How To: Create a Wallpaper Window Shade

Transform the window shades in your New York City home into a bona fide work of art. How? By creating a wallpaper window shade.
You’ll need:
• Wallpaper
• Nonskid metal ruler
• Roller shade
• Craft knife
• Wallpaper adhesive and brush
• Uncoated lining paper
• Rolling pin
• Matte finish protectant
Steps to turning your window treatments into something more:
1. Pick wallpaper that is similar in thickness to the shade.
2. Measure and cut wallpaper to fit the shade (with extra to wrap around the bottom of the shade and roller at top).
3. Some adhesive papers come pre-glued, so you only need to dampen them, while others require paste (when using paste, work from one end to another). If working with delicate paper, back it with uncoated lining paper beforehand.
4. Lay the shade flat on your work surface to mount the paper on the shade. Work from one end to the other, smoothing bubbles with the rolling pin. Let the adhesive dry. If working with delicate papers, spray with a matte finish for papers prior to installing the shade.