Easiest Wallpaper for beginners

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Hiya, am thinking of wallpapering my new house, but scared as never done it before. Does anyone know of any easy way to do it? Someone mentioned that you no longer have to paste the paper, but can do the wall instead, is this true? Can you do this to any type of wallpaper, or do you need to buy a specific type? Thanks

Hello!

Paste-the-wall paper is much easier to deal with. The wallpaper packaging should tell you if it's paste-the-wall or paste-the-paper.

You start papering from the centre of the wall outwards. Just measure the central point and that's where the middle of your first strip should go.

If you buy a reasonably decent quality wallpaper, it should be fairly easy.

Good luck!

Paste the wall paper is amazing.

I am a crap DIYer, lots of enthusiasm, very little skill but over the last couple of weeks I have wallpapered my daughters room and the downstairs toilet using Paste the Wall paper.

Steps

• give the wall a good clean
• slap a layer of paste on the wall with a big brush, use the paste that says it's for Paste the Wall application. I paid more to get a big tub of the readymixed stuff because I could easily imagine myself making it too thick or too thin.
• you don't need to cut a strip just hold the roll at the top of the wall and unfurl it down to the floor then use a damp cloth or a smoothing brush to rub the paper down and smooth it against the wall.
• use a ruler and Stanley knife to chop it off at the bottom.

Took about 20 mins to do a wall and didn't need a pasting table or to soak the paper, it was clean, easy and very effective. The paper does tend to be more expensive than the traditional ones and you have less choices but there are still loads out there.

I'm a bit addicted now and have spent the weekend prepping the landing which will be very plain except the one long wall which will have this www.dunelm.com/product/voyager-mural-1000202201?defaultSkuId=30770350

Well done you.

that wallpaper is fabulous.

Omg thank you guys so much. That is a godsend to know, that sounds amazing and so easy. Thank you again, you have definitely given me the push to try it xx

Yes paste the wall is so much easier but maybe don't get a complicated pattern as have to match up when joining the next bit.

I have this one, wasn't too bad at lining up but drove me mad a couple off times.

www.homebase.co.uk/superfresco-easy-paste-the-wall-scandi-leaf-lilac-wallpaper/12814343.html

Thinking off doing a feature wall in bedroom seen some gorgeous ones

Definitely would recommend paste to paper, it is so easy to use.

Agree, paste the wall is much easier!

I go for thicket textured ones as well. They are easy to put together even if it's oaste the wallpaper. We had less luck with thin non textured. Plus thicker one provides extra layer and it made my north-ish wall much warmer so the room actually keeps temperature now.

I've never used paste the wall but I came on to say don't be tied to that product, find the pattern you love instead. Mixing your own paste is piss easy. Bucket, water & stir. Easy instructions are on the packet. When pasting the paper just don't go over & over & over the same bit. 'Paint' on a reasonable gluey layer. Fold over the paper so it sticks to itself (lightly) half way, this makes carrying it to the wall easier.

Before you hang your first piece, draw a vertical plumb line on the wall with a spirit level - to make sure your first panel is exactly upright. In the old days, some 'foamy' type papers could be stretched but this is uncommon with modern papers in my experience.

I find it easier to score the skirting board line and cut with giant wallpaper scissors but many use a hobby knife.

Lastly, embrace minor imperfections. Often when you stand back you can't even see them.

If you go for a bold pattern, think about where the eye lands first when you enter a room. ie you could centre it over a bed or settee.

I've just done a bit.

I echo 'paste the wall'. I did. have to cut lengths, and felt like I lost a lot to pattern match wastage. If you get one where the arrows point to each other, there's no wastage with matching. -> <- If the arrows are off set by 54cm, that's half a m wastage on each length.

I use a textured, almost fresco pattern, and it was reasonably easy to handle.

You need to prep/size the wall, so the glue remains slippy as you match the edges. Mine sucked the glue straight in to it was hard to move. I'd prepped with a pre-coat of paste, but it clearly wasn't enough.

Light switches, sockets etc are easy. Window reveals less so.

While the PPs advice about starting in the middle is good, it's worth planning a bit further. Check where you edges are going to fall. If you can start a bit further across so you don't end up with a narrow strip at the end, that's really helpful.