I am getting new sofa and love seat,...should I match wallpaper to sofas or sofas to wallpaper?
I personally think that it is more important to pick out your sofa and love seat. --- Not wallpaper. I also recommend that you paint your walls. It is much easier to change when you tire of it.
You should always purchase large soft furnishings (chairs, sofas, love seats, etc.) first. It is easier to find carpeting, curtains and wall coverings later that will match as there are many more selections to choose from. Also, you will have your furniture longer and will not feel the need to replace it down the road if your style changes. You will be able to accomplish that by changing wall colours, adding throw pillows and other accessories.
You have not said what sort of ink or pen was used. Personally I find that: white spirit will remove Biro marks on leather, Fairy detergent or 1001 carpet cleaner and water will take off water based inks. However, wallpaper is a bigger problem not much you can do with that without leaving a mark of some kind - try an eraser for pencil or ink. If its bad I would strip off that piece paper from floor to ceiling and hang a new piece - assuming you have some paper left over that is..
I would say match the wallpaper to the sofa since you can change wallpaper easier and less costly than buying a new sofa, if you don*t like the effect.
I think you will find it much easier to match the walls to your sofa. I agree that wallpaper is much less sought after at the moment than paint-I think because of the difficulty of changing your mind and removing it, plus it is more costly. If you do wallpaper your walls, choose something that would go with a variety of colors and you will like for many years. That way if you tire of your sofa, you can always slipcover it and have a whole new effect, without changing your wallpaper. If you paint your walls, it is so easy and cheap to paint again if you don't like it or change your mind, that I would choose a sofa that is not too trendy in either color or style. That way you can express the latest styles and colors through your walls, but your sofa won't look too dated. I always think of the avocado and gold kitchen refrigerators and stoves which represent a large investment, but now really date a kitchen, yet are so expensive to replace. I usually buy white kitchen appliances and toilets, that way they are never out of style, but I can change smaller items in the room to reflect the mood I would want to create. That's the philosophy I would recommend in your decorating of the walls and sofa.
