Hanging Wallpaper On A Feature Wall

To do this we cut our first strip of wallpaper and working together we held it near the center of the wall.

Hanging wallpaper on a feature wall.

Watch our step by step video showing how to hang wallpaper with expert advice and top tips to help you complete the job with confidence. Overlap the existing piece on the adjacent wall by 1 8 inch. Hang wallpaper to create a feature wall hanging wallpaper isn t as complicated as it might seem thanks to new techniques like paste the wall wallpaper. Using a plumb line and pencil mark a vertical line on the wall.

Unfold the top of the book and place it on the wall. This has been made simpler because there s no need to apply the paste to the wallpaper fold it and let it soak in before hanging it. Visit the official. Creating a wallpaper hanging plan for a feature wall we started by finding well a starting point.

First find the centre point of your feature wall the easiest way to do this is measure across at the top middle and bottom and then line the three dots up with your plumb line. Hang a strip in the corner. Cut a piece of paper a few inches longer than you need. Then draw a plumb line down the middle you will be hanging your first strip of wallpaper in line with this so be sure to check it is perfectly straight.

Before hanging anything you ll want to clean and sand the walls and if necessary prep them with a primer. In this case the vertical green diamond shapes are positioned so that the mid point line effectively bisects one vertical column of diamonds. For more complex patterns finding where to start is very important. Continue hanging either side of the first length until you reach the corners.

Hang the next strip of paper. Measure to the plumb line and adjust the paper to keep the distance equal. Mix the wallpaper paste with the amount of water that it says on the packet and leave it to stand for a few minutes. Next you ll roll on the paste gently don t just dump a bunch on starting in a.

Trim at the ceiling and trim the corner. Feature wall option 2.