Wallpaper Tips
Wallpaper Tips: Measuring, Hanging & Calculating Rolls
Practical guides for every step of a wallpaper job — working out how many rolls you need, matching a pattern repeat, hanging in a stairwell, and more.
Open the Wallpaper PlannerHow 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.
What Is Wallpaper Pattern Repeat, and How Do You Calculate It?
Pattern repeat is the number that makes patterned wallpaper cost more rolls than the square-metre math suggests. Here's what it means and how to calculate around it.
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.
How to Hang Wallpaper in a Stairwell: Access, Order, and Getting the Raked Wall Right
Hanging wallpaper in a stairwell means working at height, managing unusually long strips, and cutting to a raked line. A step-by-step approach to doing it 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
Pattern matching is the part of hanging patterned wallpaper that most guides underexplain. What straight match, half-drop, and free match actually mean in practice.
How to Remove Wallpaper: A Step-by-Step Guide
Removing old wallpaper properly — rather than papering over it — saves you problems later. Here's a step-by-step guide to stripping it cleanly, whatever's underneath.
Removable Wallpaper for Renters: Peel-and-Stick, Paste-the-Wall and What Actually Works
Renting doesn't mean bare walls. Here's what removable wallpaper options actually hold up, how to calculate rolls for a temporary install, and how to remove it cleanly.
Peel and Stick Wallpaper: What to Know Before You Buy
Peel and stick wallpaper promises easy application and clean removal — but the reality is more nuanced. Here's what works, what doesn't, and how to calculate how much you need.
How to Hang Wallpaper: A Step-by-Step Guide for First-Timers
The seven steps that take you from a bare wall to a finished strip — wall prep, pasting, plumb lines, pattern matching, and the corners and sockets that trip up most first-timers.
DIY Wallpaper Installation: A Step-by-Step Guide to Hanging It Yourself
A practical guide to hanging wallpaper yourself — preparation, pasting, trimming, and the most common mistakes that lead to bubbles, gaps, and wasted rolls.
How to Wallpaper Around Windows and Awkward Corners
A practical guide to cutting and fitting wallpaper around window reveals, internal corners, and external corners without visible mismatches.
Paste the Wall Wallpaper: How It Works and When to Use It
Everything you need to know about paste-the-wall wallpaper — how it differs from traditional paste-the-paper, its advantages, and the correct hanging technique.
Wallpaper Removal Guide: How to Strip Old Wallpaper Without Damaging the Walls
Removing old wallpaper is often the hardest part of a redecoration project. This guide covers the tools, the soaking method, what to do with stubborn paste, and how to prepare the wall for the next finish.
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