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Wallpaper Planning Guides
Practical answers for the wallpaper jobs a generic calculator gets wrong — sloped walls, alcoves, single feature walls, and whatever comes next.
How Much Wallpaper Do You Need for a Sloped Ceiling?
Sloped ceilings and dormer walls break the standard wallpaper formula. Here's how to measure them correctly and get an exact roll count.
Wallpaper for an Alcove: How to Measure and Cut It Right
Alcoves beside a chimney breast throw off a simple room total. Here's how to measure and cut wallpaper for an alcove without wasting a roll.
Feature Wall Wallpaper Calculator: How Many Rolls for One Wall
Papering just one wall? Here's how to calculate rolls for a single feature wall, plus a free calculator that accounts for pattern repeat.
How Much Wallpaper Do You Need for a Stairwell?
Stairwells combine height, a sloped raked wall, and a landing that splits the wall in two. Here's how to measure one and get an accurate roll count.
What Is Wallpaper Pattern Repeat, and How Do You Calculate It?
Wallpaper pattern repeat calculation explains why patterned rolls cost more than square-metre math suggests, and how to plan around it accurately.
Feature Wall Colour Ideas: How to Choose Without Over-Ordering
Picking a feature wall colour or pattern is a style decision, but it also changes your roll count. Ideas for choosing well, and what each choice costs.
Wallpaper for a Bay Window: Measuring a Curved or Angled Bay
Bay windows split a wall into several angled or curved panes. Here's how to measure and calculate wallpaper for one without under-ordering.
Chimney Breast Wallpaper Calculator: A Feature Wall with a Recess
A chimney breast juts into the room and often has an alcove on each side. Here's how to calculate wallpaper for the breast face and its returns correctly.
Wallpaper Border Calculator: Border-Only and Border-Plus-Wall Jobs
Wallpaper borders are sold and measured in linear metres, not rolls. Here's how to calculate a border on its own or paired with a full wall.
How Much Does It Cost to Wallpaper a Room?
A price-per-roll breakdown, typical cost by room size, and the factors — pattern repeat, wall height, labour — that actually move the total.
How Many Rolls of Wallpaper Do I Need?
A room-by-room FAQ guide to wallpaper roll counts — the rule-of-thumb starting point, what changes it, and when to calculate exactly instead.
Wallpaper Calculator: How to Work Out How Much Wallpaper You Need
The manual steps behind working out how much wallpaper you need, and why a calculator that draws your actual walls beats the back-of-envelope version.
Wallpaper for an En Suite: Getting the Roll Count Right in a Small Bathroom
En suite bathrooms are small but tricky to wallpaper — moisture, fixtures, and a lot of short wall sections mean the roll count rarely matches the room size.
Wallpaper for a Hallway: Why Narrow Rooms Need More Rolls Than You Expect
Wallpaper for a hallway needs more rolls than the floor area suggests, since narrow runs, corners, and doorways all add up. Here's how to measure accurately.
Open-Plan Living Room Wallpaper: Choosing a Wall and Getting the Count Right
Open plan living room wallpaper works best on one feature wall rather than all four. Here's how to choose the wall and get an accurate roll count.
How to Hang Wallpaper in a Stairwell: Access, Order, and Getting the Raked Wall Right
Learn how to hang wallpaper in a stairwell — working at height, handling long strips, and cutting to a raked line — without waste or accidents.
How Much Wallpaper Paste Do You Need?
Paste coverage depends on paper type, wall surface, and paste concentration. How to calculate adhesive quantity and avoid running out mid-roll.
How to Match Wallpaper Patterns: Straight Match, Half-Drop, and Free Match
Knowing how to match wallpaper patterns is the step most guides skip. Here's what straight match, half-drop, and free match actually mean in practice.
Wallpaper for a Conservatory: What Works and How to Measure It
Wallpaper for a conservatory has to handle unusual walls, lots of glass, and humidity. Here's how to choose the right paper and size the roll count.
Wallpaper for a Garage Conversion: Measuring a Non-Standard Room
Wallpaper for a garage conversion means measuring an unusual room with low ceilings and awkward corners. Here's how to get an accurate roll count.
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