Wallpapering tips

WHEN PAPERING your walls,
keep these helpful tips in mind.
@ When hanging a large scale
pattern in a room that has a
fireplace, center the first strip over
the fireplace and hang to the
right.

Then go back and hang to the
left.

if you’re going around: the
whole room, plan to end in an in-
conspicuous corner.
@ Never wrap a. whole strip
around inside. corners, without
cutting and realigning: It may
look okay at first, but in a few
weeks, wrinkles and.creases might
appear.
@ When using no-match, plain
textured wallcoverings, reverse
‘every other strip top to bottom
for uniform color. my
@ Never use a seam roller on
flocked wall coverings.

Gently tap the seams with the
edge of a smoothing brush.
@ Check the run numbers on
your rolis before you start to
make sure they’re the same, as
color ‘may vary slightly from run
to run.
© If you’re not going to paper into
the inside of an arch or frameless
window or door, trim the
wallcovering with your razor

one-quarter inch from the outside
edge.

This will prevent fraying or
pulling from the outside edge.

@ Ceilings, like walls, are not
always true. So plan to end the
ceiling wall covering on the less
critical side of the room, like
above the entrance.

@ When using the same pattern
on the ceiling and walls, it can on-
ly be matched one way, so choose
the direction most frequently
looked at. .

To match the pattern, trim the
ceiling wall covering so there’s a
quarter-inch overlap on the side
wall.

Match the first side wall strip at
the ceiling line, overlapping two
inches as usual.

Smooth the strip down. To trim
the overlap, score it with a pencil
at the joint. .

Pull the wallcovering back and
cut on the scored line with
scissors.

Smooth it back down. It’s mat-

ched!
@ Where vinyl wallcoverings
overlap in corners, at ceilings,
etc., you'll probably need to use a
vinyl-to-vinyl adhesive to make
them stick together. Ask your
deater.

Distributed by the Los Angofes Times Syndicate

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