DIGITAL WALLPAPER
Originally created for businesses, digital wallpaper is now available for your home. Using computer technology and high-quality ink-jet printing, Nimlock Kentucky can produce wallpaper from your original photos or art. Designs are printed on unpasted wallpaper stock up to 48 inches wide, then covered with a protective laminate for washability. Some 250 family portraits, ranging in age from 80 years to contemporary, were incorporated in the pictured sepia-toned wallpaper.
Retail Price: $8-$9 per square foot, excluding graphic art charges.
Available at: Nimlock Kentucky, 2505 Technology Drive, 499-7566.
TATOUAGE DESIGNS DRY-RUB TRANSFERS
Add the look of hand-painted art to your walls with colorful dry-rub transfers. Available in many motifs, from columns and statues to kitchen and bar themes, the transfers can be used alone or combined for special effects. While they adhere to smooth or textured surfaces, a clear acrylic seal is recommended in high-traffic or damp areas. To change your decor, simply paint over them (shown, Limited Edition Floral Vase, catalog #20922).
Price: $10-$80 for individual packs; $30
(plus $5 shipping and handling for design shown).
Available at: Tatouage Designs, St. Petersburg, Fla.; order
online at www.tatouagedesigns.com or call 727-394-9452.
THIBAUT VENETIAN PLASTER WALLPAPER
Introduced last December, Thibaut Wallpaper & Fabrics’ Venetian Plaster wallpaper comes in Brown, Pumpkin, Gold, Metallic and Apricot. The fabric-backed vinyl is unpasted, strippable and scrubbable. The advantages of using wallpaper instead of the real thing? The price and knowing exactly what color will /files/storyimages/up on your walls.
Suggested Retail Price: $64 per roll.
Available at: Duncan Wallcoverings & Paint Co., 4232 Shelbyville Road, 896-4441, and Hikes Point Paint & Wallpaper, 4117 Browns Lane, 451-1333, and 9810 Shelbyville Road, 429-5350.
PAPERILLUSION BY VILLAGE
PaperIllusion uses wallpaper to give a faux finished look to walls, cabinets, ceilings and doors — without pattern matching, seam rollers or plumb lines — in just three easy steps. First, tear the paper into irregular shapes. Next, dip it in water to moisten the paste. Then apply it to the surface. The only gear required: a sponge and smoothing tool. The washable finish is available in 14 colors, from Blush to Fresco Green (shown above, Tuscan Red Script).
Suggested Retail Price: $36-$39 for 85 square feet (covers a 9x10 wall).
Available at: Duncan Wallcoverings & Paint Co., 4232 Shelbyville Road, 896-4441.