Instructions

If you thought wallpaper was only meant for the walls, read on. Doing up your wardrobe doors is a cost effective way to give your bedroom a new look. This is a straight forward job, explained here in a few easy to follow steps.

Wallpaper

Lay your wallpaper out along the length of the door, with the edge of the wallpaper in line with the edge of the door, and measure the uncovered section of the door. Divide this number by 2 and this gives us the minimum width of our border. Mark this at both ends so you can see where to lay the wallpaper.

Next, cut the wallpaper approx. 50mm longer (at each end) than the length of the door. Give the door a light sand to ensure the wallpaper sticks. Measure out your border on either side of the door and mark using a pencil and straight edge. 

Mix the wallpaper paste in a bucket following the instructions on the pack ensuring that there are no lumps. Brush the wallpaper paste on back of wallpaper and lay on door within your border marks. Start from one end and slowly brush on whilst brushing out any bubbles. Allow this to dry in a room temperature room for at least 24 hours.

Border

We have used 3mm custom wood as our border. Cut your border to width using the measurement you got earlier and adding 5mm to each side. Then cut 2 to the length of the door and 2 to the width of the door with a minimum of 10mm overlap. Sand up the edges of custom wood.

You can either use a mitre cut (45deg angle) on ends or a square cut. For a square cut, just place the border in position and mark the cut point. You can either use a drop saw, circular saw or a panel saw to cut to length. For the mitre cut, place your first border piece in position and line up so it’s in perfect place at the first corner. Use a pencil to mark the length and direction of the mitre cut. Cut this and then repeat the process on the other border pieces.

Apply a good amount of PVA glue to the back on the panels and put in position. Then use panel pins to secure the border into position. Punch nails to ensure nothing sticks out and use a little filler if required. Allow this to dry and sand down to a flush finish.

Paint

Choose a paint colour that will go with the overall theme of your room. This can either be a feature colour or a neutral depending on how prominent you want the doors to be. It’s best to use a water based enamel on wall paper. Use a paint brush to apply the paint to the door, allow to dry and then apply a second coat. Always make sure you follow the paint manufacturer’s instructions.