My interest on this subject was sparked by a random piece of furniture that has been occupying my bedroom at my parents' house. It's sort of aTV-Stand Shelf made of wood and seen far better years. It's certainly no valuable antique, though I believe it's been around since the 80s/90s. It used to serve as my own TV-stand until my parents upgraded the living room tv and I inherited the old one. Being the cheap pack-rat college student that I am, I still keep it in my room to hold random objects and intend on using it to help furnish my next apartment (my current one came pre-furnished with generic items).

Of course, I intend to give it an update. I'll have tosee my future place before I can determine what color to paint it...but I thought about maybe just painting the black, white, or some funky color. It was after I thought about maybe painting some designs on it that I thought about just using wallpaper to cover the grooves (for lack of appropriate terminology) on each side to give it a punch of uniqueness and flair.

Naturally, I consulted my friend google and discovered that that type of craft is commonly known as decoupage (from the french verb decouper to cut). It certainly is a way of giving life to a dull piece of furniture...and people take it a lot further than I had imagined.

HGTV.com had some interesting examples of spiced-up decoupage furniture on their site, like this coffee table. It's not exactly wallpaper, but you can get the idea.

I cannot possibly mention wallpapered furniture without paying tribute to Bryonie Porter, who is responsible for the beauuuutiful pieces below...