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Rounding Corners.
You will need to measure the vertical distance from your last strip of wallpaper to the next corner. Measure in two or three places to be sure your measurement is accurate. Cut your next strip an inch wider than this measurement using your utility knife and a straight edge.
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Lay the strip down just as your previous strips and press the paper into the corner carefully so as not to tear the paper. Press it cleanly into the corner with a seam roller. |
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For the next strip of wallpaper, snap a plumb line onto the other wall - a distance of one inch short of your wallpaper's width from the corner. |
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Lay your second strip of wallpaper along this new plumb line. Again, tap the paper into the corner over the previous strip of wallpaper. Then, carefully smooth over the overlap with the seam roller. |
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Double cut through both thicknesses of wallpaper about ¼ inch from the corner and at the seam of the overlap. |
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Remove the outer piece of "extra" paper. This piece is called the selvage. |
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Lift up the outer paper just enough to get at the inside selvage. Remove this piece and lay the outer piece back onto the wall. |
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Smooth over the seam with your seam roller as you have done with the adjoining paper on your flat wall. |
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You should use the same double-cutting method for outside corners to keep your wallpaper plumb. |
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Papering Door and Window Openings.
You will use many of the skills you have learned above to wallpaper around these openings. The basic gist is to line up an oversized strip as you have in your previous hangings. As shown, the strip of wallpaper should overlap the casing of your door or window.
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Tap the wallpaper into the corner of the casing and crease it. |
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Using a straightedge cut the paper where the paper meets the casing. |
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Finally, trim your outlets and switches by cutting an X over them and trim to the edge of the outlet opening. |
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Your outlet or switch plate will hide any rough edges here. Allow all paper to dry before turning your electricity back on.
Easy as 1-2-3! |
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