Wallpapering

New technology is making wallpaper easier to hang and remove, and n some cases it can be easier and less messy than painting. Wallpaper can give a home a real warmth.

If you have never wallpapered before you'll be please to know wallpepers these days are made to make hanging easier.

Here area few tips to get you papering with some of the new easy-hang wallpapers, now available to buy in most good hardware shops.

Find a good product - Even though most manufacturers now make easy-hang wallpaper it can be easy to miss if you don't know what you are looking for. It may be called non-woven wallcoverings.

Collect samples - Selecting the right pattern for a room is much easier when you have a sample first. If samples aren't displayed in-store ask for them.

Wall condition - Easy-hang wallpapers are available both pre-pasted and un-pasted. To hang the pre-pasted non-woven wallpaper, give it a quick dip water and place it onto the wall. For unpasted non-woven wallpapers roll the paste on the wall, and apply the dry paper to the wall. Both kinds are easy to handle,and come with easy-to-follow instructions .

Go for it - Don't panic about your pattern choices. Consider just buying a pattern for one wall a very popular design idea.


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