You Can Make Your Own Fabric Wallpaper
Wallpaper can be a hassle, difficult to remove, and if you live in an apartment, you may even be banned from doing so. Fabric wallpapers are becoming a popular alternative, and they have some advantages. You can make your own and it is removable and reusable.
What you need for sticking fabric wallpaper
You will need a duster , some buttons, a cloth, a spray bottle , a blade or rotary cutting tool , and some liquid starch . You can also use a tape measure to figure out how much fabric you need.
Stay away from materials that can get water stains, such as silk and satin. Also, thicker fabrics are not the best choice, as they will be harder to absorb starch, heavier, and harder to hang. Stretchy fabrics can also be a problem because they will shrink and stretch less predictably than more durable fabrics. However, the design and print are only limited by your imagination.
To measure, take the square meters of your wall, measure horizontally and vertically, and then multiply them. One way to determine how much fabric you’ll need is to find the width of your chosen fabric and then divide your wall’s width by that number. That is how many panels of fabric it will take to fit the wall. Then use the height of the wall to determine how long each panel should be, leaving yourself a little extra.
Prepare the wall by cleaning it of dust and dirt, give yourself enough space to work, and lay down a rag. If you have light switches or outlets on the wall, remove them to keep the surface level. Pour some concentrated starch into a spray bottle and prepare your buttons.
How to hang fabric
To hang the fabric, use the tacks from the top, starting at one corner of the wall, and pin it down, leaving a little extra on top. To make sure the panel is straight, align one edge with the edge of the wall. Then add panels until the wall is covered. If you find it difficult to align the panels (because some houses are not completely square), you can align the straightest edge with the edge of one of your panels and work with that panel, leaving a bit of excess on one side. trimmed after you are done with starch.
Starch fabric
Now take the starch and spray it onto the fabric, starting at one top corner. Smooth the fabric against the wall, smoothing out any creases on the side or bottom of the panel. Working down and across, repeat this process until the panel is glued to the wall. You may need to rebuild the pattern as you work, overlapping seams or shifting material as needed. After the first coat of starch, go over the fabric again, making sure you don’t have any creases.
cut the fabric
After that, let the starch dry, and then trim the edges with a blade or rotary fabric tool. Be sure to cut straight along the corner of the wall, or use a straight edge to get a solid, straight line. You will also need to trim around the light switch and outlet covers, cutting close to the edge of the hole in the wall so you can fit the covers on top. After replacing the socket covers, the fabric wallpaper is ready.
Reuse your fabric
To remove the material, simply peel it off and wash the starch off the wall with a mild soap. To reuse the material, wash off excess starch and the material is ready to go.