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Wallpapering into and around corners requires special techniques and particular attention to detail because most walls are not plumb.
You can't just push paper into an inside corner and then continue pasting it onto the intersecting wall as this will more than likely result in a misaligned and wrinkled mess. Instead, cut the strip where the two walls meet and hang the resulting two strips individually.
For outside corners, you can paper around them and then use either of two methods (as detailed below) to hang the second strip, depending on how plumb the intersecting walls are. (For a strip that ends at an outside corner, trim off 1/8 to 1/4 inch of the corner edge to prevent it from fraying)
Covering Outside Corners
1. Measuring for the second strip
After papering around the corner, draw a plumb line on the second wall a strip's width plus 1/2 inch from the end of the corner strip. Measure the space between the end of the corner strip and the plumb line in three different places.
2. Setting the second strip
If the distance to the plumb line is larger at the top of the wall, slit the second strip from the middle to the bottom. If the distance is longer at the bottom, slit the strip from the middle to the top. Overlap the paper so that the uncut edge will be plumb and then double-cut the overlap.
Covering Inside Corners
1. Measuring for the first corner strip
Measure from the last strip to the corner in three different places. The first corner strip should be cut to the largest length plus 1/4 inch. Put aside the resulting strip.
2. Setting the first strip
Butt the first corner strip to the preceding one and push it firmly into the corner.
3. Measuring for the second strip
Measure the width of the saved strip and then draw a plumb line on the intersecting wall that width plus 1/4 inch away from the corner. Place the leftover strip next to the plumb line and allow the corner edge to overlap the first strip. Apply a nonporous vinyl-to-vinyl paste to the overlap. Don't worry about slight imperfections in the alignment of the pattern since such minor flaws generally go unnoticed in corners.
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