Wallpaper Guides

Living room with a single deep-green wallpapered accent wall behind a sofa

An accent wall is one wall in a room finished differently from the other three. The accent might be wallpaper, a paint color, wood paneling, board and batten, stone, brick,...

An accent wall is one wall in a room finished differently from the other three. The accent might be wallpaper, a paint color, wood paneling, board and batten, stone, brick,...

Powder room with vinyl-coated patterned wallpaper above a sink and mirror

Yes, you can wallpaper a bathroom, and most modern wallpaper formats handle bathroom conditions if you choose the right material. Powder rooms and dry bathrooms accept standard non-woven wallpaper without...

Yes, you can wallpaper a bathroom, and most modern wallpaper formats handle bathroom conditions if you choose the right material. Powder rooms and dry bathrooms accept standard non-woven wallpaper without...

Stack of wallpaper rolls in varied patterns and colors

There are six main types of wallpaper, and the right one really does depend on the room. The lineup: non-woven paste-the-wall paper, vinyl, peel and stick, traditional paper, grasscloth, and...

There are six main types of wallpaper, and the right one really does depend on the room. The lineup: non-woven paste-the-wall paper, vinyl, peel and stick, traditional paper, grasscloth, and...

Wallpaper being peeled off a wall after soaking with stripping solution

Removing wallpaper takes one to three hours per wall for most modern formats. Non-woven paste-the-wall wallpaper strips off cleanly when wet, often in long continuous sheets. Peel-and-stick wallpaper pulls off...

Removing wallpaper takes one to three hours per wall for most modern formats. Non-woven paste-the-wall wallpaper strips off cleanly when wet, often in long continuous sheets. Peel-and-stick wallpaper pulls off...

Early printed wallpaper fragment showing a pomegranate pattern in black on white

No single person invented wallpaper. The format emerged in several European cities in the early sixteenth century as printers and decorators looked for cheaper alternatives to tapestries and painted wall...

No single person invented wallpaper. The format emerged in several European cities in the early sixteenth century as printers and decorators looked for cheaper alternatives to tapestries and painted wall...

Historical hand-block-printed wallpaper sample in a deep colored ground

Wallpaper has been part of interior decoration for over four centuries. The format began in sixteenth-century Europe as a cheaper alternative to tapestries and painted wall panels. The earliest surviving...

Wallpaper has been part of interior decoration for over four centuries. The format began in sixteenth-century Europe as a cheaper alternative to tapestries and painted wall panels. The earliest surviving...