While hanging wallpaper can seem challenging, this DIY guide makes it easy to transform your room with the gorgeous decor of your choice. Read on for the critical steps to putting up wallpaper, even if you’ve never tackled a project like this before.
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1. Prepare Your Space Before you put up Wallpaper
Before you put up wallpaper in your room, remove as much furniture as possible, then cover what can’t be removed as well as the floor with dust cloths or old sheets. You should also remove everything from the walls and turn off power to the room you’re working in. Already have wallpaper on your walls? Here is a guide to remove wallpaper.
2. Prepare the Wall Before you put up Wallpaper
Sand any blemishes on the wall so you’re starting with a smooth surface. Fill in any dents with drywall compound and sand until smooth. Once that’s done, use a high-quality oil based primer on your walls and allow to dry for the specified time. If you’re painting instead of wallpapering, here’s a guide on how to paint.
3. Measure and Cut Your Wallpaper
Purchase more wallpaper than you think you’ll need to allow for errors. Then, measure out the first sheet, taking into account where you want the pattern to meet the ceiling and cutting about six inches more than you need. Use the first sheet of wallpaper as a template for cutting the others for a uniform look.
4. How to Prepare Your Wallpaper
Roll up each of your cut wallpaper sheets with the paste side out – then immerse them in a wallpaper tray full of lukewarm water. Soak the paper for about 15 seconds and then slowly pull out of tray and lay paste up on a clean, flat surface. Next, “book” the wallpaper by folding the edges in toward the middle and smoothing them together.
5. Begin to Hang Your Wallpaper
Unfold the booked pieces of wallpaper and press the top portion to the end of the ceiling, making sure that the pattern is evenly lined up and flush with the wall. Slowly smooth the sheet out across the wall, using a wallpaper brush to smooth it across the surface and into corners. Start at the top of the wall and work your way down in broad, vertical strokes for the best results. Once you’re satisfied with the first piece of wallpaper, move on to your second piece, making sure to line up the seams correctly.
6. Complete Finishing Touches
Once your wall is completely covered, the next step is to trim the edges of the wallpaper. Use a wide straightedge to press the paper as tightly as possible to the corners of your wall, then use a sharp utility knife to trim evenly across the top and bottom of the edges. Finally, you’ll need to use a seam roller to press the seams together before letting the wallpaper set for about 48 hours.
By following these six steps to putting up your wallpaper, you’ll be on the road to an amazing new look for the room of your choice.
Now it’s time to start decorating! Here are some ways to decorate without spending. For more home ideas and inspiration visit Modernize. Please share ‘How To Put up Wallpaper’ on your social networking sites if you found it helpful. Thank you.
Wow, thanks for these awesome tips. Now it is easy for me to put up my favorite wallpaper designs in no time. I can now make sure my new living room and bedroom will be in good shape with the help of your tips. Once again, thanks and keep up the amazing work!