Old book wallpaper

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This finish-for the mens and womens bathrooms at the Alpine House-was created by tearing apart old books culled from the basement of Sam Weller. I focused on subject matter pertinent to skiing and the West, seeking out 19 C farmer's almanacs, survey maps, books of flora and fauna, and botanical illustrations to work with. I also found a very vintage Jean-Claude Killy book with great skiing illustrations from the seventies that we had a lot of fun with.

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We used heavy duty wallpaper adhesive to collage the paper to the wall, and then troweled-on a thin layer of joint-compound mixed with matte gel medium that was tinted a warm parchment color. This sealed the paper, filled in some of the thin gaps, and created a nice striated quality.

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Entry with Glazed Paper

I collaborated with designer Bert Vieta on this entry many years ago. He always had a fresh approach and was very supportive of my work. To create this effect I primed and base-coated lengths of medium weight craft paper and then color-washed it with taupe glazes. The glazed paper was cut into squares and hung in a grid pattern with wall paper adhesive, creating a lovely tactile effect.

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A view of the wet bar. Interior Designer: Bert Vieta

Custom copper wall covering

Copper patina custom wall covering. In the studio, I painted a roll of heavy-weight craft paper with Modern Masters metallic paints and applied multiple patina solutions as I went, creating variations on a theme. The paper was then cut into rectangles and applied in a staggered pattern with heavy duty wall paper paste. Then I added the copper tack nails to the corners (see detail below).  

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Copper tacks in the corners.

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This powder room was located in a contemporary home built around an old log cabin in the Utah mountains. The copper wall covering turned this powder room-just off the main entry-into an incredibly warm and unexpected space. Interior Designer: Lynn Stoner

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