{"id":23599,"date":"2026-04-25T23:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T06:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/?p=23599"},"modified":"2026-04-25T23:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T06:26:12","slug":"mansard-nursery-finished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/?p=23599","title":{"rendered":"Mansard nursery finished"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mansard Victorian has a flat back, and I’m using false walls to give the illusion that there’s a hallway back there. One benefit of this is that I can prepare the baseboards and door trim while the wall is outside of the house.<\/p>\n


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I definitely wouldn’t be able to touch up the corner seams like this if I had to reach all the way into the house. First I added wood filler to the cracks.<\/p>\n

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And then painted over it.<\/p>\n

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Before installing the false wall, I added paper to the side walls. I’m doing this on all of the walls to put a barrier between the raw wood and the wallpaper. I don’t know for a fact that the paper barrier is doing anything to protect my wallpaper but it can’t hurt, right?<\/p>\n

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The base of the sconce is cupped and my attempt to glue it to the wall didn’t work, so I pulled the wire tight through the hole and then taped it down. This seems like it will hold the sconce in place. (Famous last words?)<\/p>\n

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I only put glue on the shims, to prevent smearing glue on the floor as I pushed the wall into position. I fed the sconce plug through the door and then closed the door on it so it would be easy to access.<\/p>\n

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I put the two outlets on top of the closed door.<\/p>\n

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I pushed the wall in past the ceiling light and then carefully tipped it up and pushed it back until the shims hit the back wall.<\/p>\n

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When I opened the door, the outlets were right where I wanted them. I plugged in the sconce and checked that the lights still work.<\/p>\n

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There was still a floorboard missing, since I wouldn’t have been able to fit the wall in if it had been there.<\/p>\n

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The space was a little bigger than the floorboard. I pulled the board up to be flush with the board in front of it, leaving a small crack behind it. This will be hidden by the baseboard.<\/p>\n

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Next I glued down the wallpaper flaps at the corners. I use Minigraphics wallpaper mucilage, which comes in a little tub, and spread it with a coarse paintbrush. <\/p>\n

To do these flaps, I folded the flap away from the wall, reached in with the paintbrush, and spread glue on the wall. Note to self: This works better than trying to spread glue on the back of the flap.<\/p>\n

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Now it was time to add wallpaper to the side walls. This pattern is so busy, it doesn’t really matter how it meets up with the corners, so I didn’t bother trying to line up the design. When I was preparing the pieces, though, I noticed a little brown dot on one of the wallpaper sheets.<\/p>\n

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Remember that Seinfeld episode<\/a> where George gives Elaine a sweater with a red dot on it? That’s what this felt like. I got comically obsessed with this dot.<\/p>\n

I decided to use this wallpaper on the right wall, where the dot would be near the back, and I made a point of cutting the excess wallpaper off the bottom rather than the top, so the dot would be lower down on the wall.<\/p>\n

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Obsessing over the dot paid off, because it’s hidden by the crib.<\/p>\n

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On the other side, I didn’t notice until too late that the side piece was a smidge too long, so it wrapped around the corner. I don’t love that, but again you’re not going to notice it when the furniture is in.<\/p>\n

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This really is a simple room. Why did it take me two months to finish it?!<\/p>\n

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Next I cut and painted the rest of the trim.<\/p>\n

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And then glued it in. I actually didn’t glue the crown molding on the side walls because they’re a very snug fit. I can always glue them later if it seems necessary.<\/p>\n

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Here it is with the furniture in. I can’t decide if I want the wardrobe and changing table in these positions, or if I should swap them.<\/p>\n

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So that’s four rooms (almost) done. I’ll tackle the living room and bedroom on the left before moving up to the third floor.<\/p>\n

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