Does anyone know how I can hang embossed vinyl fabric on a wall like wallpaper? It's 54 inches wide and pretty heavy when you're dealing with a 9 foot length.
By Julie
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This is from an article I found on the web:
I started to look for temporary projects that were quick, and simple and I came across one that I think will be fun and make a big difference: Using fabric as temporary wallpaper.
I wanted an accent wall in the bedroom. I found a how-to article, "The Quick Fix Fabric on Walls" at RentalDecorating.com. I'd like to know if anyone has tried this technique and if the results were successful.
When you need to remove the fabric, it peels off the wall - no harm done
The instructions are simple: Wash the wall, then use push pins to fasten fabric along the wall's top edge. Apply fabric starch to the wall (with a paint roller or from a spray can), starting at the top and smoothing the hanging fabric over it until you reach the floor. Hang another panel, matching the pattern and repeat the starch and fabric application down the wall. After the wall is covered, you trim the fabric.
You don't have to do an entire wall, either. You can cover any portion of a wall, or just a section and "frame" it with fancy trim.
I picked out my fabric, a giant silk floral with a pretty sheen (a white bed headboard and a bookcase will go against the wall, so that will cut the print's impact). I pinned it up in the living room in two panels, just to get practice matching the panels. I lucked out in that the 2 2/3 yards I needed for each piece came within a few inches of the pattern repeat.
Test run with laundry starch
I tried several craft and home supply stores, but couldn't find fabric starch. So I went to the grocery store and got a spray can of Niagara starch - and it worked!
I washed a section of wall, then sprayed it with the Niagara starch. I used a piece of fabric left over from lining a bag - it's about the same weight and texture as the silk. The next morning, it was still there. No bubbles or peeling and even the tiny frayed threads were still splayed out on the wall.
When I peeled it off, it came away from the wall easily. I think that you could even wash and use fabric from this project in something else later. I am going to keep looking for a plastic-based starch before I complete this project in earnest - I am concerned that a corn-based starch could draw insects. The Niagara Starch didn't list ingredients on the label, and I haven't found it online yet either.
FROM ME: Since the fabric is heavy, you might want to also tack it up at the corners with some really small nails that you could maybe touch a dab of paint over the heads of the nails to hide them. I saw on another site, someone also tacked it up with small painted boards (like molding) and they liked the results.
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