52+ Hanging Wallpaper On A Feature Wall

Feature wall option 2.

Hanging wallpaper on a feature wall. Start by drawing a plumb line a vertical straight line from which you will hang the first drop of wallpaper against about 50cm from the left hand corner of the wall you are about to paper. Continue hanging either side of the first length until you reach the corners. Here comes the smoothing my favourite step i find it very satisfying.

Hang the feature wallpaper straight from the roll and use your wallpaper smoother to achieve the perfect finish don t worry if there are a few tiny air bubbles these will disappear once the paste dries. Apply wallpaper paste directly to your wall with a paint roller or wide brush. Apply wallpaper paste directly to the wall about 1 and a half wallpaper strips wide and the full length of the wall.

As you hang from the roll lightly brush the wallpaper into place until you reach the skirting board at which point you can lightly push the paper to the wall. The same paper can be hung by centralizing the first length with the pattern. Whether you buy a paper wall mural or make your own out of regular wallpaper the process is pretty much the same.

Okay we re now going to hang the first sheet of wallpaper on the wall. Hanging mural wallpaper is a great way to highlight a feature wall in your home. In this case the vertical green diamond shapes are positioned so that the mid point line effectively bisects one vertical column of diamonds.

Hang it vertically on the wall with an overlap at the top and the bottom. The wallpaper should be in line with the plumb line you marked earlier. Do you have the wall paper paste mixed ready to use.

Hanging your first sheet of wallpaper. The instructions below will enable you to paper your feature wall starting from the right across to the left hand side. You ll just need to make sure your wall is clean and properly prepped then use a few basic materials and tools to install the mural.