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Wallpapering can sound daunting at first, but believe me, it’s simpler than you might think. It’s actually my favourite DIY project and the only one I’m ready to do any time!
I’ll list the basics here, and then add my favourite ideas to help you achieve your perfect wall.
What you’ll need:
1. The most obvious is the wallpaper paste. All my wallpaper is “paste the wall” type, so you’ll need to make sure that your paste is this type. (There’s also the ‘paste the paper’ type). My favourite paste is the one pictured above, and it’s also my first trick to easy wallpapering, because this paste has a pink/purple colour when you paste it on the wall but dries transparent. This way you can ensure that you applied the paste on the whole wall area that you want to cover. Also important to note here, that you should always paste a wider area than your roll width is, because you don’t want to be struggling with pasting beside the already hung paper.
2. You’ll also need a good pair of scissors to cut the wallpaper to size.
3. Wallpaper brush is also a must, I like Harris brushes, I actually bought one and after lots of projects, it’s still going strong.
4. Crafter knife and squeegee. The crafter knife will help cut the excess wallpaper off, I use it on the top of the wall and on the bottom. The squeegee helps to soothe any air bubbles out of the paper, you can also use a clean paint roller or even your hands, but you need to make sure that your hands are clean at all times.
5. Spirit level is very important, especially when you start wallpapering, because you want to make sure that your paper is up straight. This will make the rest of the wallpapering an easy project.
6. Precision edge, which I didn’t use for a while but when I started using it, I realised just how easier it made my life. You can substitute it with a ruler if you don’t have one. I use this tool to help me cut the excess wallpaper with the crafter knife perfectly straight.
7. Clean microfibre or other cotton clothes to clean your wallpaper while it’s still drying.
My top tips and tricks to the biggest questions:
Please allow 24-48 hours for the wall to dry before adding anything to your beautiful wall!
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