material on the bottom of cabinets/drawers?

Question

can you put wallpaper on the bottom
of bathroom cabinets and things like that
so it can keep from staining the actual
bottom of them??

Answer 1

Yes,actually,its called contact paper,it has a light adhesive on the back to hold it in place and still be removable at a later date.for some reason the smell of it seems to repel insects as well.{roaches,in my experience anyway}Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Oh, those vacation foods will destroy your water quality. He is sick from the really bad water since it took so long to get releif. Keep his water clean now, and he could recover. He may have an infection due to the bad water so look for signs of one and treat it -- if he looks normal with no fin rot or cloudy eye, etc., then keeping the water clean is most important. Feed him protein food, just a little sparingly so he will eat real food but can heal by not overeating. Does he have a filter? All fish should have a filter, that will protect him in the future. Next time see if a friend can feed him every few days. Many tropicals are better off not eating five days than having those horrible vacation foods in there -- I know it's hard though, I have use those yucky things too. Good luck, I hope he feels better. And next time take a few minutes to clean his tank -- its worth it for your sweet little pet:) PS< tetracycline or maracyn 2 are fantastic antibiotics that should help him recover if he does have a bacterial infection or is sick. Make sure hte water is clean -- it is NOT a good idea to use the old water -- or he will keep getting worse. Brand new water is best at this point. He could be falling to his side because he is so sick. It could be swim bladder, but that seems unlikely if all he had to eat was that vacation food, which sounds like it's already evaporated.

Answer 3

Contact paper is a good idea, only the adhesive will not only stain the surface, but most likely won't be removable, trapping dirt, moisture, and all that (good) stuff.

Instead you could get a piece of Rolled laminated floor tile. Most home depot's sell it by the foot and will probably be less costly. You can cut a piece (w/ scissors or a box-cutter knife) to fit the inside of the cabinet and just let it lay in place. then it can be removed for cleaning. at first the material will want to curl up, but keep it weighted down for a week and it will be fine.

Answer 4

There is a product out there that is good for lining shelves & drawers. It is a plastic or rubber mesh that you can cut to size.

Having had to take off glued wall paper & contact paper I wouldn't advise putting down any thing that is glued.

There are some heavy wall papers that would lay in the drawers nicely & work with out gluing.

If you must glue any thing just do it a little on the edges & not all over.

Answer 5

You can but I don't think this will achieve your purpose as wallpaper is not a protectant and any spillage will just seep throught. You can go to the dollar store (99 cent stuff store)and find rolls of plastic that are used as drawer liners. I would use this stuff as it will really protects the drawer from spills and it will cushion the items you place in the drawers so that they don't chip it helps things to keep from sliding around as you open and close the drawers. Good luck -k-

Answer 6

Actually, they make shelf liners you can buy at a discount store such as dollar tree or dollar general. They are inexpensive....... about $1 for 4 foot.

Lots of people have put wallpaper on the bottom of their cabinets!! Actually, I have wallpaper on mine from whomever lived in my apartment before I did.

I prefer the actual shelf liners....... as they can be removed easily & cleaned or thrown out as needed. The wallpaper has gotton gross & is difficult to do anything with now that it has been there awhile.

Answer 7

i used some cheap (discontinued) peel and stick floor tiles in my kitchen cabinets. the inexpensive tiles aren't too thick and are stronger than contact paper. the pots and pans slide in and out really easy now and the garbage can under the sink does, too. check at a home center for odd left over tiles or new ones, you won't need too many, so even current styles won't cost you too much. good luck, hope this works for ya!

Answer 8

you can buy a cheap contact paper to line the drawers at Wal-mart, Lowe's or any home improvement store. You can even find textured liners to hold things in place. They are easy to clean and easy to remove.

Answer 9

You can but it isn't as durable and will be difficult to remove when needed. There is shelf paper that is water resistant. It cleans easily too.http://www.improvementscatalog.com/home/improvements/11507-Shelf-Liner.html This is just one idea. You can buy large colorful plastic place mats at a dollar store and get creative with colored tape with funny messages. Have fun.

Answer 10

I would use shelf liner for the drawers and contact paper for under the sink . walpaper may be too thin and any stain would go through.