Combine Painting & Decorating Experience
By combining painting and wallpapering, the workshop helps you better understand how the different parts of a room-refresh project fit together. Whether you are planning to decorate a bedroom, living room or feature wall, you will gain practical experience that can help you approach your own project with greater confidence.
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What You'll Learn
Surface Preparation and Priming
Practice preparing walls and other interior surfaces before painting or wallpapering. Learn how cleaning, sanding, smoothing and priming can help reduce visible imperfections and create a suitable base for a neat, even finish.
Painting Around Outlets, Windows and Edges
Learn how to prepare and paint carefully around outlets, windows, trim and other detailed areas. Practice protecting nearby surfaces, choosing suitable tools and applying paint neatly around edges to help create a clean, even finish.
Roller vs Brush Techniques
Learn when to use rollers and brushes for different areas of an interior painting project. Practice selecting suitable tools for walls, trim and detailed sections, while exploring how different applicators can affect coverage and texture. Learn how to clean and care for your tools after use.
Measuring & Cutting Wallpaper
Practice measuring wall sections, calculating suitable wallpaper lengths and cutting each piece carefully. Learn how to allow for pattern repeats and work neatly around common room features such as corners, windows and door frames.
Pattern Allignment
Learn how to align wallpaper patterns, match seams neatly and maintain visual continuity when working around corners, windows and other common wall features.
Adhesive Application
Learn the difference between paste-the-wall and paste-the-paper wallpaper methods. Explore how to choose a suitable adhesive for different wallpaper types and practice applying paste evenly for a neat, manageable application.
Course Outcome
Confidence to Refresh Your Own Space
Gain hands-on experience across the interior painting process, helping you feel more confident planning, preparing and completing personal home-decorating projects.
Understanding Paint, Tools and Application
Explore how paint type, surface preparation, tool selection and application order can affect the final appearance of an interior painting project. Build practical knowledge that can help you approach your own decorating projects with greater confidence.
Understanding Wallpaper Materials and Tools
Build a clearer understanding of common wallpaper materials, suitable tools and application methods. Explore how different wall coverings, including vinyl, grasscloth and fabric-style papers, may require different preparation and handling approaches.