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Easy & All Natural Wallpaper Removal Tip: Employ Vinegar and Hot H2o

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Over the holidays, I finally started on the spare sleeping room in my Mom's business firm. It has not seen any decorating beloved since the 80'due south, and it was time to strip the wallpaper and give the walls a fresh coat of paint. I was a piddling apprehensive because I had never removed wallpaper before, only I soon realized it was more than tedious than difficult. I also learned that it was a chore that could exist fabricated easier with our favorite friend: white vinegar.

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Earlier I began, I read AT's wallpaper removal tutorial. I decided I did non want to invest in a pump sprayer if I did not accept to, and I wanted to avert fabric softer and commercial wallpaper remover formulas if possible. I did a petty more research and read that a spray canteen filled with hot water and vinegar might just do the fox. I decided to give information technology a try and got to piece of work.

First I prepped the room, and so I prepped the walls. I gently ripped off what paper I could using a broad putty knife, and then I scored the rest of the wallpaper surface with a scoring tool. In one case my walls were gear up, I mixed equal parts humid h2o and vinegar into a spray bottle, with the agreement that the hot h2o would loosen the wallpaper glue and the vinegar would assistance dissolve it. I sprayed a pocket-sized section, waited near 5 to 10 minutes, and then gently scrapped off the wallpaper with my putty knife. For more challenging areas, I reapplied the vinegar/water solution several times, and waited another 5 to 10 minutes in betwixt sprays and scrapes. The whole project took an afternoon, and at present the walls are gear up to be prepped for pigment!

Kate Legere

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Apartment Therapy correspondent since 2011, Kate focuses her writing on green living and design. She currently resides in Philadelphia and likes biking, iced coffee, and naps.

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