Tools & Tips for wallpapering
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Tools for the job
To hang wallpaper you will need;
- Pasting table
- Pasting brush
- Wallpaper Paste
- Plastic bucket
- Tape measure
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Plumb line
- Paper hanging brush
- Seam Roller
- Razor Knife
Top Tips
- Choose patterned wallpaper carefully
- Remember horizontal stripes make a room look wider and vertical stripes will make it look narrower and taller
- Ensure your buy all your wallpaper from the same batch number, as print and dye runs can vary from batch to batch
- Remember that you must match patterned paper and that this will require more wallpaper
- Use paper most efficiently by cutting alternate drops from alternate rolls.
Further information and useful links
- Click here for our guide to wallpaper
- Click here for more painting & decorating topics
- Find a wallpaper store near you
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