dev·as·tat·ed
1. To lay waste; destroy.
2. To overwhelm; confound; stun
It's NOT happening people. *sob*
After three years of carefully deciding on 'THE' wallpaper and bragging about it HERE,
convincing hubby it was going to work, and being able to put my moolah where my heart was...
It's not going to happen!!!
To cut a L O N G, painful story short, this wallpaper can only be ordered in double rolls, each length only 4.1 metres. To get the drops required, I need a minimum of six rolls or 49.32 m.
My hall only needs 18.8 metres of wallpaper, so I'll have 30.52 m of excess in unusable short lengths.
This wallpaper has a RR of $495 per roll.
Lets entertain some synonyms: devastated adjective shattered, shocked, stunned, overcome, crushed, overwhelmed, distressed, gutted (slang), dazed, knocked sideways (informal), knocked for six (informal) W. T. F. (KL)
P.S: All billionaire hobbits who would like to wallpaper their abode with my left-overs please contact me immediately!!!.
x KL
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Oh dear. I feel your pain with my recent lighting debacle. It's so sad when your vision is laid waste by a rather inflated price tag. I'm surprised that the Imperial Trellis only comes in double rolls though - I've never heard of Schumacher doing that before... usually it's the opposite where you need a double roll but they don't manufacture in it. Oh well... back to the drawing board. And I hope you have better success than I with my lighting (still looking) xx
ReplyDeleteApparently, double (half) rolls are quite unusual. I'm a wallpaper 'virgin' for want of a better name. So don't quote me. My trepidation and then thwarted bravery to purchase has made me rather shitty. (again, I am at a loss for a better descriptor). I missed your lighting debacle; must go and read it now - might make me feel better, or at least not alone. xo KL
DeleteOh... that's the $21,000 RRP light fitting. Needless to say it was vetoed by the husband. I'm Still Sad though. I'm popping into the trade agent in Adelaide for Schumacher on Wednesday - I'm definitely going to ask what's up with the Trellis double roll situation, I'm wanting to use a Schumacher grasscloth for the powderoom, but have had a lot of problems getting pricing and samples for it. The difficulties when you live in Australia.....
DeleteThe light fitting is pretty SPECTACULAR, but how it can be worth $21K amazes me! I've seen a few light fittings I liked and hubby hated that were about $12 000! I think I would consider taking up blass blowing and do an electricians course and make my own before parting with such alot! I've also had difficulty getting samples. I ordered the Schumacher samples via The Elephant Room almost 10 weeks ago and although their service and communication is impeccible, I don't have the samples (I paid for them)and now wont need them anyhow! Murphy's Law! x KL
DeleteAll US wallpaper I've ordered before always comes in double rolls, I think it's pretty standard and it's always been the case with the wallpaper I've ever ordered from Schumacher. But I'm surprised you need so many rolls when there isn't a big repeat. Are you sure you've done the calculations right? You should check out some other trellis patterns online. There are so many that are very similar to the Imperial Trellis for a third of the price. Kelly W charges Schumacher a big royalty to use her designs which is why it's so much more than most other wallpapers. If you want I can try to get you a better price. You can always try to sell the remnants on Ebay or your blog. Try wallpaperdirect.com
ReplyDeleteAh...Melinda, you have the wallpapering experience I sadly lack! A friend who is an Interior Designer and orders wallpaper regularly was not familiar with the double roll situation but was also unfamiliar with the Schumacher product as she has had no dealings with them before. I have studied wallpaper catalogues (including at your suggestion, wallpaperdirect.com)for an eternity and cannot see anything remotely like the Imperial Trellis that I like but am open to suggestions / recommendations! Thank you so much for your offer of assisting with purchasing however I am fortunate to have Trade access to the catalogue; though the discount was less than anticipated! The problem with the quantity is the drop length...I can only get one full drop per roll...the rest is wastage. Thanks too for the terrific idea of selling the remnants...I would,t have known their would be a call for that! x KL
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