PEEL AND STICK WALLPAPER

I’d consider myself a pro with peel and stick wallpaper now! Okay, not exactly but I’m pretty darn good. I’ve now done three peel and stick wallpaper projects, the latest being my entire dining room at my new rental house! It took me about 5-6 hours over the course of a few days to do the entire room… Not that bad! I wanted the room to be moody and make by dining table pop so I decided on this dark floral wallpaper and I am obsessed!

Since I’ve done this a few times now, I want to share some tips I’ve learned during the peel and stick wallpaper process. The #1 thing I recommend is finding a pattern that isn’t too difficult to line up. It’s going to save you a LOT of frustration believe me.

PEEL AND STICK WALLPAPER TIPS

Pick a simple pattern

Try to stick with a pattern like the dots that will make it easier to line up the sheets on the wall. This way if you can’t align the pattern exactly it doesn’t look too off. Plus, if you have a textured wall then a busy print won’t show the texture that bad…especially from far away! Just don’t let your guests look too closely lol.

Buy more than you think you need

This goes back to picking a simpler pattern because if you do pick a pattern like floral then you will need to buy more than the exact measurements. Why? Because when you cut the roll of peel and stick wallpaper the length of the wall you aren’t going to know exactly where the next piece will line up with the one you just put on the wall. Therefore, you’ll have extra smaller pieces that will be harder to use…

Don’t ask me how to measure the number of rolls you would need for the project. I just wing it… For my dining room, I believe the room is 12 ft x 10 ft so I used about 20 rolls of wallpaper. Math and patience aren’t my strong suit with DIY projects.

Get the tools

Okay, so there really aren’t a lot of tools because it literally is “peel and stick” meaning peel off the backing to the wallpaper and stick it on the wall. However, you will need these items for the best results:

• tape measure
• scissors
• step stool
• knife or blade (to cut wallpaper edges or corners once applied)
• plastic smoother (easiest way to get it smooth on the wall)

Drink wine… Because it makes it more fun and I’m not a perfectionist when it comes to DIY so I think it looks great!!