Get To Know Olivia Williams
Olivia Williams
Renter's Design Specialist, Think Noir
I have lived in seven rental apartments. I have tested more peel and stick wallpaper than I care to count. I will tell you exactly what held, what peeled, and what took the paint with it.
WHAT I COVER
I write exclusively for renters, small spaces, and anyone decorating within someone else's rules. My content covers peel and stick wallpaper from the ground up: surface prep, application, what holds on different wall types, and how to get a clean removal when the tenancy ends.
I also cover small space strategy. How to use pattern without shrinking a room, which wallpaper scales work when you are dealing with limited square footage, and how to create a real focal point without structural changes. I test on real rental walls and report what I find, including the parts that did not work.
Background
I have been a long-term renter and home decor blogger for over six years. I have decorated seven rental apartments across four cities and documented every wall, every product, and every landlord complaint along the way. That experience is the entire foundation of my writing: I made the mistakes, dealt with the consequences, and wrote the guides I wished existed before I started.
