Don't be faffing around with Pritt Sticks or decorators grade Blu Tac, just use drawing pins to hold the wallpaper up. Dead easy! I'm surprised this method isn't more widely used. Nothing sticky involved at all.
Don't be faffing around with Pritt Sticks or decorators grade Blu Tac, just use drawing pins to hold the wallpaper up. Dead easy! I'm surprised this method isn't more widely used. Nothing sticky involved at all.
Drawing pins! You cannot be serious.
It’s ‘decorators grade Blu-Tack’ all the way for me. It’s the ‘Professionals Choice’.
Don't be faffing around with Pritt Sticks or decorators grade Blu Tac, just use drawing pins to hold the wallpaper up. Dead easy! I'm surprised this method isn't more widely used. Nothing sticky involved at all.
The paintbrush is for the skirting boards. There are a couple of rolls of wallpaper in my shed I think. I'll use those and buy another couple from B & Q. I've got a big packet of a dozen Pritt Sticks to hang the paper with as someone told me it is a bit less messy than mixing paste.
Please take an after picture, this is going to be brilliant
My ‘Haynes DIY decorators handbook’ has the answer; quote:
“the head of the drawing pin will cover the little hole; obviously.
To complete the job, carefully cut out a small circular matching piece of wallpaper and attach it to the head of the drawing pin using Blu-tack. (ordinary Blu-tack will suffice, no need to use the industrial strength stuff for this).
Ensure you match the pattern exactly, otherwise it will look shoddy and unprofessional.”
My ‘Haynes DIY decorators handbook’ has the answer; quote:
“the head of the drawing pin will cover the little hole; obviously.
To complete the job, carefully cut out a small circular matching piece of wallpaper and attach it to the head of the drawing pin using Blu-tack. (ordinary Blu-tack will suffice, no need to use the industrial strength stuff for this).
Ensure you match the pattern exactly, otherwise it will look shoddy and unprofessional.”
My ‘Haynes DIY decorators handbook’ has the answer; quote:
“the head of the drawing pin will cover the little hole; obviously.
To complete the job, carefully cut out a small circular matching piece of wallpaper and attach it to the head of the drawing pin using Blu-tack. (ordinary Blu-tack will suffice, no need to use the industrial strength stuff for this).
Ensure you match the pattern exactly, otherwise it will look shoddy and unprofessional.”
Easy........jobs a gud 'un
Or you could just use wallpaper with multicoloured spots and drawing pins with coloured heads - they'll be camouflaged and it means you don't have to faff about with cutting little circles of wallpaper to stick over them.
Or you could just use wallpaper with multicoloured spots and drawing pins with coloured heads - they'll be camouflaged and it means you don't have to faff about with cutting little circles of wallpaper to stick over them.
Another ‘top-tip’ here Mo; it’s spot-on (excuse the pun).
‘DS-Advice’..... the forum that just keeps giving!
Thanks for all the advice although I think the person who said to use drawing pins was winding me up. I've never done any decorating before so it's difficult to know who to listen to. I'm going to make a start this afternoon as Geraldine has gone to her parents earlier than expected. She'll be gobsmacked when she gets back.
Thanks for all the advice although I think the person who said to use drawing pins was winding me up. I've never done any decorating before so it's difficult to know who to listen to. I'm going to make a start this afternoon as Geraldine has gone to her parents earlier than expected. She'll be gobsmacked when she gets back.
So pleased you are starting today mo. Geraldine will love it. Please put pics up. Thanks. x
Don't forget to leave all the windows open when you're painting Mo - the warm air will help the paint dry, and the flies and wasps and dust that get stuck to the skirting boards and other paintwork will add an interesting textured quality to your work....
Phew ! Just finished for the day. Absolutely covered in paint and had a bit of trouble with the wallpaper. It isn't sticking too well so I've only done half of the room. I think I'll leave it as it is and just paint the other half. It's a lot more tricky than I thought.
Phew ! Just finished for the day. Absolutely covered in paint and had a bit of trouble with the wallpaper. It isn't sticking too well so I've only done half of the room. I think I'll leave it as it is and just paint the other half. It's a lot more tricky than I thought.
I hope you remembered to paper the ceiling - that's the most important bit!
Phew ! Just finished for the day. Absolutely covered in paint and had a bit of trouble with the wallpaper. It isn't sticking too well so I've only done half of the room. I think I'll leave it as it is and just paint the other half. It's a lot more tricky than I thought.
You couldn't have painted a papered a room in one day, it's impossible. WUM
Very good point. He can just paint the rest! Geraldine will be thrilled.... :cool:
I've painted the rest of the room the same colour as the wallpaper on the other two walls. You can hardly notice. A slight problem is that I've run out of paint and B & Q don't have any more in that colour. There's a little bit left to do so I've moved the bookshelves over a bit to cover it up.
You couldn't have painted a papered a room in one day, it's impossible. WUM
I take it this is your first experience of the magical life of Mo and Geraldine? Wasn't the whole pritt-stick thing kind of a clue that this was not entirely serious?
Mo, don't worry about running out of paint. Just cut some pictures and articles out of magazines and newspapers and glue them onto the unpainted bits of the wall, to create the very fashionable 'celebrity-stalker-possibly-serial-killer' look.
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Don't believe they actually make one for wallpaper
Drawing pins! You cannot be serious.
It’s ‘decorators grade Blu-Tack’ all the way for me. It’s the ‘Professionals Choice’.
But what about the holes? How do you hide them?
Please take an after picture, this is going to be brilliant
My ‘Haynes DIY decorators handbook’ has the answer; quote:
“the head of the drawing pin will cover the little hole; obviously.
To complete the job, carefully cut out a small circular matching piece of wallpaper and attach it to the head of the drawing pin using Blu-tack. (ordinary Blu-tack will suffice, no need to use the industrial strength stuff for this).
Ensure you match the pattern exactly, otherwise it will look shoddy and unprofessional.”
Easy........jobs a gud 'un
Doh! Should have thought of that. How thick I am.
That sounds like a great idea. Report back in week or so after you've recovered.
Or you could just use wallpaper with multicoloured spots and drawing pins with coloured heads - they'll be camouflaged and it means you don't have to faff about with cutting little circles of wallpaper to stick over them.
Another ‘top-tip’ here Mo; it’s spot-on (excuse the pun).
‘DS-Advice’..... the forum that just keeps giving!
I've picked up up some very handy ideas on this thread.
I'm sure she will.........
Don't forget to leave all the windows open when you're painting Mo - the warm air will help the paint dry, and the flies and wasps and dust that get stuck to the skirting boards and other paintwork will add an interesting textured quality to your work....
I hope you remembered to paper the ceiling - that's the most important bit!
Only half the ceiling though, otherwise it won't match the walls.
You couldn't have painted a papered a room in one day, it's impossible. WUM
I painted the skirting boards as I said earlier.
Very good point. He can just paint the rest! Geraldine will be thrilled.... :cool:
I've painted the rest of the room the same colour as the wallpaper on the other two walls. You can hardly notice. A slight problem is that I've run out of paint and B & Q don't have any more in that colour. There's a little bit left to do so I've moved the bookshelves over a bit to cover it up.
I take it this is your first experience of the magical life of Mo and Geraldine? Wasn't the whole pritt-stick thing kind of a clue that this was not entirely serious?
Mo, don't worry about running out of paint. Just cut some pictures and articles out of magazines and newspapers and glue them onto the unpainted bits of the wall, to create the very fashionable 'celebrity-stalker-possibly-serial-killer' look.