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Tuesday 6 November 2012

YEAHY I HAVE A BEACON HILL BUT I NEED HELP

Hi Its been way too long since my last post and much has happened but the exciting thing is i bought a second hand Beacon Hill the other day its mosty assembled apart from siding some shingles shutters and internal windows its not wallpapered inside but the stairs have been glued in and they are well and truly stuck. My problem is how can i wallpaper the stairwell i have read somewhere that its near impossible to wallpaper when the stairs are glued in place can anyone please help me with this im hoping its not impossible to paper the stairwell now im so excited with my buy ive wanted a BH for so long and now i have one im hoping the glued in stairs are not a terrible thing can anyone advise on this please?? xx
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  1. Norma Bennett7 November 2012 at 00:03

    One way you could do it is to make a pattern from which to cut the wallpaper for each stairwell wall. Measure the depth of the stairs and cut strips of scrap paper the same depth. Then, one by one, cut them to the approximate length of the wall from ceiling (or bottom of the cornice) to the top of the step. Put it into place keeping the bottom edge snug along the top of the step. Run you hand up to the top and make a good strong crease along the edge where the top of the paper will reach. Take it out and cut it along the crease. Place all of the strips, one wall at a time, with the top edges straight, tape them together across the front, and that's your pattern to cut the wallpaper from, each of the sheets should then be a perfect fit. (Remember to allow a small overlap to go around the corner on the back wall, put this sheet on first, and then the side sheets which are cut to the exact size of the wall, butt them up against the back wall.) I haven't tried this on walls but have seen a very similar system used to get the perfect fit of floorcovering on a floor that's not properly square. Good luck - and I hope you've got little hands to fit in and around the stairs ;)

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    1. Miniaturemaid11 November 2012 at 01:32

      Wow norma thanks sounds technical hope my brain can cope lol....ive been wanting a bh for years and really dont want to mess it up i'll have to put my thinking cap on to try this congratulations by the way well done xx

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  2. Marisa7 November 2012 at 18:42

    have you tried melting the glue with a hair dryer?

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    1. Miniaturemaid11 November 2012 at 01:36

      Hi marisa its stuck really well so i dont think i could do that i'll have to take some pictures im so pleased to get a bh i'll work it out one way or other im determined this will not defeat me lol...thanks for your help xx

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  3. Mijn Strandappartement6 February 2013 at 20:46

    Oh wat a beautiful things you make
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    You might find it nice to follow my new blog to follow.
    http://victorianhall.blogspot.nl/

    greetings
    Lies

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