Cute Wallpaper

 By Nathan Martyn

There are many designs of cute wallpaper for your child’s room. Some of the wallpaper that you child may choose are Disney characters, Elmo, ducks, animals, fairy tale characters, trains, airplanes, sailboats, teddy bears, stars and moon, super hero’s and many more. There are many more patterns in wallpaper available that your child will love. If you are decorating a nursery or a child’s room putting up cute wallpaper can be enjoyable for all involved. The choices you will have in picking out wallpaper can be overwhelming with all the themes available.

If you are choosing wallpaper for a nursery, you should go with a pattern that will grow with the child. It should be of a pattern that they would like in their room for a few years. Some people try to choose a pattern of wallpaper to go along with the decor in their child’s room. The furnishings and bedding also play a part in the theme of wallpaper that is chosen.

It does not matter what you decide in wallpaper you will be able to find it in just about any theme that you choose. After your child grows, they will decide what they like best and then you can better choose wallpaper to suit their personality. The important thing is when choosing wallpaper is to get what you want. If you want teddy bears for your child’s room, there are many different kinds of this type of wallpaper on the market. It is also important to choose wallpaper that can easily be removed. That way when your child grows and wants to change their room to a different theme you can keep the wallpaper going in the same direction.

You will have to decide if you want to wallpaper the entire room, one wall or just use a wallpaper border. A wallpaper border can give the room a burst of color and can come in many designs and fun patterns. Wallpapering one wall can give your child something fun and interesting to look at in the room and can be very decorative. For those of you that want to use wallpaper on the entire room this may take some time but if done right your child will love their new wallpaper. Some people may choose a fun sport theme for wallpaper such as baseball, basketball and football. This type of wallpaper will grow with the child and is very popular for a child’s room. When choosing your wallpaper, make sure that it is the washable kind so that it can be easily cleaned when needed.

Also, in conclusion, there is another form of cute wallpaper. This can be found in computer desktop backgrounds. Cute desktop wallpapers are digital arrangements that are displayed on a computer desktop environment. The wallpapers usually are created in JPEG, PNG, BMP or GIF format. Such wallpaper can be used with Microsoft Windows, Linux and Macintosh computers. Each desktop environment can have different requirements, such as needing the wallpaper image to be scaled up or down to fit the needed size.

About the Author: Nathan Martyn is webmaster of Cute Wallpaper, a site dedicated to cute desktop backgrounds and wallpaper.

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Wall Preparation - A Necessity

by Michiel Van Kets

To hang wallpaper in the correct way and prevent it from 'falling of the wall' then it is necessary to prepare it properly. Walls must be dust, mildew and grime free, (clean with sugar soap or bleach). It can't be stressed enough the importance of cleaning, priming and sizing walls before hanging paper.

Priming - In most case's wallpaper adheres more easily if a primer-sealer is applied to the wall. This compound keeps the wall surface from absorbing moisture from the adhesive and also protects the wall from damage if the covering is later removed. Walls painted with high-quality flat alkyd paint may not need a primer. Choose a primer-sealer designed as a wallcovering undercoat. Apply it with a roller at least 24 hours before hanging the wallcovering to allow it to dry thoroughly. When hanging a light coloured paper over existing wallpaper or a coloured wall, use pigmented primer-sealer matched to the paper's background.

Sizing - Sizing has nothing to do with measuring how much wallpaper will be required. It is a liquid coating designed to make wallpaper apply and adhere better and apply more easily. It helps the drying process (so the glue doesn't simply soak into the wall) and increases slippage so moving the paper around to get it to fit neatly is a lot easier and adds a barrier so the paper can be removed later on.

Pasting - Most modern day papers are pre-pasted so paste is not usually required. For some heavy vinyls and murals you do need to paste the wall or the back of the paper. Read the enclosed instructions or symbols to work out if you are required to buy paste.

Wallpaper Symbols
Diferent symbols can be found in your wallpaper pattern book or on product labels on your rolls of wallpaper. Use this guide to help you identify the various characteristics of the roll to ensure the best possible results.

Spongeable
Either printed with water-fast colours or thinly coated with PVA. Paste on the surface can be safely removed by gentle use of a damp sponge.

Washable
As spongeable but with more protection. will withstand more wiping after light soiling.

Super Washable
As spongeable but well protected with PVA. Suitable for wet areas such as bathrooms or kitchens.

Scrubbable
Normally only applies to vinyl wallcoverings used in areas with heavy water.

Good Light Fastness
This means the wallcovering should retain its original colour for a considerable amount of time, but can't be guaranteed on any permanent basis.

Moderate Light Fastness
Beware!! This product may well fade or discolour in areas of direct sunlight.

Adhesive to Wallcovering
This product needs to be pasted as this is not ready pasted or a paste-the-wall product.

