Wallpaper - not just for walls

Based on unique projects we've had this year, I think that perhaps the term 'wallpaper' is somewhat limiting.  Recently we've done several ceilings as well as bathrooms on board two boats.  That's in addition to all our regular residential and commercial projects, including a couple of graphic murals for retail stores.  

Why wallpaper on a ceiling?  Frankly wallpaper usually holds up better than paint, plus you get a decorative option that paint just can't provide.  And one thing I like about hanging wallpaper on ceilings is that I don't get paint drips on my face (or in my ear, or all the other places I find it at the end of the day).  Check out this video and see what I mean.  

​Today's modern wall coverings are much more durable than the thin paper people used to use.  But even that stuff held up better than paint.  When I was first starting out hanging wallpaper, I went on a job with the guy who taught me.  The first thing we did was strip the old paper, and underneath it was a pencil scrawl with the date the paper had been hung - nearly 40 years before, and by the same guy!  

Now, I don't expect to find that on any of my jobs, because I got a much later start in wallpaper than Whitey did.  But I also expect that the wallpaper (and vinyl) that we install now could probably outlive me, no matter where it's hung.  

Yes, we're licensed painting contractors, but our real specialties are wallpaper and vinyl wall covering.  Look around - you'll find there are very few companies in Whatcom County that do this.