VIDEO: Attach the wallpaper border correctly

Wallpaper border considerations

• If you want to make a high room look lower, bring the wallpaper border approx. 10 to 20 cm below the ceiling at. The gap between the border and the ceiling must be kept the same color as the ceiling.
• If the border is to hide transitions between wallpapers, be sure to choose a border that matches both wallpapers. Systems of different wallpapers and borders are often offered. Always choose a border from this system.
• There is no rule where a border should be attached, but some things just don't look harmonious. Borders that are half covered by cabinets or that end just below the door frame don't look good. Wallpaper borders that are attached at a height that a horizontal edge (window sill, door frame, furniture) is exactly in the middle of the wallpaper border, do not have a good effect either.
• Plan the position of the wallpaper border in furnished rooms and include the furniture in the course of this border. You can let the borders end on the furniture, guide them around them or simply stick them on the furniture. The latter option is available for older, single-colored furniture. It just depends on the overall picture and your taste.
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Modern wallpaper borders are mostly self-adhesive, so you don't need to touch any paste. If your borders do not have an adhesive layer, use border glue from the tube instead of wallpaper paste, as this is often not suitable for sticking paper to paper. Never stick borders on damp wallpaper, wait afterwards Wallpapering a couple of days with it.

1. Mark the course of the border with a pencil line on the wallpaper. Test that the ceiling of the room is level. If so, use a spirit level and a stick to make the marking line. If you want to add vertical lines and a plumb line if you want to stick the wallpaper border vertically.
2. If you want a sloping course, mark the start and end point and connect these points with a bar to draw the line. If the points are very far apart, stretch a piece of string between them.
3. If you want to attach a border parallel to the ceiling, specify a point at which the border should be placed. Now place a lath from the ceiling to the point and mark the distance between the ceiling and the point on the lath. With this self-made gauge, you attach wide guide points and connect them with the help of a pencil and a stick. This method is useful when ceilings are not level.
4. With self-adhesive wallpaper borders, start in a corner of the room, peel off about 20 cm from the backing paper and Affix the border in such a way that the marking line is just covered by the lower edge of the wallpaper border will. Always peel off as much of the backing paper as you actually need. Rub the border with a cloth.
5. If you use border glue, lightly moisten the wallpaper border and coat it with the glue. Fold the border together, roll it up and let it go. The length of the soaking time is stated on the packaging of the border.
6. Start here in a corner of the room and glue the border on. Press on the border with a foam rubber roller (edge ​​roller). Immediately remove any excess glue from the outlet. Note: Better to work with smaller pieces that you put together, rather than using too large unwieldy pieces. Pin the border to the wall with pins while it dries.
7. Press the border into the corners of the room with a ruler. If the glue is wet, cut the border in the corner with a cutter.