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A Step Up A step-by-step way to a heavenly stairway  Image courtesy "Wallpaper Projects: More than 50 Craft and Design Ideas for Your Home, from Accents to Art" (Chronicle Books, 2009) Outside of casinos and cruise ships, you don't see too many ornately decorated staircases these days. Which is bad. We're not advocating lining your steps with Technicolor industrial carpeting, we just think this might be a missed opportunity. Papering the risers of even the most modest staircases can make them look grand. Materials & Tools -Wallpaper -Measuring tape -Metal ruler -Pencil -Utility knife -Wallpaper paste -Wallpaper brush -Plastic float -Sponge -Broad knifeHow-to 1. Carefully measure the stair risers (the vertical surface between the stairs) and cut your paper to size. If you want the pattern to line up along the length of the staircase, you will want to make your cuts as precise as possible. Take a good look at each step and take note of any bowing before making your cut.2. Prepare and book your wallpaper, and apply as you would to the wall. Reprinted from "Wallpaper Projects: More than 50 Craft and Design Ideas for your Home, from Accents to Art" by Derek Fagerstrom and Lauren Smith, by arrangement with Quirk Packaging, Inc., a member of Chronicle Books LLC Copyright (c) 2009 by Quirk Packaging, Inc. |
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