Install your wallpaper hassle-free

A question of space

• The large size designs attract the eye, and are therefore suitable for a large room. On the other hand, they can overload a room cramped or full of nooks and crannies.

• A light and plain tapestry, or even small patterns, enlarges the small rooms and is more restful for the eyes in spaces where you are called to spend the most time.

• To highlight a tapestry with a somewhat original pattern, choose either a furniture of the same style, or a furniture completely neutral.

• Vertical stripes on a low wall will give it a little height - provided the ceiling remains white.

• On the ceiling, strips perpendicular to the door artificially shorten the space, while parallel strips lengthen it.

• Before pasting the paper, check the effect it will produce by holding a sample in front of the wall.

• Structured papers effectively camouflage cracks and irregularities.

• Do not forget to note the serial number of your rolls to be able to recommend the same one.

Spoiled for choice

Laying wallpaper is easier than you think. A few tricks, simple instructions and a little imagination - that’s all you need to subtly or radically change the ambiance of a room.

• Printed tapestries remain classics. Do-it-yourself and decoration stores offer a wide choice.

• Simple, natural and economical, white ingrain paper is a fibrous paper with a light plaster-like relief due to its wood particles or oat ball. There are different grains and you can paint it.

• Non-woven wallpaper, based on polyester fibers and cellulose, generally does not contain any toxic products. It is easy to install because the adhesive is applied to the walls.

• With embossed patterns, embossed or expanded wallpapers are more difficult to lay.

• The installation of wall textiles is similar to that of wallpaper, but they must be glued with a special product.

• Very robust, vinyl papers are suitable for cellars and other wet rooms.

For easy installation

• An old tapestry is easier to remove if it has been previously drilled with a spindle roller and then moistened. A little vinegar added to the water will have the effect of a solvent on the glue.

• Before moistening the wallpaper in a room, turn off the power to prevent electrical shock to the outlets and switches.

• If the wall to be upholstered is already painted, make sure that you will work on a healthy basis by sticking an adhesive paper on it, then by pulling it with a blow: if the paint holds, the tapestry will hold as well.

• Plug the holes in the wall with plaster and sand until it is smooth.

• It is best to sand and wash the walls covered with lacquer or oil paint.

• Always start laying a wallpaper by the edge of the window.

• To ensure adhesion of the tapestry to gypsum board, apply an undercoat.

• Pay particular attention to the gluing of edges and corners.

• Always repaint the ceiling and woodwork of a room before upholstering. Then cover the furniture and the carpet with painter’s canvases to protect them from drops of glue.

These tips should make it easy to put a wallpaper on one or more walls of your home.