DIY Projects - Wallpaper around a door
Papering around doors is not as difficult as it may seem, with a little bit of care and patience, you will achieve professional looking results.
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Paste the length of paper that will take you up to the door, hang the drop on the wall, butting it up to the last full drop and allow it to overlap the door. Cut off most of the surplus paper to within 25mm (1") of the door frame. |
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Make a diagonal cut at the top corner into the external corner of the frame. Take care not to tear the damp paper |
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Brush the resulting flaps of paper into the side and top of the architrave, using a dabbing action. Using the blunt edge of the paperhanger's scissors mark a trimming line by gently running the scissors down the paper. Gently pull the wallpaper away from the wall and cut along the creased mark with the scissors and brush the wallpaper back into place using the paperhanger's brush. Wipe off any excess paste from the door or architrave. |
DIY Projects - Wallpapering around a window
Hanging wallpaper around a window that is set flush in the wall with a decorative frame uses the same method as papering around a door. If however the window is set into the wall, creating a recess then the method of papering is slightly different. Luckily any small mistakes can usually be covered by curtains or blinds.
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Paste the length of paper that will take you up to the window, hang the drop on the wall, butting it up to the last full drop and allow it to overlap the window. Make two horizontal cuts into the corners of the recess, one 6mm below the top of the window sill and the other 6mm above the top of the recess. Brush the flap of paper into the recess, the 6mm extra at the top gives an overlap at the top of the recess and the 6mm extra at the bottom, allows for trimming neat with the window sill. |
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Cut an oversized patch to fit the top corner of the recess, marked in red if using a patterned paper match the pattern to the paper above the recess. Paste the patch and fit into place, tuck the edges of the patch under the paper above and inside the recess. |
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Continue along the top of the window by cutting short lengths, that are long enough to be pasted into the recess at the top, matching any pattern. |
DIY Projects - Wallpaper behind a radiator
The best way to decorate behind a radiator is to remove the radiator from the wall. If this is not possible then make sure the radiator is switched off and cool.
Measure and make a note of the position of the radiator wall brackets, measure from the edge of the radiator and up from the skirting.
Hang the wallpaper as normal but only brush down the part above the radiator, let the other gently rest against the front of the radiator. Measure where the position of the radiator wall bracket will come on the paper and mark with a pencil. Cut a vertical slit from the bottom of the paper to the top of the bracket position, then lift the paper and drop it down the back of the radiator either side of the bracket. Use a radiator roller to smooth down the paper then trim at the bottom as normal.
If you don't have a radiator roller, use a long stick with some clean cloths attached to the end, to smooth the wallpaper behind a radiator.
DIY Projects - Wallpapering around switches & sockets
Wallpapering around light switches and sockets can be a bit tricky, but with a great deal of care and patience a professional looking finish can be achieved.
When working around electrical light switches and sockets, always turn off the electricity at the mains.
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Hang the length of wallpaper and allow it to loosely cover the switch or socket, press the paper onto the edges of the switch or socket so that an impression can be seen. |