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Beauty
08-01-2002, 05:31 PM
I'm thinking if we get the new house of wallpapering our bedroom. Okay I am not very talented in painting...made a mess actually the last time we painted a room...but we did put up wallpaper boarder and it turned out really good in our last house. So how hard is it to wallpaper a complete room? Lowes has some gorgeous designs and the cost is very good too. Any advice?
Claudia1
08-01-2002, 06:34 PM
Do it without furniture, without kids, and without husbands.

Seriously, the hardest part for me is making it neat around the baseboards. Do yourself a favor and find a border for the top edge. Don't stop and start; stop and start. Get a block of time and just do it.
Kermit
08-01-2002, 07:10 PM
It's really not that hard. It takes a while, but not as long as 2 coats of paint. I agree that it's easiest if you don't just cover the whole wall with the same paper. Either put a border at the top, or go half way up and top it with a border or chair rail.
Beauty
08-01-2002, 07:14 PM
Another question...you have to know I'm really challenged at things like this....are most wallpapers self sticking now without the glue that you used to have to roll onto it? I am planning on doing a boarder. The paper I want is a royal blue victorian look and the boarder is in a gold and dark maroon. Can you tell I like Victorian? The furniture is very dark cherry wood.
Lars624
08-01-2002, 07:17 PM
I've done it and it's not too tough of a job, just time consuming. If you are interested and if you have a local wallpaper store they might know someone who hangs paper, there is a woman nera me who will do it for 15.00 per double roll. I think that's a very reasonable price to have it done for you by a professional.
Beauty
08-01-2002, 07:23 PM
Wow that is a very reasonable price. I will definatly check into it as I would much rather have someone do it professionally. I could screw up a glass of water.
Kermit
08-01-2002, 07:39 PM
Just about all the wall paper is prepasted now. All you have to do is roll it up, submerge it in water for a specified amount of time (around 60-90 seconds), then "book" it. Booking is folding it over, pasted sides touching, to make sure the paste is distributed well. Then you start at the bottom and smooth it on.