How to Apply Wallpaper Border

Many people choose to paint the walls of their home, but occasionally hanging wallpaper is the best choice. Wallpaper is ideal for a homeowner looking to add more than a single color to a room. Wallpaper comes in a variety of colors, patterns, styles and even textures.Often a homeowner will attach a cherry rail border horizontally across a wall, but wallpaper borders also make a perfect wall separator. Wallpaper borders also look nice across the wall near the ceiling. If you are looking to add some color and simple beauty to your room, try hanging a wallpaper border.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Wallpaper border
• Tape measure
• Scissors
• Bucket water
• Squeegee
• Wet rag
• Dry towels

1. Purchase a wallpaper border from your local home decor or fabric store. They also sell wallpaper borders at general stores such as at Walmart.

2. Use a tape measure to measure one section of your wall at a time.

3. Cut a strip of wallpaper border with sharp scissors the length of the wall measurement.

4. Fill a shallow bucket with water. Dip the border in the water. The back of the wallpaper border comes with a dried glue already on it. The water activates the adhesive.

5. Position the wallpaper border on the wall. Starting at one end, smooth the border out with your hands. Continue until you reach the other end.

6. Smooth out the wallpaper border carefully with a squeegee. Squeegee the paper by pushing down and across. Extra glue and water will ooze out. Wipe it up with a wet rag.

7. Continue to measure, cut and hang the strips of paper. Match the pattern on the ends so the pattern of the paper is consistent all the way across the wall.

Tips & Warnings

• Keep a few dry towels nearby to wipe up any water that might run down the wall when applying your wallpaper border.
• For best results, try not to work with strips of wallpaper border longer than 6 feet. Be very careful when smoothing out your paper. The wet paper can rip.

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