Well, I suppose that pretty much sums it up. Obviously you'd either need a special coating to apply to the paper after printing, or special paper which holds the color and is waterproof, or a special waterproof ink in the inkjet cartridge. I'll leave the details to some brainiac in an R&D lab somewhere.

The massive waste of ink and the expense of printing it yourself would be offset by the artistic freedom you enjoy (much like home-printed photos and t-shirts today).

Websites devoted to new wallpaper designs would spring up overnight, no doubt. Heck, I'd bet that sites like the one for HGTV would just lap this stuff up.
-- Size_Mick, Feb 28 2004

InkResQ http://www.inkresq.com/store/
A great place! [Macwarrior, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]

Vutek 5330 http://www.vutek.com/products/p_5300.asp
Prints up to 5 meters wide in 4 or 8 channels of color. Bring money. [bristolz, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]

Have you seen the price of ink cartridges nowa days?

"Here's my wallet - just TAKE it."
-- Letsbuildafort, Feb 28 2004


I've found one place on the internet that's actually a reputable site, has good-quality products, and is a really good deal. [link]
-- Macwarrior, Mar 14 2004


[baked] There are several companies that do this... The product is readily available.
-- zigness, Mar 15 2004


In many trade shows, you'll see large signs which are individually machine-printed. I would think if someone wanted to paper a room with such, it would be feasible. Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if some commercial businesses already do precisely that.
-- supercat, Mar 15 2004


If it's cheaper than stapling old newspapers to the wall, which I do now. . . then [+]
-- Mungo, Mar 16 2004



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