I quickly learned that starch was adhesive… but not adhesive enough to hold in place an entire length of wallpaper upside down on the ceiling.
#Starched fabric wall covering how to#
(Did you see my update above? This was essentially exactly what happened!) How to make regular wallpaper removable Step 1: Cut Wallpaper into Panels But starch is water based so I’m confident it will be infinitely easier to remove than pasted adhesive wallpaper. Worst case scenario for me is that some of the paper might not come away from the ceiling cleanly and I’ll have to go back over with sponge and white vinegar. But I’ve done this technique with fabric and it pulls right off. Technically I have *not* removed this paper so… I honestly can’t tell you how easily it removes. Folding table (optional… but makes your job SO much easier).I found a few patterns that I loved, but they were regular old standard wallpaper. Buuuut… it can also be much more expensive AND typically you’re limited to certain patterns. I’ve used it in other spaces around the rental like this homework station and an accent wall in our playroom. I knew I wanted to add some big impact details to this space, but I also knew I was limited by budget and whether it was rental friendly! Removable wallpaper is amazing. This all started when I was asked to participate in the Frogtape Paintover challenge. Best part? I was able to make regular wallpaper REMOVABLE! Which means that- you guessed it- this is RENTAL FRIENDLY WALLPAPER! One of my favorite features from my new office is the wallpapered ceiling! It adds a surprise of pattern and fun.
All in all I’d say the starch was still a GREAT solution for rental wallpaper, but maybe test a bit of your specific wallpaper first just to see how much elbow grease you’ll need when removing. My walls in the dining room had a bit more sheen which may have helped the wallpaper come off more easily. My theory is that the flat surface of the ceiling gave the starch/ wallpaper more to adhere too. It took some elbow grease to clean the starch residue, but again… more typical to a regular pasted wallpaper. Unlike typical wallpaper, though… I just needed to spray water to easily scrape off the rest of the paper.
It came off more like typical wallpaper where the paper peels away from the backing a bit. I didn’t get so lucky with the paper in my office. In fact, I saved it and hope to reuse it in the new house! There were a few places I needed to go over with a wet sponge to clean the liquid starch residue. I used a combination of a spray bottle a wet sponge to dampen the wallpaper first and then I was able to peel off the paper. UPDATE: We moved so I had to remove all my wallpaper so I’m here to report! For both of them it was necessary to ‘activate’ the starch by getting the paper wet.
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