How To Hang Wallpaper Around Wall Lights

Trim at the ceiling and trim the corner.

How to hang wallpaper around wall lights.

Cut off the. Paper loosely over a switch. That way you can cut the paper with a perfectly straight. Apply the paper to the wall with the top edge of the paper starting about three inches above the corner where the ceiling meets the wall.

How to wallpaper around tricky obstacles turn off your electricity. Replace plastic covers with metal covers for better paper adhesion. With a utility knife trim away enough paper to expose the sockets or switch. Wallpapering according to plan 1.

On the adjacent wall draw a plumb line if there s no door or window. Unscrew and remove the outlet cover then apply strips of paper to the wall as usual papering over the open electrical box. Loosen the switch screws. Measure to the plumb line and adjust the paper to keep the distance equal.

Hang the next strip of paper. Wallpaper down to the switch or socket support the wallpaper with one hand and smooth the paper into the switch surface mounted box cut along the top of the box then carefully pull the paper away from the wall slightly so you can smooth the paper to the edge of the box trim this edge now do the same with the other edge. Hang your wallpaper as normal and gently lay the paper across the wall until you meet your light switch socket. Ease the plate away from the wall and in front of the wallpaper.

Make a pencil mark just in from each corner impression in the wallpaper. Overlap the existing piece on the adjacent wall by 1 8 inch. Prime the cover with wallpaper sizing.