La Perse (Green), is a classic French wallpaper from Motif Designs. This piece is part of the Souleiado Collection. Souleiado was created in 1938 to preserve the old tradition of French woodblock printing.
Width: 20.5"
Horizontal Repeat: 20.5"
Vertical Repeat: 13.5"
Run: Vertical
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First, we highly recommend that you use wheat paste, just like they used back in the day. If you cannot find it locally, search online for a source. After mixing, apply the wheat paste directly to the wall and allow it to dry for a couple of hours. Similar to sizing, this gives the paper a little something extra to grip when applied to the wall. We also recommend that you use a straight edge and a roller cutter to trim the wallpaper. If you try to use a box cutter type of knife on wet paper it will rag up and you will have a real mess.
Next,
there are two schools of thought regarding the selvedge edge. Most of
the older patterns have a trim edge (otherwise known as a selvedge edge)
on one or both sides. Some hangers like to trim the edge, but we prefer
to leave it on and overlap the pieces. We think it gives the papered
wall an authentic look. After you’ve cut your first piece, apply the
paste to the back of the paper-- ou can use a large paint brush to
apply-- and then hang immediately. Try not to stretch the wallpaper when
doing so.
Finally, use a wallpaper brush to smooth the paper out, using a light hand. Small bubbles will dry out smooth. Carefully wipe
, we hig First hly recommend that you use wheat paste, just like they used back in the day. If you cannot find it locally, search online for a source. After mixing, apply the wheat paste directly to the wall and allow it to dry for a couple of hours. Similar to sizing, this gives the paper a little something extra to grip when applie a real mess.
Next,
there are two schools of thought regarding the edge. Most of the older
patterns have a trim edge (otherwise known as a selvedge edge) on one or
both sides. Some hangers like to trim the edge, but we prefer to leave
it on and overlap the pieces. We think it gives the papered wall an
authentic look. After you’ve cut your first piece, apply the paste to
the back of the paper-- ou can use a large paint brush to apply-- and
then hang immediately. Try not to stretch the wallpaper when doing so.
Finally,
use a wallpaper brush to smooth the paper out, using a light hand.
Small bubbles will dry out smooth. Carefully wipe away any excess paste
and then proceed with the next strip, matching the pattern and smoothing
lightly.
Most of the wallpapers that we sell are colorfast, but you should test your paper prior to hanging. If it is not colorfast, we recommend that you spray the paper before hanging with Krylon matte sealer. It doesn’t change the look of the paper, it dries quickly, and it will prevent the print from bleeding. Overall, the procedure is fairly simple and the result is well worth the effort!