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Questions tagged [wallpaper]

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Should I apply lacquer over a wall papered with book pages?

I just wallpapered my library with old book pages, and I'm worried that the wallpaper paste will eventually dry up and peel away from the wall. Should I apply a layer of lacquer on top of the pages?
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Can I wallpaper over spackle?

I have a small areas that I want to do wallpaper on. However there are a few spots on this wall that needed patchwork and are spackled. My question is, can I wall paper right over the spackle or does it need some kind of primer on it?
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What steps do I take to painting a brick wall mural?

I'm about to paint a mural on a school playground wall. the wall is brick and has already been primed. I drew a sketch on paper and am considering the grids technique. I need to know how to outline the grids and the drawing itself...do I use chalk?…
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Which material to use for filling those gaps?

After removing all the wallpaper and some wooden bars that were nailed at the corner of the walls and ceiling all around the room, I now have space that require to be filled at some points (ceiling - wall corner). The space is like 3 to 8cm deep.…
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How do I prepare walls for wallpaper after removing wallpaper?

Do I have to take the old glue side of wall paper off before I wall paper again? How do I prep the walls?
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How can I remove a dado strip of wallpaper without damaging the wall?

I'm redoing my bedroom under a tight budget. I have a narrow strip of wallpaper circumscribing the room with a vomitous pattern that sucks the life out of the area. The drywall is painted underneath it, so I don't want to destroy the drywall with…
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How can I remove very old wallpaper?

I've got wallpaper that was put up in the 70s. Trying to get it off the wall is proving impossible. Have used all the home remedies and removers you can get st the store to no avail. May try the steamer, but doubt it will get this stuff off Any…
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Removing Wallpaper Glue - All of it or can I leave faint bits behind?

I'm removing wallpaper right now. Removing the paper itself was easy. The problem now is there is a ton of glue left over. I'm removing the glue using water+vinegar and then scraping it off. Most of it comes off easily, however there are a few spots…
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Can I put wallpaper on top of wallpaper on the ceiling?

After using heavily a steamer on the walls, the wallpaper of the ceiling is full of brownish areas due to steam. I also damaged the wallpaper in some corners. I figured that instead of removing this ceiling wallpaper and paint the ceiling, it'll be…
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Where to find wallpaper samples online?

I want to put a wallpaper in my home office and my kid room, Are there famous websites to see samples online and take some ideas from there? also is it possible to buy them online?
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Tiny bulges on wallcoverings made of paper and not vlies/vinyl

I bought several rolls of rather expensive wallcoverings made of paper covered with acryl. The wall was already prepared with several layers of different kinds of pop and putty with primer. (Trying to translate pop/putty/primer from Russian into…
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Stains on wallpaper

We have just had this wallpaper fitted by a professional. It’s on new plaster, which was sealed with a wash coat of emulsion and allowed plenty of time to dry. The staining has only appeared down one and a half seams but is really obvious. There is…
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How can I make prepasted wallpaper stick better?

We bought some roles of prepasted wallpaper to use as a border in a nursery. This was our first time ever putting up any sort of wallpaper; I don't think we did it exactly right (I don't think we got the paper wet enough before sticking it to the…
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Narrow wallpaper column

The wall I am applying wallpaper, which comes in 20-1/2" rolls, will require 13 whole width columns and two that are around 13-1/4", primarily because of the pattern. I have seen some videos but did not see a scenario like mine. My question is, when…
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Do I need odd and even rolls for half drop wallpaper?

I am about to order half drop wallpaper for the first time so I'm trying to estimate the correct number of rolls. I understand the half-drop wallpaper is supplied in odd and even rolls, so that you can "start from the beginning" of every roll and…
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