Hang Fabric On Wall Instead Of Wallpaper

Decorating walls with fabric instead of wallpaper or paint is a great option for renters or homeowners who want a temporary covering.

Hang fabric on wall instead of wallpaper.

Bring swatches of assorted backed fabrics home from fabric store and tape up on wall using painter s tape. Applying fabric to a wall with liquid starch is a great solution for renters and commitment phobes alike. I recommend applying it in a diagonal motion. Fabric without backing can be custom backed by local fireproofing and backing shops.

Fabric wallpaper is the perfect option for renters and homeowners who want a temporary solution to blah bare walls. Along the lines of some other posters instead of attaching the fabric to the wall maybe a sheet of thin luon or something similar instead. After a few days decide which fabric works best in space. We spent a day with our recommended professional decorators and put together a video on how to hang our fabric backed glitter wallpaper.

Hang another panel matching the pattern and repeat the starch and fabric application down the wall. Fabric may be shifted if necessary to make sure pattern lines up. Use roller to apply starch to wall where next fabric panel will hang image 1. The panels should overlap each other slightly about 1 4 image 2.

Use the wallpaper applicator or a credit card to smooth out air bubbles. Wrap the fabric around that then just put a few small finish nails around the border to attach to the wall. In antiques dealer bernd goeckler s new york loft the entrance hall s curved wall displays an 18th century flemish tapestry. As they apply it start smoothing the fabric over it.

Line fabric up at the top with adjacent panel and smooth the fabric down and away from that side. Solid or patterned fabric panels are put up with liquid starch as opposed to. All you need for this project is fabric liquid starch and a friend to help you. In order for fabric to adhere to wall it must have fabric or acrylic backing.

A bit time intensive yes but the results are just about as good as it gets. The gilt wood chairs covered in a bergamo fabric were made around. And unlike wallpaper you can take it with you when you move. Apply fabric starch to the wall with a paint roller or from a spray can starting at the top and smoothing the hanging fabric over it until you reach the floor.