Wallpapering a window bay
Discussion
I started wallpapering the window bay in the main bedroom, now I've run into a couple of problems.
Firstly, I've come to the realisation that the run of paper above the bay is going to be shorter than the one below. So at some point I'm going to have to either overlap or do some sort of butt join along the way. See pic...
The 2 choices I can see are to do the join where the green line is, which will be hidden behind the curtain all the time. The other alternative is to do a smaller join above the radiator - where the blue line is.
So any recommendations? Butt join or overlap, and which position? Is there another way to do it?
The other problem I've got it the first sheet of paper which has the red line at the edge is not quite vertical despite my best efforts. The various corners and things to paper round meant it ended up slightly off vertical once all was done. I really don't want to have to take it off and do it again as it was such a pain. I'm going to have a feature wall on the left hand wall in the pic, so the paper doesn't have to continue round that corner.
Firstly, I've come to the realisation that the run of paper above the bay is going to be shorter than the one below. So at some point I'm going to have to either overlap or do some sort of butt join along the way. See pic...
The 2 choices I can see are to do the join where the green line is, which will be hidden behind the curtain all the time. The other alternative is to do a smaller join above the radiator - where the blue line is.
So any recommendations? Butt join or overlap, and which position? Is there another way to do it?
The other problem I've got it the first sheet of paper which has the red line at the edge is not quite vertical despite my best efforts. The various corners and things to paper round meant it ended up slightly off vertical once all was done. I really don't want to have to take it off and do it again as it was such a pain. I'm going to have a feature wall on the left hand wall in the pic, so the paper doesn't have to continue round that corner.
I'd always butt join and not overlap.
On the right hand side first piece I'd have wrapped the paper into the bay then cut a straight line up to the ceiling. This means you can put a full piece from the coving down and under the bay to the window (instead of trying to cut a small piece in on the underneath or the bay).
I'd work accross the bay at the top and finish the left side the same as the right. At the bottom I'd wallpaper into the centre and finish with a small piece behind the radiator.
This does all depend on whether there is a print/pattern on the paper.
On the right hand side first piece I'd have wrapped the paper into the bay then cut a straight line up to the ceiling. This means you can put a full piece from the coving down and under the bay to the window (instead of trying to cut a small piece in on the underneath or the bay).
I'd work accross the bay at the top and finish the left side the same as the right. At the bottom I'd wallpaper into the centre and finish with a small piece behind the radiator.
This does all depend on whether there is a print/pattern on the paper.
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