Creating Your Own Wallpaper

I have this beautiful French provincial china cabinet I bought a year ago. I knew I was going to paint it during my dining room makeover. I wanted to go with a classic white (I used SW Everyday White) with oil-rubbed bronze hardware. I love how it turned out! Since we use this cabinet for displaying our glass barware, I thought it would be fun to do something interesting to the back. I love all the wallpaper I've been seeing on Instagram, but it can get pricey, and I only needed a small piece. Instead I decided to use my super handy Silhouette Cameo to cut a stencil onto black vinyl that I already had on hand. Don't have a fancy cutting machine? No problem. You can buy stencils or stickers. However, if you like to do DIY projects, I highly recommend getting a cutting machine. I use mine for Every. Thing. Read on to see how I did mine.

I wanted to use magnolia flowers because I'm all about being Southern, and I have framed magnolia botanical prints at our front door, which is adjacent to the dining room. I started by planning out about how many flowers I would need by mapping it out to scale on my Silhouette Studio software.

I cut out several flower silhouettes on black vinyl and weeded out the excess vinyl.

I used transfer paper to move the vinyl sticker to the cabinet.

The first flower is up, and I love the black and white contrast.

For each flower, I placed it about where I wanted it to go and then smoothed the vinyl out before peeling off the transfer paper.

For the edges and corners, I used a paper cutter to cut a straight line. I didn't want to waste so I used both parts of the flower in different spots.

And there you have it: completely customized wallpaper that's easy to remove when you want to change things up! The vinyl will peel right off without damaging the paint. I wouldn't recommend a project like this for a whole wall (I would never have the patience), but it's perfect for a small area like the back of a cabinet or bookcase or art niche.