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 Here are some tips to get you rolling with the new easy-hang wallpapers:
Find a good product - While many manufacturers now make easy-hang wallpapers it can be easy to miss in the store. Often called "non-woven" wallcoverings, several makers and retailers have given their collections clear, identifiable names. Informative tags on wallpaper books will help you locate the product.
Collect samples: Selecting the right pattern for a room is much easier when you sample the product first. If samples aren't displayed in-store, ask the retailer if he can order them for you.
Wall condition: Easy-hang wallpapers are available both pre-pasted and un-pasted. To install pre-pasted non-woven wallpaper, simply dip a strip briefly in water and bring it to the wall. To install unpasted non-woven wallpapers, simply roll the paste on the wall, and apply the dry paper to the wall - no water or paint trays are needed. Both kinds are easy to handle, and each manufacturer provides easy-to-follow instructions, including advice on whether or not you need to prime your walls first.
Be Daring: Don't fret over your pattern choices. The ease of the product frees you to be more creative with wallpaper. Consider just buying a pattern for one wall-a hot look in home décor now-and if you love it, order more for the rest of the room or simply pull it off the wall and let your imagination go wild for another round.
Before going to the paint store for color strips and tester cans, consider a the alternative: wallpaper. New technology is making wallpapers easier to hang and remove, and even easier and less messy than paint. So ask yourself wallpaper or paint?
If you have never wallpapered before, you'll find these clever new papers completely goof-proof. If you have wallpapered before, you will appreciate that they take a lot less time to hang and remove than customary wallpapers.
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