Wallpaper Installers Colorado Springs, CO.
Wallpaper in different forms has been a popular covering over the years. Since its invention, believed to be about 2000 years ago when the Chinese began to paint and hang rice paper as a divider design and for walls in general, it has grown as a popular medium for wall decor. You can imagine the intricate details that would come out of that type of decoration and from that era. The development of wallpaper was steady and grew in popularity as products became affordable and more realistic as far as application was concerned. When the more modern aspects of decorating were introduced in the mid-nineties, paper covering began to fall out of style and all but disappeared around the 80's. Simple coverings of paint and low textured materials became the style. However, wallpaper is enjoying a revival and many wall covering options have emerged. Well, not exactly emerged as materials such as grass cloth, embossed, foil and even glass were mostly available, they have been refined to be easier to handle and offer more decor options.
The main difference between older papers and coverings from today's are the designs. Victorian patterns, plaids and grandmas designs have been replaced by modern art and graphics with a wider range of colors that can be attained. Artists are emerging that specialize in decor and especially in wall coverings. Along with the more intricate designs and graphics come the challenges of pattern match and more drop match schemes where you have to match the vertical and horizontal lines. The good news is that there is plenty of expertise available for creating the perfect wall finish with materials that are much easier to remove than wall coverings used to be.
If you are considering papering your walls then let us give you a bit of advice for measuring. When you add the length of the walls by the height of the walls you will get a square ft measurement by multiplying the numbers. Make sure you round up, not down and do not deduct opens like doors and windows; this should allow for pattern repeat matching. Another thing to remember is that with an average height ceiling, you get about 5 strips with a DOUBLE roll of paper, so divide width of paper into total width measurement of room to get your needs but all manufacturers sizing is different so check the sizing they show with the formulas we have suggested.
The main difference between older papers and coverings from today's are the designs. Victorian patterns, plaids and grandmas designs have been replaced by modern art and graphics with a wider range of colors that can be attained. Artists are emerging that specialize in decor and especially in wall coverings. Along with the more intricate designs and graphics come the challenges of pattern match and more drop match schemes where you have to match the vertical and horizontal lines. The good news is that there is plenty of expertise available for creating the perfect wall finish with materials that are much easier to remove than wall coverings used to be.
If you are considering papering your walls then let us give you a bit of advice for measuring. When you add the length of the walls by the height of the walls you will get a square ft measurement by multiplying the numbers. Make sure you round up, not down and do not deduct opens like doors and windows; this should allow for pattern repeat matching. Another thing to remember is that with an average height ceiling, you get about 5 strips with a DOUBLE roll of paper, so divide width of paper into total width measurement of room to get your needs but all manufacturers sizing is different so check the sizing they show with the formulas we have suggested.