Ready Pasted
To be hung by immersion in clean water according to instructions

Paste The Wall
Some textiles and some wide width wallcoverings. Always check the type of adhesive and the method of application.

Strippable
Should peel cleanly from the wall in a dry state.

Wet Removable
This will not dry peel.

Overlap & Double Cut
Where edges cannot (or should not) be butt-joined in the usual way, they are lapped and the two thicknesses are sliced through, usually with a straight edge and knife. The subsequent two strips of waste are pulled away leaving two edges stuck down as a perfect butt-joint. Often applies to contract materials and thicker wallcoverings

Peelable
The top skin of the decoration should peel cleanly away, leaving the backing (if still secure) ready for further decoration.

Offset Match
This is sometimes called a half-drop. The match is obtained by halving the repeat.

Straight Match
The pattern matches straight across the width.

Free Match
No matching required, lengths can be cut straight from the roll without wastage.

Design Repeat Distance Offset
The circumstance of the printed rolls, half of which represents the wallcovering drop (where applicable). This is very important information for calculating the number of lengths available to a roll and this will give you the total quantity you need.

Direction of Hanging
This can be found (but rarely) on the edge of wallcoverings that have been untrimmed or it may be on the reverse of some products. In other respects, on a label it will mean do not reverse the lengths.

Reverse Alternative Layout
Mostly applicable to plain effects and necessary to minimise the risk of side to side shading.

Co-ordinated Fabric Available
This does not necessarily mean a matching fabric and even when your design is the same, your colours may often vary because of some different techniques in printing.

Easy Paper
Means the paper is pre-pasted, scrubbable and peelable. Also provides you longer time to manipulate the paper for pattern matching. Available on most of the Vision Products.

Michiel Van Kets writes articles about modern furniture and latest wallpaper & fabric designs for the home and office. Explore the latest trend from brands and designers such as Nina Campbell, Cole and Son and Harlequin. Get ideas from upcoming design on sofas, tables and beds.

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Home Design Guide - Wall Coverings

by Tauqeer Hassan

Walls are the largest area in any room requiring decoration and the decorative possibilities are enormous, as is the potential impact of your choice.

Wallpapers range from the expensive hand-blocked variety to the mass-produced high-street ranges. Many of the mass-produced types are actually made from vinyl or PVC and are washable making them suitable for kitchens and bathrooms. A more attractive, yet also washable, alternative to vinyl is coated wallpaper, which is expensive but widely available.

Many modern wallpapers are sold pre-pasted, and need only be dipped into a special trough of water before hanging.

There are a huge number of patterned wallpapers, with anything from flowers to geometric shapes on them. Recently, however, many companies have brought out a range of papers designed to emulate decorative paint finishes, such as dragging, stippling or marbling.

Embossed and textured wallpaper can look wonderful in the right circumstances. Anaglypta and Lincrusta have long been popular for the area beneath the dado rail, which is the area that gets the most wear-and-tear, but they can also look good elsewhere.

Other textured wallpapers include the ubiquitous wood-chip, which is often used to disguise rough, cracked walls, and hessian, which was popular in the 1970s, and has become fashionable as a retro look. It is also possible to buy wallpapers which imitate suede, cork, leather and silk. Another well-known textured wallpaper is flock. Real flock is very beautiful and immensely luxurious, and bears little resemblance to cheap flocked wallpaper.

Lining paper makes a lovely soft-looking surface to paint onto, as well as hiding minor imperfections in the wall. It also makes an ideal base for expensive wallpaper, creating a smooth, even surface.

If a room has no cornices, then you can paste wallpaper borders between the wall and ceiling.

Besides creating interest in a plain room, borders add a stylish finishing touch. Don't underestimate braids and ribbons for unusual border effects. It is possible to line the walls of a room with fabric.This takes more effort than using paper, however the finished result can be quite breathtaking and very luxurious. First you will need to secure narrow wooden battens on to the edges of the walls on to which you staple the fabric. However, if you just want to cover one wall, for example behind a bed, you can simply drape the fabric over a horizontal pole. If your walls are very uneven, or you want a very different look, then consider panelling. The most common type is tongue and groove, however you can also create more traditional style panels with MDF or plywood and wood mouldings. There are also a variety of ready-to-assemble panelling kits available at do-it-yourself centres. Once painted these will be indistinguishable from wood.

Ceramic tiles are wonderfully decorative and also extremely practical, so make ideal wall coverings for rooms such as kitchens and bathrooms. There is no need to confine their use to the purely utilitarian, as, especially in hot countries, they can look spectacular lining alcoves or window recesses.

Tiles are available in numerous patterns, colours and finishes - from smooth, glazed tiles, to rough, unfinished, rustic-looking ones. To increase the sense of space and light in a room think of using mirror tiles.

Now, you know much about wall coverings, you should also know how to fix hollow wall and also how to build a sand box for the beauty of your home.

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