Wallpaper Hanging Instructions and Tips
Do you need help with your wallpaper project? Take a look at these great online tutorials for wallcoverings and border papers. See how-tos, tips, and instructions. If you don't know where to start, how to paper a corner, or how to get wallpaper in a tight spot, these are the links for you!
How to Hang Wallpaper
Wallpaper can make a tremendous difference in the appearance of any room. Learn the steps to hanging wallpaper in your home.
Wallpaper can make a tremendous difference in the appearance of any room. Learn the steps to hanging wallpaper in your home.
Best Paper Hanging Tips and Tricks
Scroll down for article links including the tools you shouldn't use, info on priming vs. sizing, prep tips, and repairing wallcoverings.
Scroll down for article links including the tools you shouldn't use, info on priming vs. sizing, prep tips, and repairing wallcoverings.
Basic Wallpaper Hanging Guide
Article with RealTime Videos on surface prep, where to start, plumb lines, booking, and hanging. Also a section on hanging paper in special areas (corners, outlets) and hanging border paper.
Article with RealTime Videos on surface prep, where to start, plumb lines, booking, and hanging. Also a section on hanging paper in special areas (corners, outlets) and hanging border paper.
Free Online Videos of Hanging and Prep Tips
Imperial's website offers free online videos for a number of wallpaper hanging projects.
Imperial's website offers free online videos for a number of wallpaper hanging projects.
Border Hanging Techniques
Very helpful page with instructinos and photos, from Imperial Wallcoverings.
Very helpful page with instructinos and photos, from Imperial Wallcoverings.
Basic Wallpaper 101
Learn how to hang wallpaper online at Wally's Wallpaper School. See how to use leftover paper to decorate home items in the Village Craft Shop.
Learn how to hang wallpaper online at Wally's Wallpaper School. See how to use leftover paper to decorate home items in the Village Craft Shop.
Advanced Wallpaper Techniques
Photos and instructions for papering around doors and windows, inside and outside corners, soffits, switch plates, borders, and archways.
Photos and instructions for papering around doors and windows, inside and outside corners, soffits, switch plates, borders, and archways.
Estimating Wallpaper Rolls
Here's a detailed page of tips on estimating your wallpaper needs, using a variety of methods. Print out and keep in your decorating file!
Here's a detailed page of tips on estimating your wallpaper needs, using a variety of methods. Print out and keep in your decorating file!
Covering Electrical Outlet Plates and Vents
Imperial has some great tips on some wallpaper dilemmas such as papering soffits, around radiators, outlet covers, vent covers, and more.
Imperial has some great tips on some wallpaper dilemmas such as papering soffits, around radiators, outlet covers, vent covers, and more.
How to Wallpaper a Room - Lowes.com
You'll need to register (it's free) to view Lowe's excellent premium content with "Interactive How-Tos" on wall preparation, hanging wallpaper, wallpapering corners, and more.
You'll need to register (it's free) to view Lowe's excellent premium content with "Interactive How-Tos" on wall preparation, hanging wallpaper, wallpapering corners, and more.
How to Hang Wallpaper
Several short FAQs on wallpaper, how to measure, hang, and remove it. Also info on hanging border paper, wallpapering a faceplate, and caring for paper.
Several short FAQs on wallpaper, how to measure, hang, and remove it. Also info on hanging border paper, wallpapering a faceplate, and caring for paper.
How to Hang Wallpaper and Borders
Detailed instructions and tips on determining amount needed, wall prep, lining papers, tools, how to deal with corners and tight spots, and more.
Detailed instructions and tips on determining amount needed, wall prep, lining papers, tools, how to deal with corners and tight spots, and more.
Paintable Wallpaper Tips
Photos and how-tos for hanging and finishing the embossed paintable wallpapers. Shows examples of several finishing techniques, including dragging, antiquing, and colorwashing.
Photos and how-tos for hanging and finishing the embossed paintable wallpapers. Shows examples of several finishing techniques, including dragging, antiquing, and colorwashing.
How to Wallpaper the Inside of Your Shelves
Waverly provides these photos and instructions on wallpapering inside a cabinet, on 2 pages.
Waverly provides these photos and instructions on wallpapering inside a cabinet, on 2 pages.
Tips on Hanging Lining Paper
Imperial's tips on hanging and priming wallpaper lining papers.
Imperial's tips on hanging and priming wallpaper lining papers.
Tips and Problems
A list of common wallpaper problems (seams opening, gaps between strips, show-through) and advice on solutions.
A list of common wallpaper problems (seams opening, gaps between strips, show-through) and advice on solutions.
Tips on Installation
Measuring your room, calculating rolls needed (chart of room sizes and ceiling heights), preparing walls, using lining paper, and whether to paint or paper first (paint!).
Measuring your room, calculating rolls needed (chart of room sizes and ceiling heights), preparing walls, using lining paper, and whether to paint or paper first (paint!).
WallpaperGuide.com
Basic instructions with a few illustrations on planning, prepping, and hanging paper and borders from WallpaperGuide.com.
Basic instructions with a few illustrations on planning, prepping, and hanging paper and borders from WallpaperGuide.com.
How to Cover a Switchplate with Wallpaper
Tips and photos help visualize this wallpaper project.
Tips and photos help visualize this wallpaper project.