Installing Your Wallpaper
Allow yourself plenty of time to do the installation, as this is a job that shouldn’t be rushed. It’s important for your wall to be well-lit to ensure flawless results, so if you’re counting on daylight for your installation, make sure to take that into account. With the help of a friend (or two), you’ll be standing back and admiring your new custom wallpaper in no time!
Installing Your Wallpaper
Allow yourself plenty of time to do the installation, as this is a job that shouldn’t be rushed. It’s important for your wall to be well-lit to ensure flawless results, so if you’re counting on daylight for your installation, make sure to take that into account. With the help of a friend (or two), you’ll be standing back and admiring your new custom wallpaper in no time!
What You’ll Need
Measuring Tape
Pencil & Level
Exacto Knife
Squeegee (supplied)
Ladder
Hanging Your Wallpaper Panels
Your wallpaper has been rolled with each panel numbered sequentially, from left to right. Since the panels overlap by ½”, you can hang your wallpaper left to right, or right to left, for optimal visual effect. For example, as you walk into the room, if you install the wallpaper on the left wall, you should hang the panels from right to left. For the right wall, you should hang from left to right. The seams will be less visible that way as you enter the room.
Unroll the panels on the floor, and roll them back up individually, with the printed side facing out. Measure the centre of your wall, and lay the individual rolled panels on the floor, along the wall. This step is especially important if your wallpaper has a focal point in its centre. There will be excess material on either end of the wall, which you will trim off later.
Starting at the edge of the wall, use your level and a pencil to draw a straight vertical line a panel’s width down the entire wall, minus the amount to be trimmed in from the edge of the wall. Since wall corners are often not perfectly square, this overlap will help account for any variations in your wall. The excess wallpaper will be trimmed off once the wallpaper is fully installed. The vertical line you draw with the help of your level will act as a guideline to which to align your first panel, ensuring it is applied straight the whole way down.
Peel back about 18” off the backing off the top portion of your first panel and smooth onto your wall, with your helper ensuring that the edge of your panel is aligned to the vertical guideline you drew earlier. Make sure to leave about 2.5” of overage along the ceiling line. This excess material will also be trimmed off later.
Use your squeegee to carefully smooth out bubbles and creases, working from the upper-middle of the panel outward. With your friend’s help, check often to ensure the edge is aligned with the vertical guideline. Readjust the panel if needed. Continue to smooth out bubbles and creases as your friend slowly peels off the backing, going down the wall. Once your first panel is perfectly in place, you can rest assured that the rest of them will align to it perfectly!
Repeat steps 4 through 6 for all remaining panels. The panels are designed to overlap by ½”. Align each panel by matching up the image to the previously installed panel, working your way from top to bottom. If you’re having difficulty aligning the image, gently remove the panel, reposition and try again. Once the image is aligned, you can smooth out the panel with your felt squeegee. TIP: Before removing the backing, dry fit each panel to ensure you know how it should align to the previous panel.
Once you have installed the entire wallpaper, use the squeegee as a straight edge, and trim off any excess material using an exacto knife, snapping off a fresh blade approximately every 8’. This will ensure a nice, clean edge. It is recommended to change the blade frequently to avoid tearing the wallpaper. When trimming, make long evenly pressured cuts without lifting the blade. If you’re not comfortable trimming your wallpaper free-hand, a straight edge such as a level, the squeegee, or large ruler can be used as a guide.
Hanging Your Wallpaper Panels
Hanging Your Wallpaper Panels
Your wallpaper has been rolled with each panel numbered sequentially, from left to right. Since the panels overlap by ½”, you can hang your wallpaper left to right, or right to left, for optimal visual effect. For example, as you walk into the room, if you install the wallpaper on the left wall, you should hang the panels from right to left. For the right wall, you should hang from left to right. The seams will be less visible that way as you enter the room.
Unroll the panels on the floor, and roll them back up individually, with the printed side facing out. Measure the centre of your wall, and lay the individual rolled panels on the floor, along the wall. This step is especially important if your wallpaper has a focal point in its centre. There will be excess material on either end of the wall, which you will trim off later.
Starting at the edge of the wall, use your level and a pencil to draw a straight vertical line a panel’s width down the entire wall, minus the amount to be trimmed in from the edge of the wall. Since wall corners are often not perfectly square, this overlap will help account for any variations in your wall. The excess wallpaper will be trimmed off once the wallpaper is fully installed. The vertical line you draw with the help of your level will act as a guideline to which to align your first panel, ensuring it is applied straight the whole way down.
Peel back about 18” off the backing off the top portion of your first panel and smooth onto your wall, with your helper ensuring that the edge of your panel is aligned to the vertical guideline you drew earlier. Make sure to leave about 2.5” of overage along the ceiling line. This excess material will also be trimmed off later.
Use your squeegee to carefully smooth out bubbles and creases, working from the upper-middle of the panel outward. With your friend’s help, check often to ensure the edge is aligned with the vertical guideline. Readjust the panel if needed. Continue to smooth out bubbles and creases as your friend slowly peels off the backing, going down the wall. Once your first panel is perfectly in place, you can rest assured that the rest of them will align to it perfectly!
Repeat steps 4 through 6 for all remaining panels. The panels are designed to overlap by ½”. Align each panel by matching up the image to the previously installed panel, working your way from top to bottom. If you’re having difficulty aligning the image, gently remove the panel, reposition and try again. Once the image is aligned, you can smooth out the panel with your felt squeegee. TIP: Before removing the backing, dry fit each panel to ensure you know how it should align to the previous panel.
Once you have installed the entire wallpaper, use the squeegee as a straight edge, and trim off any excess material using an exacto knife, snapping off a fresh blade approximately every 8’. This will ensure a nice, clean edge. It is recommended to change the blade frequently to avoid tearing the wallpaper. When trimming, make long evenly pressured cuts without lifting the blade. If you’re not comfortable trimming your wallpaper free-hand, a straight edge such as a level, the squeegee, or large ruler can be used as a guide.
IMPORTANT:
Before you trim around any electrical outlets or switches, ensure the power to them has been turned off via your breaker box. Better safe than sorry!
Removing Your Wallpaper
When it’s time for a change, your wallpaper can be removed from the wall. Temperature, humidity and wall preparation determine how long the wallpaper remains in place and still be easily and cleanly removed.
Starting from the top and working your way down, slowly peel the material back on itself at a 180 degree angle until you reach the bottom of the panel. Continue the same process until all panels have been removed.
Removing Your Wallpaper
Removing Your Wallpaper
When it’s time for a change, your wallpaper can be removed from the wall. Temperature, humidity and wall preparation determine how long the wallpaper remains in place and still be easily and cleanly removed.
Starting from the top and working your way down, slowly peel the material back on itself at a 180 degree angle until you reach the bottom of the panel. Continue the same process until all panels have been removed.
