My Process:
I took the old hymn books and cut the pages from their spines. To
create a nice variety, the books varied in the coloration of its pages. As you
can see, the colors differed from off-white to brownish-yellow.
After making stacks of pages, I started to staples these to the walls
of my mom’s music room. (Side note: if you are thinking to put up an old page
wall only temporarily, then think again. It would be hard to cover up all of
the staple holes if you took down the pages.) I used regular paper staples and
a regular stapler for the job. Just make sure that you have a stapler that can
open so you can staple the pages to the wall.
Along the edges of the wall (wherever it met the ceiling, floor,
corner, a window, etc.), I lined it with pages—overlapping them here and there
for an un-patterned look. Then, I moved towards the center until I had covered
the whole wall. It is important to make sure that you use the different covered
pages in a random fashion so that not too many of the same color are together.
In addition, I made sure to scatter where and which pages I overlapped for the
scattered, random look.
There are different looks you can use when putting up old pages. I
liked keeping the pages all standing up straight. This way, I kept it neat and
tidy because pages weren’t tilted, but I was still able to create randomness
with layering and coloring.
