Burlap, with trim

[Chris Murphy]

Textures are in, annd this is a good way to set them off.

[Chris Murphy]

Adjoining bedroom.

[Chris Murphy]

detail of a corner; hot glue gun used.

[mike stachnik]

Pretty Neat.

Did you shop vac this at all prior to install to help minimize the "itch factor." Did a ceiling once for a guy's office that was a farmer. Wanted that "Feed store" look, I guess. He picked a rough grade burlap, actually did kinda look like feed bags. I remember the stuff making you itch like crazy. Had the finish carpenter install wood strips where it seamed. Looked cool. Just add a dash of manure in a potpouri pot, put on Hee Haw and enjoy!

This stuff looks pretty wide. What size did it come in? Clay or 234?

[Chris Murphy]

Burlap- unbacked, hung and then painted- was used in Arts & Crafts designs. Often in a wainscot, where it was topped with a chair or 'dish' rail, and separated into equal panels by battens. It's a nice look, and very sturdy.

This was made by Brunswig & Fils. Normally it comes 36" X 24', but B&F does this stuff as 'custom' orders, so they put into triple rolls= 36'. this gave me extra, and I was able to do the bath, too. Used 880, I like it's open time. Wet-trimmed: you can't see a seam from more than a foot away. Practical for a 14 yr.-old who will stick push-pins and tape to stuff to hang them up.

[Eunice, PRS Reporter]

So was this B&F unbacked or paperbacked?

[Chris Murphy]

Paper-backed. Much stiffer than grasscloth, but easier to hang. Untrimmed the seams are more noticeable, but that often depends on how it was packed for shipping, and how well it was made.

[mike stachnik]

B&F paper-backed cool

Yeah Chris, the stuff I hung was purchased at JoAnn Fabrics. I believe their like a regional, maybe national store for fabric and supplies.. Unbacked, we had the ceiling painted a cocoa brown. I remember it was impossible to not let the weave run a little, but then they were going for a rougher look. It paneled, kinda like a grasscloth, but the wood strips took care of that and gave it a nice touch. Long sleeve shirt, hat, a pair of those bitchin goggles you used to sport in chemistry class. Double clayed the ceiling and dry hung. No need to trim because of the wood. I suggested they seal it after with a flat sealer, cuz the fuzzy stuff would fly around a little when the air kicked on. Like I said, kinda like being in a feed store with the grain dust in the air... except this was like a $300,00 house.