Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-05-13
HOW TO PAPER A ROOM.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: think
if We knew just how to paper room
we could have fresh paper oftener, as
it costs more oftentines to- have it
hung than we paid for the paper.
Z First, measure the room. get num-
Der of square feet and distance be-
tween ceiling and Dashboard, taking
out the number of windows and doors.
The paper dealer will tell you how
much paper you need.
l count the number of strips it
takes.
Paper is Is inches wide and is yards
in, double roll; but that is not the
dealers way.
plain or narrow stripe, or if for a kit
chen the little pebble paper, think it
is called, as there will be no figure to
match. Take a yardstick and place
one end at ceiling and if your border is
nine inch, make a mark six or seven
inches down around the room. 1t is a
guide to keep paper even. Have walls
as smooth as possible, no ends of pa
per hanging Have an 1S-inch board
or two 9-inch hinged together, placed
on two barrels, one right side up to
hold trimmings from paper. After get
ting length of room from pencil mark
to dashboard allow perhaps six inches
to trim off as old houses are uneven
sometimes. Now cut up a. roll or
more, keeping edges even and cut per-
feetly straight at ends "a good way
to keep board clean is to cover with
newspaper the same width-renew
when Soiled),
Have a good paste, not too thick.
Apply to every bit of back of paper
with a clean, fiat paint brush or any
you may have; turn up paper at bot
tom and top so edges are even and
! trim carefully. Now take top of pa
per and begin in a corner of room left
hand to corner, next strip overlapping
right side of previous strip hung;
smooth paper with brush and dry
cloth, taking care to have paper
straight up and down room. Do not
be frightened by a wrinkled corner for
you can pull off carefully little way
and straighten 1t. A little practice
will teach you just how.
In putting on a border, hang as long
la strip as possible. It is better to
| have someone hold one end of border;
while hanging be careful and not let
paste touch outside of paper.
| In papering corners of room never
top to bottom and lap unless paper
Just reaches corner, for paper will
crack If turned.
A dining room is pretty with a freize
/ above moulding or plate rail one-third
height of room with lower two-tI1irds
you have no moulding You could use
an imitation moulding in paper an inch
or two wide that comes to Join the
two papers. 1t would have to be done
very neatly moulding looks much bet
ter; or reverse it, figured paper below
and plain above moulding
. A bedroom with pretty light walls
and cut-out border of roses or any
colored flower you like; tiny border
one inch wide to match around win
dows, doors and baseboards. It is less
expensive to have just at top Of base
board and equally as pretty. Have
window draperies with a touch Of
same color as border; or pure white
! IL preferred: and what a dainty room
for a little work
! have done my whole house myself
except hall, and strips are too Ions
flor q woman to handle. This is es.
pecially for the young 11ousekeeper
The older ones know all about it.
KeZiah poolittle: At the. anniver
!. tsary meeting, when I got chance.
shollered' tKeziah Doolittle's High
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Bright Ray. Bring the little one
all ages from infants to people wifi
> spectacles and silver hair.
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