Modern Wallpaper Can Transform your Home

How modern wallpaper can transform a home today? When you think of wallpaper, do visions of grandma’s floral patterns or themed kitchen prints make you cringe? Rest assured, wall coverings have undergone a stylish transformation in the past decade. Today’s wallpapers offer a stunning variety of textures, patterns, and designs [...]

2013-03-18T16:46:36-04:00March 18, 2013|

Installing Wallpaper Like A Pro

After years of being used to imitate paint, or simply being ignored as a tacky 60s throwback, wallpaper is coming back in a big way. Bold, baroque-inspired designs are becoming an increasingly popular wallcovering, as are complex geometric interlocking patterns. Installing wallpaper in a room may seem like a lot [...]

2012-04-19T11:00:00-04:00April 19, 2012|

Installing Grass Cloth Like A Pro

One of the biggest trends in home remodeling and redecorating is the use of environmentally friendly materials. An example of environmentally friendly home decorating is grass cloth, created from a mix of Asian fibers and grass. While grass cloth is very pretty, it can be very heavy and difficult to [...]

2012-04-13T11:00:00-04:00April 13, 2012|

Painting Wallpaper – Why It’s Better To Remove!

Once you're in the mood to tackle a home improvement project, it's hard to slow down and do the prep work it takes to make the project successful. And that's especially true if you want to make a change in a room such as custom painting. Painting wallpaper is one [...]

2012-01-24T12:00:00-05:00January 24, 2012|

Wall Covering – Is it a Thing of the Past?

Wall covering is the most important and overlooked design element of any room. Too often today wall covering is an afterthought. With fancy floor and counter top options, many people forget that  their wall covering can set the tone for an entire room. Thinking about making that room a library? [...]

2012-01-16T12:00:00-05:00January 16, 2012|

The Wallpaper Installation Process

We've all seen the results of wallpapering gone awry: mismatched- or just plain wrong patterns, uneven lines, or wallpaper that doesn't quite make it all the way to the end of the wall.  Yikes!  If you're a homeowner planning to use wallpaper to decorate your home, you want to ensure [...]

2011-12-26T13:00:00-05:00December 26, 2011|

Wallpaper or Paint?

It's time to spruce up your walls, but you're left with an important question – wallpaper or paint? Both have their pros and cons, so let's take a look at each to find the right choice for you. One important factor is where you'll be painting or hanging paper. Because [...]

2011-11-15T12:00:00-05:00November 15, 2011|

Wallpaper – Is it a thing of the past?

Wallpaper removal is often a must when doing those renovating projects, especially in homes that were decorated when paint was in less common decorating use. It can be time consuming and irritating to remove if you are not acquainted with proper techniques for stripping the wallpaper away without damaging the [...]

2011-08-28T14:58:00-04:00August 28, 2011|

Wallpaper Removal Done in 3 Easy Steps

The task of painting the interior of your home, for the novice painter, may seem to be a challenge, but painting a wall already covered with wallpaper will raise the challenge bar a notch or two. The key problem: removing the existing wallpaper without leaving a surface that resists painting. [...]

2011-08-06T12:00:00-04:00August 6, 2011|

Questions for The Wallpaper Expert

Lately, The Paint Doctor has shared a lot of information about paint with you. We thought we’d switch it up and share information about our wallpaper installations from vinyl papers to hand-painted murals to traditional faux finish papers. To decode the mysteries of wallpaper for you, The Paint Doctor posed [...]

2010-10-05T13:18:00-04:00October 5, 2010|