How To Hang Wallpaper Around Wall Lights
Paper loosely over a switch.
How to hang wallpaper around wall lights. Hang the next strip of paper. 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. Replace plastic covers with metal covers for better paper adhesion.
Prime the cover with wallpaper sizing. Make a pencil mark just in from each corner impression in the wallpaper. Measure to the plumb line and adjust the paper to keep the distance equal. We ll be removing the light switch cover to tuck spare paper underneath and it is imperative.
Overlap the existing piece on the adjacent wall by 1 8 inch. Using a wallpaper hanging. Trim at the ceiling and trim the corner. Wallpapering according to plan 1.
Loosen the switch screws. Unscrew and remove the outlet cover then apply strips of paper to the wall as usual papering over the open electrical box. 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. Cut off the.
Hang a strip in the corner. With a utility knife trim away enough paper to expose the sockets or switch. How to wallpaper around tricky obstacles turn off your electricity.