Custom Wallpaper

Ways to Make Custom Wallpaper

I want to decorate my husband's computer room with The Rolling Stones. I can not find a border with the band or their logo anywhere.

Can you help or tell me how to make my own border? I am desperate! Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Danielle

Here is a site that makes custom wallpaper and wallpaper borders: Totally Custom Wallpaper.

In their graphics links page I could only find one photo of the Stones - a concert photo in Switzerland 1995. Not appropriate for a wallpaper border.

The company says you can provide your own graphics. Since your husband is a Stones fan, I'm sure you have plenty that would be suitable. However I'm not sure the company would accept logos and photos that might be subject to copyright. It's certainly worth asking.

If that doesn't work out and you do computer graphics or know someone who does, you can create and print your own wallpaper border using your printer's banner feature. Banner paper is available for about $12. The package usually contains about 100 feet of finely perforated 8 1/2 by 11 inch sheets.

The perforations would not show when hung on your wall. You will need to seal the design to protect the ink, so the light weight of the banner paper is not a problem.

Be sure to read my article on decoupaging onto walls , especially the second half and the link to Kay Davies' tips on preventing ink bleed.

Incidentally, if you don't know a graphic designer, I am available and my rates are very reasonable. I work back and forth with customers by e-mail until they are happy with the design. Then I send a full size JPEG file they can print using their own printer.