wall·pa·per
ˈwȯl-ˌpā-pər 
1
: decorative paper for the walls of a room
2
: the background image or set of images displayed on a computer screen
After becoming a member, the user gets to design a homepage with his or her choice of pictures, music, wallpaper, writing, and information making each page unique.—
Fahiym Ratcliffe
Fahiym Ratcliffe
wallpapered; wallpapering; wallpapers
: to provide the walls of (a room) with wallpaper
: to put wallpaper on a wall
Examples of wallpaper in a Sentence
Noun
The wallpaper began to peel.
Recent Examples on the WebRonita Choudhuri-Wade Of Nerdwallet, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
The dreamy La Reve room has a queen-size brass bed plus custom wallpaper and a ceiling mural by Christian Lacroix.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Little Greene, an eco-friendly, family-run paint and wallpaper company, knows this: The brand just introduced its newest line inspired by the most delectable desserts.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2024
The Emerald Ridge room, for example, has original redwood-slat walls, an antique bedstead and river views, while the sunny Rhododendron boasts period wallpaper and a claw-foot tub.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
The wallpaper: The lock screen is an Art Shay photograph.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 31 Mar. 2024
Flinders Station in Melbourne, Australia, flashed a wallpaper glaze of lights to welcome the Eras star.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
What’s next for Pancake Circus? Since taking over Pancake Circus, Anwar has installed quirky pancake wallpaper in the booth area and cleaned up the space by removing some of the clown decorations.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 29 Feb. 2024
More homeowners embracing wallpaper Consumers' newfound affinity for wallpaper has flipped the script for many interior designers whose customers have traditionally shunned the thought of wallpaper, said Marjorie Smyth of Adorn Interior Design in Cincinnati.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2024
Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2024
The menu is a series of running jokes (Dead Chicken and Cheeseburger with Cheese) and the place is wallpapered with gags, business cards and currency.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
The couple took an easier approach in the second room, wallpapered with an artsy series of sardine cans.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
For bonus color or pattern, wallpaper the back of your open cabinets.
10
White Cabinets with Black Tile
Like a little black dress, white kitchen cabinets and a black backsplash are appropriate almost anywhere, whether your space is sleek and modern or warm and traditional.
—Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
Then, as Warhol did with cute images of a pink cow, his effete alter ego mocking Picasso’s identification with a randy bull, Ruscha used the sweet sheets to wallpaper a gallery’s interior, floor to ceiling.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
These long chains of fractions could stretch out across 15 feet of notebook pages wallpapering his cell.
—Amory Tillinghast-Raby, Scientific American, 2 June 2023
Return to menu Between materials and labor, the expense of wallpapering an entire room is often shocking.
—Michelle Brunner, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
Posing in front of a bunk bed that rests against a wall wallpapered with construction vehicle print, the couple's seven children each do their best at posing for the shot.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
Noun
Choose fixtures that accommodate bulbs with the correct wattage and store the originals.
7. REMOVABLE WALLPAPER
Removable wallpaper adds pattern and texture to walls without causing permanent damage.
—Ronita Choudhuri-Wade Of Nerdwallet, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
The dreamy La Reve room has a queen-size brass bed plus custom wallpaper and a ceiling mural by Christian Lacroix.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Little Greene, an eco-friendly, family-run paint and wallpaper company, knows this: The brand just introduced its newest line inspired by the most delectable desserts.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2024
The Emerald Ridge room, for example, has original redwood-slat walls, an antique bedstead and river views, while the sunny Rhododendron boasts period wallpaper and a claw-foot tub.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
The wallpaper: The lock screen is an Art Shay photograph.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 31 Mar. 2024
Flinders Station in Melbourne, Australia, flashed a wallpaper glaze of lights to welcome the Eras star.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
What’s next for Pancake Circus? Since taking over Pancake Circus, Anwar has installed quirky pancake wallpaper in the booth area and cleaned up the space by removing some of the clown decorations.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 29 Feb. 2024
More homeowners embracing wallpaper Consumers' newfound affinity for wallpaper has flipped the script for many interior designers whose customers have traditionally shunned the thought of wallpaper, said Marjorie Smyth of Adorn Interior Design in Cincinnati.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2024
Verb
Trump Has Promised to Do in a Second Term
Twenty years from now, the Brooklyn Public Library will have his lyrics wallpapered over its facade.
—Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2024
The menu is a series of running jokes (Dead Chicken and Cheeseburger with Cheese) and the place is wallpapered with gags, business cards and currency.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
The couple took an easier approach in the second room, wallpapered with an artsy series of sardine cans.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
For bonus color or pattern, wallpaper the back of your open cabinets.
10
White Cabinets with Black Tile
Like a little black dress, white kitchen cabinets and a black backsplash are appropriate almost anywhere, whether your space is sleek and modern or warm and traditional.
—Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
Then, as Warhol did with cute images of a pink cow, his effete alter ego mocking Picasso’s identification with a randy bull, Ruscha used the sweet sheets to wallpaper a gallery’s interior, floor to ceiling.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
These long chains of fractions could stretch out across 15 feet of notebook pages wallpapering his cell.
—Amory Tillinghast-Raby, Scientific American, 2 June 2023
Return to menu Between materials and labor, the expense of wallpapering an entire room is often shocking.
—Michelle Brunner, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
Posing in front of a bunk bed that rests against a wall wallpapered with construction vehicle print, the couple's seven children each do their best at posing for the shot.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
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