WALLPAPERING AROUND CORNERS.

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Corners of walls are rarely perfectly square therefore when you reach a corner with your wallpapering you should cut the  strip of wallpaper the width required to reach the corner plus 1" (25mm), this will allow the wallpaper to just go around the corner by 1" (25mm). If this 1" (25mm) section of wallpaper won't stick flat on the wall, then simply make cuts in it so it can overlap itself and stick flat. See fig 1.   Using your tape measure, measure out from the corner the width of your soaked wallpaper plus 1/2" (12mm), mark this measurement on the wall in pencil, then using … [Read more...]

WALLPAPERING AROUND WINDOWS AND INSIDE REVEALS.

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    Wallpapering around a window and the reveals can be a great way to test your patience, sometimes it can be straightforward whilst other times depending on the walls and wallpaper it can be testing to say the least, the method described below is the one I have used in the past and I have been generally happy with the finished results. Extra care has to be taken when wallpapering around windows and reveals as the wallpaper can tear more easily because as the cuts take time to do the wallpaper has more time to soak. I always start as shown in fig 1, with wallpaper strip No 1, … [Read more...]