Wallpapers often come in rolls, however our wallpaper is made in panels and is meant to be installed side by side without an overlap. Our traditional wallpaper material comes in 25” wide panels in 3 height options: 96”, 108” and 120”. However, our self-adhesive wallpaper material comes in 19” wide panels in 4 heights: 48”, 96”, 108” and 120”. Therefore, when measuring the wall to calculate how much wallpaper is needed, both the width and height of the wall are important. To provide you with more information on measuring a wall for our wallpaper installment, here will be a guide to measuring 3 different types of wall - rectangular wall, slanted wall and wall with an obstacle.
Rectangular Wall
Above we can see an example of a wallpapered rectangular wall in a beautiful floral bedroom project by Melissa where she has used our Blush Watercolor Floral Peony Wallpaper to create an accent wall for a charming atmosphere. To measure a rectangular wall for wallpaper installment, measure the height at the tallest part of the wall and width at the widest part of the wall. Then divide the wall width with either 19 if you are planning to install our self-adhesive wallpaper, or 25 is choosing the traditional wallpaper. Afterwards round up the amount to the closest higher full number for the wallpaper panel quantity needed.
Here will be an example:
If your chosen wall width is 120” and the height is 102” at the tallest part, then if choosing our self-adhesive wallpaper, you would divide 120 by 19, giving 6,3, which means that you would need 7 panels in 108” height for a full perfect coverage. If choosing traditional wallpaper then you would divide 120 by 25, giving 4,8, meaning that you would need 5 panels for a full coverage.
Slanted Wall
Lauren in the photo above has created a gorgeous entryway area that includes a wallpapered slanted staircase with our Green Vintage Botanical Foliage Wallpaper. To measure a slanted wall, you will need to make measurements similarly to a rectangular wall to make sure that the pattern matches perfectly with each panel added. You will need to measure the height at the tallent point and width at the widest point of the wall. Afterwards choose the wallpaper panel height that will ensure a full coverage at the tallest point and divide the total width with either 19 for self-adhesive wallpaper or 25 for traditional wallpaper.
Here will be an example:
If the wall's width is 120” at the widest point and the height is 102” at the tallest point of the wall, then you would divide 120 by 19, giving 6,3, meaning you would need 7 panels of self-adhesive wallpaper in 108” height for a full coverage with perfect pattern match. For traditional wallpaper, you would divide 120 by 25, giving 4,8, meaning you would need 5 panels in 108” height for a perfect finish.
Wall With An Obstacle
In case the wall you have chosen to wallpaper has an obstacle that cannot be moved such as doors or windows, we suggest that you order enough wallpaper to cover the wall fully and then cut around the obstacle. This will ensure enough material to cover the whole wall and a perfect pattern match throughout. Above we can see an example of a wall with an obstacle, in this case - doors, in this blooming project by Natalie, where she has chosen our Vintage Grey Peony Design Wallpaper to add a floral detail to this space. For calculations of this type of wall you will need to again measure the tallest part of the wall for total height and the widest part for width, calculate the number of panels needed for either self-adhesive or traditional wallpaper and order away!
Here will be an example:
If your chosen wall's width is 120” and height is 102”, divide 120 by 19 for self-adhesive wallpaper or 25 for traditional wallpaper. In this case for self-adhesive wallpaper you will need 7 panels for full coverage as 120 divided by 19 is 6,3. And for traditional wallpaper installment you will need 5 panels as 120 divided by 25 is 4,8. For both wallpaper materials you would need the panel height of 108” for a beautiful full coverage and perfect result. The calculations are similar to calculations with a wall without an obstacle, however, if the wall has a large obstacle such as a large window or patio doors, then do not hesitate to get in touch with our customer service.
Wallpapering can be a time consuming process that requires proper preparations, therefore, we hope this post will help you to measure the chosen walls for wallpapering correctly to order the right amount and get started with the interior make-over.
