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Fora whilewallpaperingseemedalmost
a lostart.Butwithadvancesindigital
printingmakinganydesignpossible,modern
wallpapersnowcomeinanalmostinfinite
rangeof stylesandcanmakea massive
impactinyourspace.Wehavebecomebig
wallpaperfansandregularlyuseit inour
renovationsasit addswarmth,patternand
texture– somethingpaintcan’tdo.
‘Pastethewall’wallpapermakes
applyingandremovingwallpapera far
simplerprocessthanit usedtobe.Youdon’t
needa professionaltoinstallwallpaperand
youonlyneeda handfulofsimpletoolssuch
asa smootheranda plumbline.ThisDIY
tasktakestime,patienceandplanning–
if youhavethose,youcanwallpaper.You
don’tneeda flawlesssurfaceasyoudowith
paint,whichsavesthecostofskimcoating.
Usea pigmentedsealerbeforeyouapply
wallpaper,tokeepanystainsorcoloursfrom
bleeding/showingthrough.Next,applysize
(awallpaperprimer)tothewallandleavefor
24 hourstofullycure.Whenyou’rereadyto
hang,startwitha plumblinetomakesure
thewallpaperwillbestraight.Applyone
dropofwallpaperata time,abuttingthefirst
onetotheplumbline;if thereis a pattern,
takeyourtimetomakesureit linesupfrom
onedroptothenext.Attheend,usea metal
ruler and a sharp knife to trim the edges.FIVE FAB WALLPAPERSDoyourown
wallpapering
Imaginarium12170,
$109.95a roll,from
Resene.ModernArt610734,
POA,from
Aspiring Walls.AshfordTropics
AT7092,$200.95a
roll, from Resene.ModernArt624304,
POA,from
Aspiring Walls.#Smalltalk219213,
$136.99a roll,from
Guthrie Bowron.
Photography
by
Helen Bankers
,Bauer Syndication
.
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