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Decorating 101: Wallpapering – Awkward Areas pt.2

Moving on to more of those thought-provoking and patience consuming areas, let us guide you in how to use wallpapers where you may have dormer windows and around your chimney breasts or fire surrounds. Papering Around A (single) Doorway Ideally, you’ll use the minimum amount of wallpaper if you centre a full width strip of paper over the door opening (pattern permitting). Where a door is close to a corner, fit a narrow strip above the doorway. Pattern discontinuity will be least noticed in between two full strips. Dormer Windows... Read More

Decorating 101: Wallpapering – Prior to wallpaper hanging in 2026

Get the paste table out… It’s time to start measuring and cutting So we have prepared the room and are ready to start working with our wallpaper. If you want to wallpaper any ceilings, we will cover this in a later blog (you would do this before any walls so you don’t splash or spill paste onto your newly decorated walls). Measure the height of your walls, use a steel tape measure for this and use this measurement to cut your first piece from the roll. Drop 1. Lay out... Read More

Decorating 101: Wallpapering – Hanging Techniques in 2026

Where To Start Wallpapering! Now, what type of room are you decorating? Just a feature wall? The whole room? Is there a chimney breast?   FEATURE WALL Well, if you are simply decorating a single wall, you need to decide where to start hanging from. If it is a patterned wallpaper, it may be beneficial to start the pattern at the centre of the wall and work outwards. So check to see how you can make your wallpaper look its best! WHOLE ROOM (With Chimney Breast) Start decorating on the... Read More

17/12/2025

5 common wallpaper problems in 2026 and how to solve them

So, you have decided to wallpaper, but your results are not quite how you expected them to be… You’re seeing air bubbles across the feature wall and the other wallpaper won’t quite stick! Don’t worry, these problems can be common to inexperienced wallpaper hangers so hold off heading to google and read on to find the solutions to your issue. Here at Home Flair Decor we are experts in wallpaper, paints and home decor. We’re a dynamic online store run by an experienced retail team of interior experts who live... Read More

Wallpaper Stripping 17/12/2025

Decorating 101: Wall Surface Preparation in 2026

Our guide below is a text heavy exhaustive guide to preparing your walls before decorating, this includes tasks such as stripping wallpaper, sealing contaminated surfaces, covering damp problems and water stains along with an explanation of the types of painted surfaces you may encounter plus a guide to using lining papers effectively to cover poor wall surfaces. Previously Wallpapered Surfaces. It really is a must to strip each wall completely before repapering. There is no way to guarantee that any previous wallpaper or lining papers will stay adhered to the... Read More

Decorating 101: Hints, Tips and Techniques for 2026!

Hello and welcome to what will become a very helpful guide for the amateur wallpaper hanger. With this blog we hope to build up a great information source for all our customers to use if they need that little extra help with any aspect of decorating. So if you are having trouble wallpapering around a wall socket, window or even a radiator, then check here and we will have the answer! The Home Flair Decor Team Take a closer look at the following articles: Decorating 101: Wall Surface Preparation in... Read More

Decorating 101: Wallpapering – The Stairwell

Papering A Stairwell Hanging wallpaper in an ordinary room is not too tricky, but stairwells have a little more to contend with – the long lengths and awkward corners to name just two, in this blog you will find that these difficulties can be overcome. The main problem we all face in wallpapering a stairwell is gaining access to the walls we are decorating. This is because of the heights involved and the awkward angles involved. It is essential to have a safe working platform and to set this up... Read More

Decorating 101: Wallpapering – Awkward Areas pt.1

With the basics now under your belt, it won’t be long until you reach one of those problem areas…but don’t worry, help is at hand! All those tricky areas can easily, with some thought and patience they’ll be wallpapered to perfection. These tips will slow you down, but will give you the best results. There is nothing worse than having to look at a lopsided pattern in a corner. Before you start, you do need to acknowledge that continuity of pattern will be lost in corners and similar places, even a... Read More

How to Remove Wallpaper

 We’ve all been stuck in the same dilemma, contemplating whether or not to remove existing wallpaper before redecorating. We know what you might be thinking- it can save a lot of time to just paste over it than stripping off the old wallpaper. But without good preparation, your results will vary and may leave you disappointed. What may save you time today may not look how you want it to tomorrow. It would save time to overhand but the simple truth is it is never ideal to wallpaper over wallpaper.... Read More