- Adhesive or paste required
- Typically arrives untrimmed for precise alignment
- Commonly found with grass cloth and specialty wallpapers
- Professional installation recommended
Prepasted SureStrip
With water-activated backing, prepasted wallpaper allows for paste-free application and easy removal.
- Prepasted backing is water activated (like a postage stamp)
- Simply mist or dip in water before applying
- Eliminates messy installation
- Removes with ease in full strips
Removable Peel & Stick
A DIY-friendly option that’s great for apartment living, Peel & Stick applies to your walls like a giant sticker.
- Self-adhesive backing presses on with ease
- No water or paste required
- Leaves no residue
- Easy to remove, replace, and reposition while installing
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What is the right Material for me?
Grass cloth & Naturals
Handwoven from natural fibers and grasses, like jute, sisal, arrowroot, and raffia, grass cloth wallpapers offer a highly textured look in a palette of earthy tones. Due to its materials, variation in appearance is inherent and a welcome attribute for creating a space with an organic, nature-inspired feel. This is an environmentally friendly option for your walls if that is something important to you. Due to its handcrafted nature, expect variation in the appearance of each roll, as well as visible seams. The upkeep is more intensive however as it does require spot cleaning.
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Non-Woven
Crafted from a blend of natural and synthetic fibers, non-woven wallpapers are both easy to install and remove – leaving your walls smooth and abrasion free. Lightweight, breathable, and wipeable, they're a great option for kitchens, bathrooms, and other rooms subject to moisture.
- Washable
- Typically vinyl-free and environmentally friendly
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Gravure Printed
Introduced in the 1950s as a revolutionary method of wallpaper printing, gravure-printed wallpapers feature very detailed patterns, deep tonal effects, and stunning color gradations. Its mechanized process is also able to achieve technically advanced effects such as watercolor techniques, transparent colors, and marbleized motifs.
- Fine, exquisite detail
- Texture is embedded into printed type
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Digitally Printed
The most modern form of wallpaper, digitally printed papers offer photographic-quality designs and limitless colors as they're printed from a digitized file. These technological advancements have also cut down production quantity and cost, allowing designers to produce small batch and limited-edition wallpapers for trendy updates to your interior.
- Durable and economical
- Allows for custom, small batch, and limited-edition designs
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