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WALL DECOUPAGE

Decoupage has a long history in household design. For many centuries, paper has been used for wall and object ornamentation. It is applied with diluted pastes, may be oiled, and is commonly finished with coats of clear varnish. Simple photocopies of your favorite drawings are a wonderfully delightful and cheap form of decoupage. These designs are normally placed at frieze height or dado level. Urban Revivals can also apply cutouts from your favorite wallpapers or color photocopies. Applied and then coated with a protective finish. A varnish finish is required to preserve the color of your image. The image may be applied to painted walls, bare wood, painted wood, plaster, and very stiff leather. Black-and-white images may also be "artificially colored" with watercolors or acrylic paints. Typically a tinted or clear shellac or varnish is applied. A delicate crackle lacquer can also be used.