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Wallpaper Basics

by Pam G., eHow editor

Cozy up to wallpaper.

Learn the basics of wallpapering before you get stuck in a mess. Lessons include measuring walls, calculating the areas of the walls and discovering how to pick the perfect style and type of wallpaper to transform your interior space.

Buying Wallpaper

  • How to Buy Wallpaper Online

    Ordering wallpaper online can be easily done from the comfort of your home. It also can expose you to a plethora of options right at your fingertips. Unlike ordering Read More

  • How to Buy the Right Wallpaper

    You've decided to be adventurous and wallpaper your walls, but the choices are overwhelming. What look are you after? How do you find the best wallpaper to meet your Read More

  • How to Choose Wallpaper

    Perhaps the biggest single statement in any room--visually--is made by the walls. And, as your mother said, "If you can't say something nice" The first step in saying Read More

  • How to Pick Wallpaper

    Picking wallpaper is not as easy as choosing a pattern and a color these days. A trip to an interior design store will yield endless possibilities for decorating your Read More

  • How to Use Extra Wallpaper

    You may find that after wallpapering rooms in your home that you are left with extra wallpaper. You may also find extra wallpaper at crafts or home decor stores, or even in Read More

  • How to Use Scrap Wallpaper

    Rather than letting leftover wallpaper take up valuable storage space, put it to work with these projects. Read More

Measure of Success

Types

  • How to Be Creative With Wallpaper

    We all know that wallpaper can create a gorgeous effect on walls—but why stop there? Take wallpaper beyond the walls by putting it to use all over the house. It’s a great Read More

  • How to Wallpaper With Fabric

    Using fabric is a temporary way to decorate your home. You can hide damaged walls or decorate rentals with fabric and liquid starch. Just use inexpensive fabric, then brush Read More

  • How Does Prepasted Wallpaper Work?

    When prepasted wallpaper is made, a thin layer of glue is applied to the back of the paper. This process takes place in the factory before the wallpaper is packaged for Read More

  • About Vintage Wallpaper

    There are a lot of vintage-inspired wallpaper designs around, but why not go with the real thing? A staggering number of genuine vintage wallpapers are available, ranging Read More

  • About Prepasted Wallpaper

    How we use wallpaper has changed throughout the years. During times of economic crisis, some families papered their walls using pages from magazines or the newspaper. To Read More

  • About Wallpaper Borders

    Wallpaper borders have long been a way to add extra detail to a room. They are adhered to the wall, and in some cases, seem to completely pull together the look of a room Read More

  • How Does Wallpaper Work?

    Wallpaper remains a favorite domestic decorative tool five centuries after it was first used in homes. Early wallpaper was better described as wallpapers--large or small Read More

  • How to Hang Mural Wallpaper

    Hanging wallpaper is a rite of passage that a lot of home owners go through. But if you are looking for a unique twist on hanging plain old wallpaper than look no further Read More

  • How to Wallpaper With Note Cards

    Note cards come in a variety of styles, shapes, colors and sizes, which makes them perfect to use for an impromptu wall border in any room in your house. It is easy to find Read More

  • How to Wallpaper With Brown Craft Paper

    Add a rich texture to your walls using the most simple of materials: brown craft paper. Long used for wrapping packages and parcels, brown craft paper is an ideal way to Read More

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