Getting Jiggy with it

I wanted to test a couple things with our Casart removable wallcovering and recently had the opportunity to do so during Easter brunch with a large group of people. This was a DIY (do-it-yourself), get jiggy with it project.

Here are the steps I took that literally did get jiggy with it by using a jigsaw for the test.

Step 1: I cut and mitered pre-primed, case molding with a jigsaw and miter box and then painted it off-white. I then joined the corners together with “L brackets” to create a “temporary” frame that I could undo later.

Step 2: I used our Artichoke reusable wallpaper mural to place over an already installed Harlequin Casart Wallfinish wallpaper, in order to test the application of one Casart wallcovering over another. I had actually tested this some time ago before but not so large scale.

Voilá, this works with no damage or residue when removed.

Step 3: I used Velcro on the back of the frame, particularly at the corners and centers of each piece and positioned the connecting pieces on the corresponding places on the removable Artichaut wallcovering mural to match up with those on the frame. It worked!

Although, one discovered caveat, the frame did not stay in place for the entire party, as my guests noted when the Velcro slowly lost its grip.

(Fortunately, we’re all friends and this was pretty humorous.) Our Casart temporary wallpaper, however did stay in place but the frame was too heavy for the Velcro to hold it.

I discovered how to resolve the weight issue of the frame — albeit after the fact and the work — use Polystyrene molding next time. I’ve used it before but just didn’t think of it for this project. It comes in many molding profiles and can usually be found at your local big-box hardware store.

All in all, the tests worked, both frame (although needs to be lighter) and our Casart peel and stick wallpaper application going over itself.

Now if I just had known about these cool artichoke plates beforehand. These would have been great to use during brunch. Next time…In the meantime, I’m enjoying the artichoke without the frame and may leave it up for a while.

— Ashley