Decorative wall-boards are ideal for permanently decorating walls, perhaps where the wall surface is less than satisfactory, and they can simulate a whole range of walling materials, such as a variety of timber woodgrains, ceramic…
Monthly Archives For June 2011
How to Work with Color
Color is a broad and fascinating subject. There are some basic rules that can be used as a guide, although personal taste, a little confidence and some time spent experimenting will prove the most effective…
How to Wallpaper Internal Corners
As with external corners, internal corners should be papered with two separate pieces of wallpaper, overlapping them slightly. Hang the last full-width length, then measure the distance from the edge of the paper into the…
How to Wallpaper External Corners
Corners are unlikely to be completely square, so never try to hang a full width of wallpaper around them as it will not hang straight. Hanging two separate lengths of paper and overlapping them slightly…
How to Wallpaper Around Windows
Hanging wallpaper around a window that is set flush in the wall with a decorative frame around it requires a similar technique to that used for papering around a door. However, many windows are set…
How to Wallpaper around Fireplaces
Fireplaces come in a variety of forms; some are very simple and rectangular in outline; others are very ornate. When faced with papering around a simple fireplace, you can use the same techniques as you…
How to Wallpaper Around Doors
If you follow the correct sequence for hanging and trimming the lengths of wallpaper, you should be able to paper around a door frame with little trouble. Mark out the walls in roll widths first…
