Sunday, August 26, 2007

Covering Vertical Surfaces

Ok, I confess that I was once part of the (ever shrinking) group of people that has strayed away from using wallpaper. And mind you, it was only after being involved in more than a few wallpaper removal projects at a young impressionable age. The spraying, scraping and utter mess of removing wallpaper was just wicked. And, I later discovered some wonderful faux finishes and beautiful paint colors too; so it didn't seem likely that I would ever actively seek to use wallpaper again.

Then one day, I ventured into a local wallpaper store and lost myself for hours searching through wallpaper books. All I can say is that wallpaper has come a long way from the days when my Nana selected her (awful) purple floral wallpaper. There are a gazillion wallpaper patterns, colors, and textures to choose from. I bet the sales people heard me squealing with delight from the back corner of the store. And so, I was converted; and instead of using just the occasional border in my designs I am now a wallpaper and wall covering fanatic.

So even though the wallpapers made today are both easy to hang and remove, those older ones are still really tough to remove. Consider painting over any wallpaper that is adhered (read: really stuck) to unprimed dry wall or plaster. As long as you do a test run with the paint first, this may be the better option. Because ripping wallpaper off of those surfaces can almost guarantee that you'll be replacing some drywall pretty soon.

Happy Papering!

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Covering Vertical Surfaces
posted by CanvasCorp LLC on 12:53 PM