How To Wallpaper Around A Wall Light Fitting

With scissors cut a slit to accommodate where the paper will meet the pipe or fixture if it is attached to the wall.

How to wallpaper around a wall light fitting.

Hold them both on the wall and adjust the paper to match the pattern on the wall. Smooth paper into place around the pipe or fixture. I have two sconce light fixtures on a wall that i want to wallpaper. Let the paper hover over the socket and cut an x shape across the switch but leave a cm gap before each corner of your switch.

Cut from the part of the pattern that matches the paper on the wall around the switch. Loosen the switch screws. Make a pencil mark just in from each corner impression in the wallpaper. Carefully trim around pipe or fixture with a razor knife.

Remove screws and switch plate smooth the wallcovering down very gently over the fitting. For square shapes pierce the paper and make diagonal cuts from the center to each corner. Watch this helpful video full of wallpapering tips to ensure a professional finish when you reach those tricky sections. Ease the plate away from the wall and in front of the wallpaper.

Cut off the extra flaps of wallpaper leaving a border around your switch. Apply paste to the plate then lay it face down on the paper. Paper loosely over a switch. Hang your wallpaper as normal and gently lay the paper across the wall until you meet your light switch socket.

Press the wallcovering firmly around the edge of the fitting lightly mark the outline and trim away the surplus. Wallpapering according to plan 1. Wallpaper down to the switch or socket support the wallpaper with one hand and smooth the paper into the switch surface mounted box cut along the top of the box then carefully pull the paper away from the wall slightly so you can smooth the paper to the edge of the box trim this edge now do the same with the other edge.