How To Hang Wall Mural Without Glue

A mural is essentially wall paper.

How to hang wall mural without glue.

Apply paste to the plate then lay it face down on the paper. The best method for hanging unpasted wallpaper. Apply painter s tape around trim in the room then coat the walls with primer using a paint. See the other parts.

See primer adhesive recommendations for specific information remove hooks light fixtures and plates. Cut from the part of the pattern that matches the paper on the wall around the switch. Fill cracks and holes with spackling compound and sand until smooth. Watch our step by step video showing how to hang wallpaper with expert advice and top tips to help you complete the job with confidence.

Submerge rolled strip into the water tray. Wallpaper pseudo sage sized to your wall pre mixed wallpaper adhesive. Note you will first have to paint the boards with something. Peel the backing off of one side of the tape and attach to the object so that it is not visible when you hang it.

Cut a piece of wallpaper larger than the plate. Start with a smooth clean surface. Wallpaper has come so far from the sticky messy days. Roll the cut strip from bottom to top paste side out you should not see the pattern.

Fill a water tray 2 3 full with water at room temperature. Paper the cover plates of electrical fixtures to make them disappear. Soak for the amount of time recommended in the manufacturer s hanging instructions usually 30 seconds. Cut strips of tape and place them on the object you want to hang.

Tools and materials needed to hang a wall mural. And you really only need a couple of supplies to get it done in a couple of hours. If painting use a flat latex paint or primer 7 10 days prior. Paste the wall wallpaper is one of the newest innovations on the market.

Apartment therapy the logomark and logotype for the apartment therapy brand. Perfect for most unpasted non woven wallpapers the application is quick easy and. Rather than applying the tape to the wall attach one side of the tape directly to what you want to hang first. Hold them both on the wall and adjust the paper to match the pattern on the wall.

So we ve been brainstorming ways to hang wallpaper in a rented apartment without glue luckily apartment therapy bloggers and readers have come up with a many ideas. There is no other way to hang it without it looking like crap. Take four or more depending on size equal in size pieces of hard board or plywood glue the mural to it with wall paper paste and hang the boards like pictures.