How To Hang Wall Paper With Half Drop Match

It takes three strips to repeat the vertical design.

How to hang wall paper with half drop match.

The pattern on one side of the wallpaper strip is one half the repeat lower than the other side requiring that the second strip of wallpaper to be dropped until the pattern repeats and aligned across the two strips. Hold them both on the wall and adjust the paper to match the pattern on the wall. This match has design elements which match on adjoining strips. A quick guide to the best way to hang a half drop pattern wallpaper and the best place to start hanging in a room with a bay window.

Half drop patterns repeat at the ceiling line on every other strip and the design tends to run diagonally. Cut a piece of wallpaper larger than the plate. Cut from the part of the pattern that matches the paper on the wall around the switch. Cut your second drop to match your first.

A half drop is paper that has a pattern that shifts exactly half the length of the pattern. When the strip is in the right position drop down the bottom half and gently smooth the paper against the wall with your hands beginning at one edge and working your way across. With a drop match pattern there is a matching pattern at the ceiling that drops between the first and the second strip. You have two options for this.

The tops of the wallpaper will be the same on every other strip. You ll need to lay out the room and determine which strips will go where ahead of time. A half drop match is a straight match that has been split in half. A symbol with two arrows opposite one another means it s a straight match pattern where the left and right sides line up.

Unroll your next drop on top of your first and line up the pattern on the side furthest away from you. Multi drop patterns take four or more lengths before the first drop s design is repeated as opposed to two lengths for half drop matches. Use a smoothing brush or damp sponge to smooth out any air bubbles. Use a seam roller to gently smooth down the edges of the wallpaper.

Trim the excess paper. This match features more complex patterns and it will greatly depend on the pattern repeat as to how many rolls will be required. Check the label of your paper. Every strip will be the same at the ceiling line.

Apply paste to the plate then lay it face down on the paper.