DIY wallpaper

During the repair of an apartment, a situation may arise when you need to cover a small section of the wall with some decorative element. It is not always handy to get a roll of wallpaper and an adhesive for this, you can just make a wallpaper with your own hands, especially since this is a very simple task that even a novice master can do. You will learn about different variants of wallpaper compositions from this article.

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Competitive advantage

The main advantages of this decorative coating include:

• Ease of recovery in the event of a defect or damage. To do this, moisten the damaged area with water and use a spatula to remove the unnecessary part of the wallpaper, and then apply a small amount of a new solution to it. So you will avoid plywood the entire wall.
• Convenience in work. They can stick to any surface that does not have to be prepared.
• The ability to hide small defects located on the treated surface, as they have a structure that allows filling all cracks and pits.
• The ability to make repairs with their help in a more economical way.
• Long service life.
• Spectacular appearance and the ability to repaint in different colors.

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Preliminary preparation

Before you make wallpaper from newspapers with your own hands, you need to prepare all the materials and tools. Usually for this type of finishing material use:

• old newspapers;
• office paper or waste paper that is checked for glue and metal clips.

Important! The starting material should be relatively soft, as thick and coarse paper is difficult to dilute.

Using scissors or a knife, the paper needs to be cut, if desired, dyed in any color using dyes.

Important! As an adhesive, “Bustilate” is well suited, the main thing is that it be fresh enough and not have large pieces. To avoid the development of microorganisms, it is advisable to add to the composition of antiseptics.

Walls need to be prepared too. To do this, they are primed and allowed to dry.

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Manufacturing technology

To make a liquid paper wallpaper with your own hands, follow the instructions:

1. Prepare a large container, for example, a clean basin, fold finely chopped paper there.
2. Pour everything with warm water in a ratio of 1 kg of paper to 5 liters of water.
3. After 3 hours, crush the soaked paper with a construction mixer.
4. Add gypsum or an adhesive to the resulting mass, and mix everything again.
5. If desired, you can add jewelry, such as sequins or mother of pearl.

Important! Using the same technology, you can make finishing material from other available tools, for example, liquid wallpaper from egg trays with your own hands.

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Rules for obtaining quality material

In order for the wet wallpaper for the walls to look with your own hands, you must adhere to the following rules:

• to obtain beautiful and voluminous wallpapers, you need to use as many components as possible in the mixture;
• if in the process, the wallpaper does not stick well, add some more glue to the composition;
• if the liquid wallpaper crack, this indicates that they do not have enough mineral filler or alabaster;
• if during the preparation of the mixture you have poured a lot of liquid, leave it for a while in a warm room, excess moisture will evaporate.

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Application technology

Knowing how to make a wallpaper, and having completed all the preparatory procedures, you can proceed directly to the process of applying the material to the wall. For work, you can use different devices, for example:

• a grater with a narrowed cloth;
• spatula of different sizes;
• trowel;
• spray gun.

The process of applying liquid wallpaper is similar to the technology used for putty or decorative plaster:

• The solution is filled with a spatula, and then laid out and rubbed over the entire surface of the wall.

Important! It is necessary to ensure that its thickness is not less than 3 mm. The mixture is applied in small areas.

• If you prefer to apply wallpaper with your hands, then the grater should be located at an angle of about 15 degrees to the surface to be glued. For proper distribution of the mixture and obtain the required thickness, you need to make an effort.
• After filling the area with wallpaper, it is leveled with a wet grater and moved on.

Thus, the entire surface of the wall is processed.

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Stock footage

The original way to make repairs in your apartment will not only save on finishing materials, but also give your walls a unique texture, even if you make liquid wallpaper from toilet paper with your own hands.