How Things Will Change The Way You Approach Wallpaper For Home?

 

Over the last decade, wallpaper has become a popular home decoration. However, you must know that there are a lot of different ways to have wallpaper in your home, and there’s no one way to go about it. A wallpaper that complements your home décor may be better than a wallpaper that just flatters the edges of a wall. A wallpaper that makes the walls of your dining room stand out may be better than a wallpaper that just sits on top of the walls.

Wallpaper for a home is an important part of the home design process. While you may be familiar with the whole process of designing a home, you may not be aware that it’s a complicated one. You need to consider many factors when trying to decide on the kind of wallpaper you want for your home. It doesn’t need to be a complicated process, and you don’t want to be making this decision blindly.

The most prominent aspect of a home for most individuals is its wallpapers. Most people love their wallpaper, and many people spend a lot of time looking through images of their wallpapers and browsing through websites to find the best wallpaper for their home. However, there are a few friends and family members who have started to complain about the way the wallpaper on their walls looks. They say that it’s outdated and not innovative enough, so they wanted to do something about it. They started to write letters to the wallpaper companies, asking them to develop a superior wallpaper that would look similar to their own.

We all know that wallpaper for the bedroom is a very important part of the home. It’s where we blend our personalities and our style. If you want everything to fit in at the same time, you should choose the wallpaper that matches the colors of your walls. Since wallpapers come in so many different colors and textures, there is no easy way to pick just the right ones for your home.

Wallpaper Materials

Acrylic Coated (Vinyl Coated Paper)

Acrylic Coated/Vinyl Coated wallpapers are printed on paper and treated with a coating for durability and washability/scrub ability. These wallpapers are easily maintained and are unaffected by long-term exposure to humidity making them ideal for kitchens and baths.

Easy-Walls

Easy-Walls is an environmentally friendly wallpaper substrate. It is vinyl free, with no PVC or VOC, and is printed with water-based inks. Wallpaper made with this eco-chic material is pre-pasted and easy to install and easy to remove without harsh chemicals, making wallpaper décor projects a pleasure! The revolutionary Easy-Walls wallpapers are also washable and breathable, inhibiting mold and mildew.

Expanded Vinyl

Expanded Vinyl wallpapers are printed with a special ink that expands with heat giving them a raised surface effect known as "blown" creating a soft but dimensionally textured wallpaper. Most "Paintable" wallpapers are examples of expanded vinyl wallpaper, but also a common printing technique used to create faux effects like bricks, woods, and stones.

Fabric-Backed Vinyl

Fabric-Backed Vinyl wallpapers have a fabric backing which makes them highly durable. Because of their ability to be bumped and scratched without being damaged, these are most commonly used for commercial jobs where high levels of durability are a must.

Grasscloth

Grasscloth wallpapers are handcrafted and unique; made of natural and exotic materials harvested throughout Asia. Grasscloths create a natural and highly textural look on walls that is understated and timeless. Most grasscloth wallpapers are made of 100% natural materials making them environmentally friendly. It is recommended that stains on grasscloth wallpaper be attended to with clean water and a damp white cloth/sponge. A professional cleaning may be necessary.

Heavy-Weight Vinyl

Heavy-weight Vinyl wallpapers are deeply embossed using a thick vinyl material. These wallpapers offer a very luxurious look and feel and are commonly used in Italian wallpaper manufacturing.

Molded Linoleum

Molded Linoleum wallpapers are used primarily in the Lincrusta Collection. Lincrusta wallpapers are a highly durable and dimensional wallcovering that replicates the feeling of custom molding or paneling which can be top-coated with any paint or stain for desired effects.

Non-Woven

Non-Woven wallpapers are an advanced technically improved wallpaper material that was introduced to the market over eight years ago and is fast becoming the preferred substrate for wallpaper. Made of fibrous material, non-woven wallpapers are easier to install and even easier to remove! They will dry-strip from the wall, usually leaving the wall smooth and abrasion free. Many Non-Wovens are vinyl free making them an environmentally friendly wallpaper option.

Paper

Wallpapers printed on paper are not as common as in previous years but are still present in the marketplace. Paper wallpapers are environmentally friendly and showcase flat inks and designs very nicely, but due to the delicate nature of paper, these wallpapers have proven to tear easily during the removal process.

Solid Sheet Vinyl

Solid Sheet Vinyl wallpapers are printed on 100% vinyl material and are commonly embossed to give them a luxurious textural effect. These wallpapers are quite durable and are usually scrubbable, making them easy to clean and maintain. They are also peelable which means the wallpaper will peel off the wall easily, leaving some of the backing on the wall, which can typically be removed with soap and water, or in some cases a wallpaper removal solution may be necessary.

Other Wallpaper Properties

Repeat

The design repeat of a wallpaper tells you how many inches the pattern is vertically, until it repeats itself again. Patterns with no repeats (like textures) will have little waste, but larger designs (with repeats above 21") may require more wallpaper. Because there is more waste since you need to match the pattern from strip to strip and can lose up to the pattern repeat on each strip to match them properly.

Single Roll Coverage

This is the square footage that you will get from a single roll of the wallpaper (or spool of border). This is simply a calculation of the width times the single roll lengths. Sidewalls are usually priced in single roll increments, but must be purchased as double rolls or bolts since this is how they are packaged. To get the bolt (or double roll) coverage simply multiply this number by 2.

When calculating the amount needed for a job see our Wallpaper Calculator page, or use this square footage to determine how many single rolls you need. Be sure to deduct for doors and windows and add more if you have a large design repeat.

Width

This is the width of the wallpaper (or the border), the most common width is 20.5", but there are also many wallpapers that are 21", 27" and 36". 20.5" and 21" wallpapers are usually 33' long per bolt (or 16.5' per single roll), 27" wallpapers are usually 27' long per bolt (or 13.5' per single roll), and 36" wallpapers (usually grasscloths) are 24' per bolt (or 12' per single roll).