Built-in’s With Wallpaper

What is the new “it” thing to add to your home? Is the question I am getting a lot from clients and online. Currently, my answer is built-in’s. It’s something you can add to the structure of your home and not worry about the return in your investment. New builds are adding them around mantels and older homes are adding them to their spaces. Now, you can take it to the next level and add Built-in’s With Wallpaper.

I added our built-in’s 7 years ago and I am still happier than ever with them. They are uber convenient to not only display collections, but truly useful for your books, albums, and knick knacks. We all have them, lets admit it, so make them look pretty. I love how you can change it up whenever you want and give your space a whole new vibe. You can stick with the basic white built-ins, but up your game by adding some detail to the back wall. Here are some of my favorite accent wall bookshelves, and, of course, what I ended up doing with my own.

This is Sita Montgomery, whom I just adore her style! She is classic with perfect punches of modern updates. Here she created a flawless background by continuing with the Schumacher wallpaper in the room. It’s flawless.

Meeting a bold traditional take in this Houston home by designer Ann Wolf using a twigs pheasant wallpaper.