on a clear cedar front entry. The contractor who did the renovation used a home center clear finish wit ...