The Pattern I Chose for Our Basement Stairwell

When I last wrote about our basement style challenge, we had just finished painting the basement stairs! This alter made these a massive variance, and it was the very first of a couple of updates I realized I wished to make in the basement stairwell.

Today I’m creating about the most up-to-date update in our basement design and style task: the wallpaper I picked for the basement stairwell.

Read on for all the information on why I selected the wallpaper sample I did.

The Ottoline Wallpaper I Chosen for the Basement Stairwell

I chose a bold, one of a kind wallpaper sample from Ottoline identified as Bloomsbury Stripes. I enjoy the hues, the scale, and that it reads like a stripe—but with a huge twist. This wallpaper will be set up on the walls at the major of the basement stairwell, extending from the ceiling to the painted wood paneling. I think this wallpaper would make a massive impression in any more compact place like a powder room or hallway.

Here’s Why I Selected This Ottoline Wallpaper

This was a actually difficult wallpaper to find simply because there are so a lot of design elements encompassing the location exactly where it will be set up! The stairs open up up ideal into the kitchen area eating area, entrance hallway from the garage, visitor toilet, and Birdie’s home (previously the visitor place). I had to believe about how the wallpaper would tie in with the style of just about every of these rooms. I also had to think about how the wallpaper would perform with the adjacent materials—mainly the texture of the marble flooring and the wood paneling on the walls. Any wallpaper sample that was the exact same scale as the paneling felt erroneous, as did any sample that seemed too natural like the veining on the marble.

At first, I was considering wallpaper with a modest dot sample, but I held coming back to this zigzag striped Ottoline pattern. There’s some thing about the scale of the pattern and the colors in this wallpaper that tie in actually effectively with the adjacent wooden and marble components. It acts as a awesome bridge involving all of the different style and design components. It also performs as a lovely backdrop to the shades of the kitchen area cupboards!

What is Next for the Basement Design Challenge

Here is a record of the updates to come, most of which will take place throughout this summer time:

• Put in the Ottoline wallpaper at the top of the basement stairwell.
• Increase a new mild fixture at the major of the stairwell. 
• Install a new stair runner.
• Install a new handrail in the stairwell. 
• Carry a couple of far more household furniture and decor items into the basement family area. A number of of the pieces I purchased arrived this thirty day period! The family members room is now looking so distinctive, in the really most effective way.
• Update the wine place (see additional of this area in this article). We will do a limewash end or paint the brick, update the light fixtures, and update the plumbing.