It's no secret that I love a wallpaper moment. If I had enough arms and hours in the day every wall or ceiling would be covered because I love how it transforms a space.
Enter, Tempaper Coral and Kelp Arctic Splash Wallpaper. (use Megan15 for 15% off until 10/31)
We had just swapped rooms and gave the kids the large primary bedroom. I was in search for inspiration for our new, much smaller bedroom with big bright windows and found myself scrolling on Tempaper's Wall Murals page (yes, I scroll wallpaper websites searching for inspo regularly). That's when it caught my eye, the watercolor coral and kelp design in a variety of colors - immediately I was inspired and knew what I had to do - channel my inner child and create an under the sea inspired bedroom design. If you've been around a awhile you know I'm a bit of a Thalassophile - yes, I'm obsessed with all things ocean and it's creatures including coral and kelp. So I got straight to work put together a quick moodboard/mockup of how I wanted the room to look in a few different colorways before reaching out to the Tempaper team and ordering samples. 
Several peel and stick samples arrived within the week and I couldn't wait to stick them on the wall to pick my favorite color way. Naturally, that's when it got tricky. I loved them all and couldn't choose just one. The pink was warm and unique, the arctic splash was cool but calming and the moody blue was mysterious yet colorful. It took me a good couple of weeks to finally bite the bullet and opt for Arctic. Mainly because our previous apartment's bedroom was a moody blue hue for years and I wanted to try something new in our new place.
After measuring ever nook and cranny in the bedroom I received a mockup that I had to approve before sending it to print. I was so excited seeing my vision come to life in mockup form. I signed the proof and waited on pins and needles over the next couple of weeks waiting for it to arrive and naturally second guessing my decisions as a libra does. The moment it arrived and saw it in person I knew I made the right decision - it was perfect.
I couldn't wait to hang it up but we had to paint the ceiling and trim first to contrast with the paper. I wanted to wait until I saw it in person to make my final paint decision because as it turns out it's a little more green/seafoam hued than I initially had thought - but was actually so excited to discover! So I took a roll out and headed to the paint store to pick a color. Ultimately I decided on a deep green teal that matched perfectly to the details in the coral.
We painted all of the trim and the ceiling - gave it about a week or so and then got to work on the wallpaper. Because it's a custom made peel and stick mural all of the pieces are cut to size and labeled accordingly. You also receive your approved proof as a guide to where each piece goes. Honestly, this makes the process go so much faster and easier. After getting the first strip up, which in my opinion is always the hardest we found a flow and got things going. It took us about 6 hours total to hang and trim the excess (about an inch or so on the bottom).
And now the results! Look at the before and afters...
It always amazing when you see your vision come to life - Perfection!
disclaimer: Tempaper gifted me wallpaper for this project. All opinions are my own.
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