How to Wallpaper a Closet
We're expecting a baby girl this spring and I'm having so much fun getting the nursery ready for her arrival. She has a large blank closet and I decided to add a pretty wallpaper in there for a pop of color and pattern. This was my first time using "real" wallpaper, so I was a little nervous about how it would go. Luckily, it was incredibly easy and dare I say...fun?!
Here's the closet before I got my hands on it. It was just begging for a little TLC!
First, you need to buy the wallpaper and buy enough of it. I ended up getting two rolls for this closet (that measured about 53″ across and 95″ high) and had a lot leftover. Keep in mind, there will be waste from having to match up the patterns. So you’ll need more than you think. You'll also need a level, tape measure, seam roller, paste and brush, a smoothing tool, and utility knife.
Figure out where you'll place your strip. Because of my pattern, I started in the middle of the closet. I drew a level line vertically on the wall.
This is a paste the wall type paper, so I used a lot of paste on the wall. I found that it was easier if I put more on because then I could wiggle the strips around to get them perfectly positioned.
With the paste on, I put my first strip on following the level line and used my smoothing tool to get rid of any bubbles. I then used a metal smoothing tool and utility knife at the bottom to cut off the excess wallpaper.
I repeated these same steps throughout the closet.
Here's what the closet looks like now! I love the subtle rose gold color and organic pattern with those trees in here.
For more tips to install wallpaper (and a link to the exact one I used) head to this blog post.
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