A Thinking Town Deserves Thoughtful Walls

Davis reads the label before buying, and we mean that as the highest compliment. This is a town of bungalows and craftsman homes in Old East and College Park, experimental green architecture in Village Homes, family streets in Mace Ranch and Wildhorse, and modern farmhouse rows in The Cannery. Different eras, one shared trait: Davis homeowners ask better questions than almost anyone we serve, and they deserve straight answers.

So here are a few. Yes, the older plaster walls of Old East hold wallpaper beautifully once cracks are repaired and the surface is primed correctly. Yes, low VOC adhesives and PVC free papers exist at genuinely high quality, and we install them regularly for households that care about indoor air. Yes, The Cannery's smooth new drywall is the ideal mural canvas, provided it is primed and sized first so the paper can come down cleanly decades from now. And no, peel and stick is usually not the eco shortcut it markets itself as, since failed installs end in landfill faster than one properly hung roll.

Davis rooms also work harder than most: home offices that host lectures and Zoom seminars, studies lined with actual books, kids' rooms that double as project labs. Wallcovering earns its place in rooms like these, adding warmth and identity that flat paint never manages, one considered wall at a time.

Davis sits comfortably inside our core service area, we cross the causeway regularly, and every installation is completed personally by Marco and our master paperhanging team.

The Right Paper for Every Davis Room

Materials chosen with the same care you bring to everything else, matched honestly to your walls and your values.

Recent Work In and Around Davis

A few recent projects from Davis and the communities we serve across the region.

Statement wall, primary suite

Panoramic mural, master bath

Specialty paper, dining room

Feature wall, bar area

Accent wall, bedroom

Textured wallcovering, living space

What We Do in Davis

How Your Davis Project Unfolds

What Wallpaper Installation Costs in Davis

Installation in Davis starts at $400 for a single accent wall. Four factors shape the final number: wall size, the material you choose, the condition of the surface underneath, and layout complexity such as windows, built ins and bungalow trim. Older homes occasionally add honest surface work, plaster repair or removal of past layers, always priced as its own clear line so you decide with full information.

Everything arrives in writing within one business day, with candid advice when a different material or smaller scope would serve the room better. We would rather earn a considered yes than a rushed one, which in Davis is the only kind worth having anyway.

Healthy Walls: PVC Free Papers and Low VOC Adhesives

Davis asks about indoor air quality more than any city we serve, and the honest news is good. The wallcovering industry has moved: premium non woven papers made without PVC are now abundant, printed with water based inks, and the adhesives we prefer are water based and low VOC as a matter of course. A papered bedroom no longer means a week of chemical smell; most of our installations have no lingering odor by the same evening.

Honesty also means precision about labels. Traditional vinyl papers still earn their place in laundry rooms and high splash zones on durability grounds, and we will tell you when the washable practical choice and the lowest emission choice point to different rolls. Bring the priorities, we bring the options, and your quote spells out exactly what is going on your wall and what is holding it there.

Old House, New Paper: Bungalow Walls Done Right

The bungalows and craftsman homes of Old East and College Park were built with plaster, painted through a century, and settled gently into their lots. All of that is workable, and none of it is generic. Plaster cracks get repaired properly rather than papered over. Adhesion is tested where a dozen paint layers meet, and the primer is chosen for what is actually on the wall. Patterns are selected to flatter a wall with gentle character rather than fight it, which is a design conversation we genuinely enjoy.

What a century old wall cannot survive is a shortcut: paper over failing paint, skipped priming, seams placed with hope instead of a level and a plan. Our preparation begins with what your wall is made of, and your quote tells you plainly what it needs. That is how hundred year old rooms end up wearing brand new paper like it was always meant to be there.

"The quality of work done is phenomenal, we absolutely love our wallpaper! They were an absolute pleasure to work with."

Ken A., verified client

Serving Every Davis Neighborhood

Old East Davis, College Park, Village Homes, Stonegate, Mace Ranch, Wildhorse, The Cannery, North and South Davis and the country lanes beyond. We also serve Woodland, West Sacramento, Sacramento and Elk Grove daily, all well inside our service area of roughly 50 miles around Sacramento.

What Davis Is Installing Right Now

Davis projects have a recognizable signature: considered, warm and a little braver than the regional average. Home offices lead the list, walls that host seminars and thesis defenses deserve better than flat white, and rich texture or a confident pattern does the job. Bungalow dining rooms are choosing botanicals and period sympathetic prints that look like they have always belonged. Powder rooms go dark and dramatic, Cannery great rooms take wide panoramic murals on their generous smooth walls, and nurseries lean soft, natural and PVC free.

The materials tell the same story: non woven papers without vinyl, water based inks, textures over gloss, patterns with a point of view over safe neutrals. It is a town that decorates the way it thinks, and we enjoy every bit of it. Bring your saved images and your questions to the consultation, and we will translate both into the right paper, honestly priced and properly installed.

After the Install: Low Maintenance, Full Accountability

Care instructions fit on an index card: dust occasionally, use a damp cloth on washable materials only, keep direct moisture away from naturals, done. We go through the specifics for your exact paper at the walkthrough, and the leftover roll stays with you so any future repair matches its dye lot precisely.

Accountability is the longer warranty. There is no call center between you and the person who installed your wall; Marco hung it, Marco answers. If a seam ever lifts or a corner ever asks a question, you get a straight diagnosis and a real fix, not a runaround. Davis appreciates systems that work as documented. So do we, and our track record across the region is the documentation.

Davis Wallpaper FAQ