How to install removable dollhouse wallpaper

[@maureenmartin1136]

I did this using illustration board and a good quality glue stick to apply the wall paper to them template. I also used glue stick to apply template to the wall. Five years later it is still good as new.

[@kimberlyboydwolfe1956]

I take a piece of printing paper and push it on a wall and make good creases along the top and sides, etc. Then I cut on my paper cutter ( the one with an arm ). Then I have an exact size to use for whatever I am applying to the wall. I always use diluted white glue for wallpaper paste, it slides a bit for adjustment. And sometimes I use a glue stick.

[@decoratesmall]

Doesn't the diluted glue wet the paper too much? I would think that would make it buckle.

[@kimberlyboydwolfe1956]

@@decoratesmall I don't dilute it much, ( I mix in a small bowI ) paint it on the paper with a sponge brush, then apply to the wall. I use a rag to push it to the wall and get the bubbles out. I have used dollhouse wallpaper, wrapping paper and even fabric, but most are thicker. On occasion I have bubbles, but they shrink as it dries. I have used this application to wooden, cardboard and plastic walls and it has worked okay for me.

[@christinahand973]

I would have put the white side out all around for the same reason you prime the walls before papering. With a pale wall paper the darker side could ‘bleed’ through.

[@Cindyrvianna]

I'm a miniaturist and yes we use this method. I use thin poster board. Looking great!

[@KaraBuntin]

Does the posterboard keep its shape or does it get saggy? I was thinking that would be too thin, but I would guess that it doesn't matter if you attach it to the walls.

[@Cindyrvianna]

@@KaraBuntin No, not saggy but not as firm as yours. I've decided that i'm gong to try the mat board. Does it come in different thicknesses? I wire my house with lights, so i need to be able to pull everything out just in case i need to change a wire or light fixture. IS it actually called mat board at the stores?

[@decoratesmall]

I'm sorry, KZbin put this comment in a weird place and I just saw it...Yes, it's called mat board, it's what they use to cut the mats that go around photos when they frame things. They usually sell it in the framing section of the store. It does come in slightly stiffer versions, some you need a mat cutter knife to cut and some you can cut with sturdy scissors.

[@recoveringsoul755]

@@Cindyrvianna I was thinking it would be a good way to access electrical without tearing up the house, but you still need holes in the wall for lights to go through, right? Like wall sconces, and you need to put the window in there. Still, a nice idea for a room box that you want to change out for photos or something so it could be different rooms to display different furniture or decorate for different seasons or something

[@lindaww2425]

Great Idea ! so much easier than working in awkward positions inside the rooms !

[@decoratesmall]

Since I posted this I've seen that it's something a lot of people do. It totally makes sense, and it lets you switch out the decor of the room easily!

[@cjolley3341]

Rubber cement is the ULTIMATE tool if you want to be able to remove the wallpaper. Do a thin coat on the surface you want to apply it to and let it dry completely. Then do the same with the back of your wallpaper. You can now stick the wallpaper on with a good strong hold and remove it later without the fuss. You’re welcome.

[@LittleSinz7109]

I did this a couple of weeks ago with fabric instead of wallpaper. 👍🏼

[@KaraBuntin]

I need to try that.

[@Laphoenicienne]

That’s smart and I like it. Reminds me of if the okra kallax box insert with door or the drawers .

[@alexiaroure403]

This is exactly what I was looking for!! I am doing a dollhouse in a curio cabinet so I don't really want to wallpaper the curio directly so I will do it the way you did it!!! What a great idea!!! Thank you so much ❤!!!

[@decoratesmall]

It works really well if you make sure that the backing board is stiff enough to hold its shape. IF it's too thin it can bend!

[@wintertexan7980]

I just got a vintage doll house and wanted to use this papering method. Thanks for showing me how!!

[@decoratesmall]

Have fun!

[@Mrs_Homemaker]

This is exactly what i plan to do for both walls AND floors in my big victorian. That way i dont have to wire right now and when i do, i can easily move or fix things later. As well as, of course, being able to redecorate.

[@VictorianStudio]

Great idea Kara! Looking forward to the progress of your house, so of course I subscribed. Now I will go back to see what I've missed so far.

[@decoratesmall]

Just a tiny bit of destruction! Thanks for watching :)

[@tammyhall6178]

Hi I used this idea on a ¹970s arrow dream house. The two sides tape let go of the wooden walls! Sucked but to replace it wasn't hard. I did tape wire lighting in this house because the wood is so thin and would be fairly easy to remove the entire walls to check the power

[@JasonTRogers]

I like this idea! So good. Thank you for sharing this idea. I'm just getting into dollhouse making. My daughter wants to be an interior designer and I'm helper her practice with her dollhouse.

