{"id":316,"date":"2011-02-28T06:30:28","date_gmt":"2011-02-28T06:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.propertydecorating.co.uk\/blog\/?p=316"},"modified":"2011-02-28T06:30:28","modified_gmt":"2011-02-28T06:30:28","slug":"how-to-wallpaper-around-a-window-or-door-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.propertydecorating.co.uk\/blog\/?p=316","title":{"rendered":"How to wallpaper around a window or door reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wallpapering around a window or door reveal<\/h1>\n

One of the things that puts people off from wallpapering is they are unsure how to tackle certain area\u2019s. One of these is a window or door reveal.<\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t as daunting as it may first appear and I will try to explain how to do it below.<\/p>\n

Where and how to start with the wallpaper<\/h2>\n

One of the first things I do, is measure using a roll of wallpaper to work out where the sheet will come at the reveal, in other words I see if the paper goes around the reveal and not stop on the external corner, this is bad! You may have to adjust where you start hanging the wallpaper or even start from another starting point, such as the other corner of the wall.<\/p>\n

Once you have worked this out and made a plumb line on the wall you can start to hang the wallpaper. Hang the first sheet making sure you follow the plumb line to ensure it is straight and upright.<\/p>\n

Now take the next sheet and match the pattern, if the wallpaper has one, and hang that sheet, then keep going until you reach the reveal.<\/p>\n

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Now that you\u2019re at the reveal hang the sheet as you normally would, smoothing out the bubbles where the paper is on the wall and cutting around anything that needs it, such as light switches, sockets or window sills.
\nOnce you have smoothed out the paper you need to get a sharp knife, cut the wallpaper along the top of the reveal horizontally from the edge of the paper toward the side of the reveal.<\/p>\n

Once you have made this cut you can fold the paper around the edge of the reveal and smooth out, then cut the excess off from the window frame edge.<\/p>\n

Next, match the pattern for the next sheet along the top of the reveal, but the length of the sheet only needs to be long enough to cover the top of the reveal and go under the reveal to the window or doorframe. Paste and hang this sheet matching the pattern. Once you have done this, you will notice an area with no paper. This is the infill area.<\/p>\n

\"Graphic\"Graphic<\/p>\n

What you need to do is cut a length of paper enough to fill in this infill area; this must also match the pattern. The best way to do this is cut a length of wallpaper the same as the one you have just put up at the top of the reveal, then move it over the top of the piece of paper going around the reveal.
\nMatch up the pattern, you should be able to see where the reveal is through the wallpaper, draw a line with a pencil about an inch or 25mm larger than the edge of the reveal.
\nCut the paper along the line you have drawn, paste it up, now to hang it, start underneath the reveal and line the pattern up, smooth it out, now trim along the window or door, next trim along the reveal corner, starting at the outer edge working toward the window, so leaving the inch overhang.<\/p>\n

Putting it all together<\/h3>\n

Now you will need to make a cut on the first sheet of paper, from the reveal corner at a 45 degree angle, about an inch and a half long. Lift the wallpaper up but be careful not to rip the paper, now smooth the infill paper around the reveal and under the flap you have just lifted, finally use some overlap or border adhesive to stick the flap over the infill piece.<\/p>\n

You could if you feel confident actually make the infill section longer and the flap bigger, then actually splice the two sheets together. If you’re not confident your pattern will match up best to go with the up and under method.<\/p>\n

Continue along the head of the reveal and then use the same principle to go around the other reveal.<\/p>\n

Splicing the two pieces together<\/h3>\n

\"Graphic<\/p>\n

EDIT:<\/strong> Following on from a question in a comment below<\/a>, I have explained splicing in a bit more depth.<\/p>\n

To splice the infill section with the adjoining sheet of wallpaper, make the infill section longer than you would with just a normal infill, about 75mm-100mm, or so you have the pattern you need to line up correctly. Then apply the infill section starting underneath the reveal as mentioned above, trim as required, now fold it over the sheet on top of the reveal but instead of flapping it underneath as we did before we are going to splice the infill section with the adjoining sheet.
\nYou are going to cut both sheets of paper, so make sure your pattern lines up if you have one.<\/p>\n

Take a very sharp knife and a straight edge, make a 45 degree angle cut from the reveal corner making sure you cut through both pieces of paper, next cut a horizontal line starting from the top of the first cut and cut horizontally toward the edge of the next sheet of paper.
\nNow remove the two waste parts of paper, apply some overlap or border adhesive to the wall and flap back the infill and wallpaper sections, you should now be able to marry up the two edges to get a seamless joint and you will not have a bump of paper underneath as you would simply by folding the infill part under the sheet of wallpaper.<\/p>\n

Depending on the pattern, you could cut around the pattern rather than cut through it, this may reduce the risk or not matching the pattern correctly, so instead of cutting a horizontal line, cut carefully around the pattern, say a flower, freehand. As always when using a sharp knife, be careful!<\/p>\n

The completed wallpapered wall around the window reveal<\/h3>\n
\n\"Graphic\n<\/div>\n

The same principle applies to doors with a reveal, such as French doors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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