Other
Hanging
1
Line the rst length up with the pencil line.
2
Smooth the paper evenly onto the surface, using a
decorator’s brush from the centre to the edges to
expel any air bubbles.
3
Once fully adhered and smooth, trim the top and
bottom. Carefully trim any excess paper in the
corner.
4
Repeat the above steps for subsequent lengths
ensuring they are butt jointed and pattern matched.
Do not overlap.
5
Carefully wipe off any excess paste from the surface
of the wallpaper immediately with a clean sponge or
cloth dampened with clean water only. Do not use
any detergents or cleaning uids as this will affect
the printing inks and cause them to run. Dried paste
can damage or discolour the decorative surface.
The odd bits
Plug sockets and light switches:
4 Turn off electricity at the mains.
4 Hang the wallpaper over the switch plate.
4 Make a small hole in the middle of where the
switch is and cut diagonally out towards the
corners using clean single cuts.
4 Use a ruler to hold the paper against the join
where the switch and the wall meet and trim the
excess with a sharp retractable knife.
Windows:
4 When you reach a window, hang the length over
the window recess.
4 Make straight horizontal cuts at the top and
bottom of the window recess.
4 Brush the ‘ap’ into the window recess and
smooth down using a decorator’s brush.
4 Cut subsequent pieces long enough to cover the
area above the window and the window recess.
Don’t worry about any gaps at this stage.
4 Continue with this sequence until you reach the
opposite side of the window.
4 Hang the nal window length as per the rst
window length.
4 It is inevitable that any gaps around the window
recess will have to be patched with pieces cut to
provide the best pattern match and t.
Radiators:
4 When possible, the easiest option is to remove
the radiator
4 When not, hang the drop of wallpaper over the
corner of the radiator, and trim back the paper
but leaving at least 10cm excess overlapping the
front and side of the radiator.
4 Use a radiator roller to carefully push the
wallpaper behind the radiator
4 Sponge any paste off the radiator before it dries
out
HOW TO HANG WALLPAPER
A step by step guide