| Putting up wallpaper is a task which very few | | | | table will serve to set the water trough on used |
| people enjoy. Aside from the obvious mess, it can | | | | for submerging the wallpaper. Having the trough |
| take an extraordinary amount of time and | | | | elevated near waist height will save a good |
| preparation. There are a couple of tricks or | | | | amount of back pain and stiffness later. The |
| techniques to avoid a challenging mess. However, | | | | worst case scenario is using a bathtub which is |
| before a finger is even lifted to open a roll of | | | | clean from any cleaning chemical residue or a wide |
| wallpaper or border, choosing the pattern, color | | | | plank of wood. |
| and theme can take some length of time. | | | | A very sturdy foot stool in prime condition will |
| The selections available for the various patterns, | | | | usually be easier to maneuver than even the |
| themes and colors of wallpaper and wallpaper | | | | smallest step ladder. If the room being decorated |
| borders are astounding. Big block home | | | | has cathedral type ceilings the home owner may |
| improvement stores almost always have a very | | | | not have this choice. It is vitally important not to |
| limited stock available. The most popular designs | | | | step on the top or the second ladder rung from |
| are kids' themed or flowery types. Settling for | | | | the top. Over extending one's reach while standing |
| what is in stock is never a good idea. Ask the | | | | on a foot stool or ladder is also the most |
| clerk for a catalogue or other samples. Better | | | | common cause for ladder injury. It is almost |
| yet, visit a shop specializing in wallpaper, paint and | | | | guaranteed that the individual will fall. DO NOT DO |
| home décor. It will be far easier to match up | | | | THIS! |
| color palettes so that clashing does not occur. | | | | It is always recommended to have a helper |
| If the home owner is decorating from scratch, it | | | | nearby when hanging full rolls of wallpaper and |
| will be much easier to pick the main colors to be | | | | sometimes borders. Not only will this speed up the |
| used from swatches and coordinate wallpaper | | | | process, but will also be easier for the decorator. |
| with those swatches. Should the walls already | | | | There is a well kept secret "trick", however, |
| have a main paint color or wallpaper applied to the | | | | which even many professionals are not yet |
| walls, try to find the original piece of wallpaper or | | | | aware. |
| paint to create a swatch. Sometimes this just will | | | | There is a specialized tool designed to make |
| not be possible. In this case carefully remove a | | | | applying a wallpaper border quite simple and fast |
| small obscured piece of the existing wall decor, if | | | | without a second wallpapering or border buddy. |
| possible, from the wall to use as a sample. | | | | The tool allows an individual to spool out the |
| Once the wallpaper or border has been purchased | | | | border, with only one hand and temporarily and |
| and the home owner is ready to begin applying | | | | quickly secure itself to the wall while the user |
| the wallpaper, there are a couple of tricks to take | | | | slides the foot stool over to continue spooling the |
| advantage of in order to maintain the neatest | | | | border out. What can easily take two people a |
| work area possible. Having a large open surface, | | | | couple of hours to apply a border to just one |
| such as a countertop or dining room table in or | | | | average room; the average person with this tool |
| near the room to be decorated, is a must. If | | | | can do it in perhaps a half-hour. |
| none is available, an inexpensive 4' by 4' folding | | | | |