- tape measure or level and straightedge
- bucket and paste brush
- pencil or chalk line
- smoothing brush or large sponge
- wallpaper border
- utility knife
- wallpaper paste or vinyl-to-vinyl adhesive
HANG WALLPAPER
REMOVE WALLPAPER
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To locate position lines, use a level and straightedge. You can measure from a fixed point, such as the ceiling or molding;
however, make sure the border is level, as the ceiling line can be uneven. Mark position lines with a pencil, or snap a chalk line.
Brush on paste or adhesive, or soak prepasted paper. Fold the paper paste-to-paste, accordion-style. Carry it to the wall, position it against the line, and smooth it with a smoothing brush or other tool or a large sponge.
To make a tight seam, position the second piece so that the pattern lines up and overlaps the first piece by two inches. Cut through both layers with a utility knife and straightedge. Remove the cut-off ends. Smooth; then roll the seam.
The more, the better. As a rule of thumb, match the number of border treatments to the size of the room. A single run of border at the ceiling will be overwhelmed by a cavernous room. The room will look more pulled together with additional borders at the baseboard or trimwork.
Coping with kids. Since it's usually easier to remove fingerprints, crayon, and other marks from paint than from wallcovering, in young children's rooms it makes good sense to hang a border at chair-rail height and install the wallcovering out of reach above it.
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