Yes, ceiling wallpaper is a thing, and this is why its great

Ceiling Wallpaper, the trend nowadays

Applying wall paper is usually one of the common ways in decorating the interior of your home. But as the name implies, it is limited only on the walls. Current trend nowadays is installing wallpaper on your ceiling. Installing wallpaper on your ceiling is a little bit more difficult as compared to installing it on your walls. One of the reasons is the presence of gravity, when not handled properly, may result to unsightly result.

What’s good about ceiling wallpaper

Most of the time we use paint on the ceiling and making attractive with the color palette that you choose. However, there are many advantages in using wallpaper over paint on the ceiling. Wallpapers come in different designs. It can be plain as “lining paper” which is used to help to cover uneven surfaces as well as minor defects of the ceiling therefore having a better surface. Others can be in a regular repeating manner or with a single non-repeating large design which is carried over a set of sheets. The latter is the more common nowadays. There are homeowners who prefer using wallpaper since it is easy to clean especially for rooms where the walls are prone to get dirty. Likewise, the pattern on the wallpaper tend to hide the dirt, smudges and blemishes.

 However, there are also disadvantages is using wallpaper, such as the cost. It is expensive as compared to using paint. It is also more difficult to install wallpaper, such that you will need to hire a handyman in installing them on your ceiling. By the time you wanted to change your wallpaper, removing them is also quite a tedious job.

In interior design, we usually focus on the walls. How to decorate, accessorize and design it. We seldom ignore the ceilings. It has been a long time practice to use white color for the ceiling. Why not we stop the stereotype design of the ceiling and add color and pattern into your ceiling. Hand painted and/or textured ceilings are great, if you have the budget, but the right choice of wallpaper design will achieve he same effect as that of the former. As a matter of fact, in Cambridge, there still exist the fragment of European wallpaper and it is not installed on the wall but on the ceiling. Ceiling wallpaper can add life to your room especially if you have a boring room. This will add to the excitement of staying and doing your stuffs in your room.

Whatever the design or pattern your wallpaper has, it is not recommended to be installed in all of the rooms but only in the right places.

How to wallpaper a ceiling

Here we will provide you with the steps and methods on how to install the wallpaper on your ceiling:

1. Preparation of the ceiling so that the wallpaper will be properly installed. You need to disconnect the light fixtures or ceiling fans, if any, so that you would not get electrocuted while installing the wallpaper. You need to remove the leftover paint by sanding the uneven areas and likewise repair first the cracks with spackling paste.

2. Choose the appropriate wallpaper to install. Wallpapers should be neither too heavy nor too light. Light wallpaper are cheap, however will tend to tear when it is being lift to the ceiling. Heavy wallpaper on the other hand can like wise be difficult to maneuver.

3. Accurately measure the size of the wallpaper that will be installed. Measure the ceiling and add 3 inches to each end.

4. Install the wallpaper by soaking or preparing the paste that will be used.

5. Apply the paper by asking another person to assist you. Start with the corner facing the wall. Leave a few inches of length for trimming. Once the end is secure, use the brush to flatten out the wallpaper. Brush out air pockets as they form.

6. Trim the edges that overlap onto the walls.

7. Seams should be depressed with a seam roller to prevent the wallpaper from curling or peeling.