Wallpaper hanging for Naperville accent walls and rooms

• Overview
• Options
• Cost
• How it runs
• FAQ

What makes a wallpaper job look professional

Three things give away a rushed install: seams that open or overlap, a pattern that drifts off level, and bumps from a wall that was never smoothed first.

We fix the wall before any paper goes up, prime it with a wallpaper primer, and lay out the strips so the narrow cut pieces land in back corners rather than beside the door you walk through.

What wallpaper installation costs in Naperville

HomeAdvisor's figures below are published planning ranges, not a price from us, and the per-foot figure leaves out the paper itself.

What moves the price

• Pattern repeat size and how much is wasted
• Grasscloth or delicate papers needing extra care
• Wall repairs and primer before hanging
• Tall walls, stairwells and many cutouts
• Removing old paper first

Traditional pasted paper versus peel-and-stick

The right type depends on the room, the wall and how long you want it up.

Accent wall papers

One papered wall gives a room a focal point without committing every surface to a pattern. The wall behind a bed, a dining room wall or a powder room is the usual choice. Before hanging we find the center of the wall and decide whether a motif or a seam lands there, which keeps the design balanced from the doorway. The top and bottom edges are trimmed tight to ceiling and baseboard. Neighboring walls get painted first, so the paper's edge sits over finished paint and never over raw drywall.

Pasted versus peel-and-stick

Traditional paper goes up with paste brushed or rolled on, or with paste already on the back that water activates. It holds for years and comes off cleanly later if the wall was primed right. Peel-and-stick is self-adhesive and repositionable, which suits renters or a look you might change. Its weak spots are humidity and texture: it can lift in a steamy bathroom and will not grip a rough wall. Either kind needs fresh paint underneath to be fully cured first, or the adhesive can pull it loose.

Grasscloth and textured papers

Grasscloth is woven plant fiber on a paper backing, and it brings a warm texture no paint can copy. Every roll varies slightly in color, so we lay strips out before cutting to spread the shade differences, and the seams will always show a little; that is the nature of the material. It stains easily, so paste stays off the face entirely. Textured vinyls and flocked papers need their own care as well, with seams rolled gently so the raised surface is not crushed flat.

What our wallpaper hanging includes

On a typical install, these are part of the job unless you tell us otherwise.

• Measuring and a roll count with the repeat
• Patching and smoothing the wall first
• Wallpaper primer under every strip
• A plumb layout planned from the focal point
• Cutting around outlets, switches and trim
• Cleanup of paste and offcuts

Larger 1990s rooms in East Naperville

How a wallpaper install goes

1. Measure and order. Roll count figured with the pattern repeat and spare for trimming.
2. Prep the wall. Repairs sanded smooth, then a wallpaper primer rolled on.
3. Plan the layout. Plumb line and starting point set so the pattern stays balanced.
4. Hang and match. Each strip pasted, hung, matched at the seam and trimmed sharp.
5. Clean the face. Paste wiped from seams, ceiling and trim before it dries.

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