Installation Guides

How to Hang Wallpaper

   Unpasted | Prepasted

  1. Tools Needed

  2. Preparing Walls

  3. Booking Wallpaper

  4. Hang First Strip

  5. Hang Additional Strips

  6. Hang Around Corners

  7. Hang Around Doors and Windows

  8. Hang Around Outlets

  9. Hang Around Fixtures
How to Remove Wallpaper
How to Hang Borders
How to Hang Murals



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How Much Do I Need?
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How to Achieve a Finished Look
How to Hang Wallpaper Over Paneling
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How Much Wallpaper Do I Need?

Calculate wallpaper with confidence! This chart will help you determine how much wallpaper to buy.

  1. Measure the WIDTH of each wall in the room
  2. Add each of these measurements to find the total DISTANCE AROUND THE ROOM.
  3. Measure the HEIGHT of your ceiling
  4. Use the chart below to find out how many rolls you will need.

When ordering wallpaper, you may also need to consider the "repeat" of the pattern. The larger the repeat, the more paper you will need to match the pattern. Be sure to note the "dye lot number" on the rolls of paper making sure the numbers is the same to ensure color consistency.

Distance
Around
Room In Feet
DOUBLE ROLLS
For Wall Area
Number of
Bolts of
Border
Height of Ceiling
8 ft.
9 ft.
10 ft.
28 - 30
4
5
6
3
32 - 34
5
5
7
3
36
5
6
8
3
38
5
6
8
3
40
6
6
8
3
42
6
7
8
3
44
6
7
9
4
46
7
7
9
4
48 - 52
7
8
11
4
54 - 56
8
9
12
4
58
8
9
12
5
60 - 64
9
10
13
5
66
9
11
14
5
68
10
11
14
5
70
10
11
14
5
72
10
12
15
5
74
11
12
15
6
76
11
12
16
6
78 - 80
11
13
16
6
82
12
13
17
6
84 - 86
12
14
18
6
88
13
14
18
6
90
13
14
18
7