[@decoratesmall]

I've since found out that a lot of people do this, it's a good way to change the wallpaper and not have to remove everything the slow way!

[@jojothehobo12345]

I plan on doing this for my floors as well so that everything can be removed (especially to access wiring). You mentioned adding moulding; how do you plan on affixing that to the wall so that you can still change it out if/when you need to? That's what I'm trying to decide before moving forward with my project.

[@decoratesmall]

I was just going to glue it in place, then rip it out if I needed to. But if you had some kind of flooring that was thick enough, like thin mat board, you could put the molding in slightly above the floor level and slide the floor under it so that the molding would form a little groove that the floor could slide into, if that makes sense. I don't know if that would work long-term but it's worth a try.

[@jojothehobo12345]

@@decoratesmall I think that’s a great idea! I suppose woodwork would be durable enough to take off the wallpaper boards if you ever wanted to change the wallpaper and reuse the moulding. Thanks for your reply :)

[@shirleyvalentino2546]

This looks great 😊 I was looking for a way to quickly change a sindy dolls house walls for photos shoots…I think if I measure out Matt board and use velcro on the wall paper and Matt board it might work so I can have very different looks quickly x

[@KaraBuntin]

I had thought about using velcro too, I don't know if it would be too thick.

[@bananacreampie28]

I like your method! I was looking into a heavy weight chipboard for my dollhouse, not sure how the thickness would compare to the mat board but it’s definitely a lot less expensive. I also wanted to use something that I could switch out.

[@decoratesmall]

How hard is chipboard to cut? Anything that's thin but rigid will work.

[@bananacreampie28]

@@decoratesmall I think it’s in between cereal box cardboard and mat board. The one I was looking at was 30 pt and the description said it was as thick as a credit card.

[@recoveringsoul755]

Maybe plastic would work, or even sheets of metal, then you could attach picture frames with magnets and I think I saw magnetic lights somewhere, but the light was on one side of a wall and the magnet on the other side, so you could move the light around without putting holes in the wall.

[@kellydesilva6733]

if you use colored mat board you dont even need wallpaper. It will look like perfectly smooth painted walls

[@Acaketoremember]

OH MY GOD what a good idea!

[@gigijensen7960]

I just tried this without out the mat board, major fail! Thank you!

[@kathisease9924]

Genius idea!

[@PamCernac]

Great idea! I'm going to try this

[@decoratesmall]

Someone said they did this using cereal boxes, those would work well since they're think but still stiff enough to stand up.

[@ThePalewarrior]

I've used double sided tape to hang the wallpaper but I'm not sold on it. I'd like to try another video ide using magnetic tape,,but not sure? Another idea I plan to use/try is paper canvas. I have no idea how it will work so try at your own risk.

[@jojosmumdorothy2829]

🎉your house your rules 🎉

[@tammyhall6178]

Awesome idea except the double sided tape seems to dry out after a few years and the wallpaper and Matt board let's go. I did this in an 1978 Arrow dream dollhouse.

[@KaraBuntin]

Good to know...By that time I assume I would want to switch things out anyway!

[@serenata1736]

This was really helpful, thank you.

[@decoratesmall]

Thanks for watching!

[@serenata1736]

@@decoratesmall Thank you for showing this, I’ve been making something similar today thanks to your channel. Hopefully will be ready to post a video later in the week and I’ll definitely link to this video tutorial.

[@MeherjenifaTalukdar-vl3bz]

Printing paper where to buy????

[@decoratesmall]

www.spoonflower.com/collections/777834-1-12-scale-dollhouse-patterns-by-decoratesmall

[@Lisa_In_Canada]

Looks great!

[@decoratesmall]

Thanks!

[@elizabethmcgrath6198]

Great idea thank you.

[@graceh8866]

Great ideas

[@ItsMimiBaaaby]

❤

[@recoveringsoul755]

Fun idea!!

[@KaraBuntin]

People have been posting lots of tips about how to do this with other things...I saw your idea of metal walls that would be magnetic, that's a good one...

[@miniaturescookingandmore6583]

Great Vid!

[@mikeholden6811]

dollar store sheets

[@decoratesmall]

Sheets of what, paper? I need to do some more wallpapering, I just haven't had time lately!

[@harleymorgan7718]

I don't know you personally but I love you,-not in a weird way 🙂

[@decoratesmall]

It's the gnome room, isn't it?

[@ThePalewarrior]

It's not taking my like!.?