Wallpaper Tips & Tricks

Would you like to order wallpaper, but first want to know exactly how to put it up? Follow these tips to make it easy(er) for yourself.

Materials
Our wallpapers are available in three different materials: 

Vinyl textile wallpaper
Matte non-woven wallpaper
Peel & stick wallpaper

The vinyl textile wallpaper has a textile look and feel and is the most luxurious wallpaper. It is matte and has a beautiful texture. This wallpaper has a paste-the-paper installation, meaning you put the glue on the wallpaper. 

The matte non-woven wallpaper is the most allround wallpaper. It is matte and is perfectly smooth. This wallpaper has a paste-the-wall installation, meaning you have to put the glue on the wall. 

Our peel & stick wallpaper is perfect for homes that are temporary. It is like a big sticker. You remove the back and just stick it to the wall. You can also remove it without a trace. It has a soft satin shine. Important: only sticks on smooth clean walls. 


Always make sure your walls are primed and dry. 


Asked a professional for help?
Amazing! Wallpaper can be a tricky thing if you haven't done it before. We strongly recommend to wait for the wallpaper to arrive first and checked properly before you make any appointments. Atelier Florentine is not responsible for missed appointments due to postal delays or production flaws. This happens on a rare occasion (we are working with humans :-) ) so please wait till everything is in and checked before you call the installer. 

How does it work?
First, the wallpaper we sell is custom-made for your wall. The wallpaper comes in numbered panels that you hang in order from left to right. This saves a lot of math and waste compared to a 10-meter roll of wallpaper if you want to decorate normal walls. 

Always check the parts by laying them on the floor before you glue them to the wall. 
This is very important, because you need to make sure you have the right order in place. Also, if a wallpaper is not printed correctly, which can happen on a very rare occasion, we can send you a new one for free. Since there can be colour differences between the first and second print we ship an entire new wallpaper. So make sure you have not glued the wallpaper to the wall before you have checked the parts. 

We recommend sticking the strips as close together as possible while wallpapering, if necessary with a very small overlap. The wallpaper can shrink on some walls if the wall has not been properly prepared. Be especially careful with freshly plastered walls, these have a suction effect that can cause the wallpaper to “shrink” because these walls completely soak up the glue. This is minimal, but can cause you to get gaps if you don't glue it together properly. If your wall has not yet been treated, make sure it has had a coat of primer and preferably a coat of paint as well. 

Also, a tip for wallpaper with a dark color, such as dark blue, is to paint the wall in that color. If you have a white wall and a dark wallpaper that is not pasted correctly, you will immediately see a white seam in between. By painting the wall a darker color, at least where the seams will be, you prevent seams from being clearly visible. 


Both wallpapers can be wiped off with a damp cloth. However, we do not recommend wallpaper in damp areas such as a bathroom. It can be done, but we dare not guarantee it will last for years. So this is at your own risk. However, a toilet room is fine, as long as there is no steam. 

Wallpaper Rolls

Do you have a room with lots of sloping walls, built-in closets and windows and don't know how to take your measurements? Then we recommend wallpaper on a standard roll of 10m long.

Vinyl textile wallpaper: 53cm wide. 10m long. € 269,95
Peel & Stick wallpaper: 50cm wide, 10m long € 269,95
Matte non-woven wallpaper: 50cm wide, 10m long € 229,95

To calculate how many rolls you need, we recommend the following step-by-step plan: 

1. Jobs: divide the width of the wall by the width of the roll (53/50cm)
2. Divide the length of the roll by the pattern height (1000/53cm)
3. Divide the height of your wall by the length of the pattern (wall height/53cm)
4. Divide the result of step 2 by step 3
5. Divide step 1 by step 4: Is number of rolls needed

Always round this number up, otherwise you will come up short. If you are at 6.1 rolls, you should order 7. In this case we advise you to order a made-to-measure wallpaper and cut away what is in between (such as a window or door frame). 

Our patterns vary in height, so always send us a message for pattern sizes if you did not order a sample. All samples have this information. 

Do you have other questions? Feel free to send us a message.

Note: We always advise a wallpaper professional in case of calculation questions about the amount needed. We can help you with this, but please note that installing wallpapers is not our profession, designing and illustrating them is ;-)