Home Improvement 1-2-3 "wallpaper"

The hardest part of papering is being patient. This is not a job you can rush, not a job you can muscle , not a job with any shortcuts.When you're wallpapering. you're better off taking your time until the jobs finished.
Although you can't rush , you can enjoy yourself. Papering is a job that requires only a few basic skills like using a tape measure, a level , scissors, and a knife. it's a bit more expensive than painting, but cheap as home improvement projects go. And more than paint,more than furniture or carpeting, wallpaper sets the tone of your room. Victorian paper, combined with the right moldings, can transfor the plainest tract house into a 19th-century classic. An arts-and -crafts print sets the stage for stained-glass lamps, mission furniture,and early 20th-century America.
But wallpaper does more than take you back in time. While it's dangerous to generalize, designers will tell you, that light colors tend to open up a room and add a feeling of spaciousness. Striped paper pull the eye up and down, adding to the appearance of height. Small prints keep the eyes focused in the room, making it feel cozier. Dark colors can create a feeling of intimacy.
When choosing materials, however, don't decorate for the designer; decorate for the person living in the room.
Real-world situations
Preparation is Key
The truth is that wallpaper you put up will never look beter than the wall it's covering.
Every bump, dimple, ding , dent, and crack will still be there and will still be visible. Paper hugs the wall as much as it covers it. You can paper over old wallpaper, for example, but why would you? The surface will never be as firm as the wall itself, and new paper may actually pull the old paper off. Old seams will be visible under the new paper, especially it they
are crooked or lapped. New liquid wallpaper removers work extremely well.

• After removing the old paper, clean the wall with TSP solution.

Dirt, grease , and grime keep the paper from sticking. When you

are done washing, rinse with clean water until the water runs clear.

• Prepare the wall. Fill small crack with surfacing compound . Buy it premixed, push the compound in place with a putty knife, and then run the knife over it so that the repair is flush with the wall. If the patch shrinks as it dries, repeat until the crack disappears.

Fill larger cracks and holes with spackling paste. Spackling paste has a consistency between that of cake frosting and grade-school paste. apply with a putty knife, filling the hole entirely. Paste contains bubbles , so smooth out the top as you would with frosting.

If you've got big holes or lose plaster, the repair will be more extensive. on drywall, cut away the damage and screw drywall into the hole . Plaster patching compound works well for patching plaster over lath, but it will take a couple of applications. Patching large areas can be a nuisance, but not as annoying as having the wall crumble behind your favorite wallpaper.

When patches are dry, lightly sand them so they are both smooth and level with the wall. make a cleaner job of it by wiping the surfaces down with a damp sponge.

• Seal, prime, and size.

This used to be three operations until paint companies managed to combine the liquids into one. Sealer keeps water, smoke, and other stains from showing through the paper. primer provides a smooth surface for the paper to stick. sizing is thin wallpaper paste that seals the walls pores to prevent paste from soaking into the plaster and provides extra adhension. Primer/sealer can be clear or tinted to match the primary color of the wallpaper.

• Put up the paper.


• If your're using pasteless papers . brush a paste activator on the back. it's neater than soaking makes the paper easy to adjust and align, and provides a better bond.

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