How do I cover a wall with torn wallpaper?

Question

Instead of regular wallpaper, it is applied like paper mache.

Answer 1

Just use regular paper. Then tear at it after it dries.

Answer 2

If you are referring to the torn sack routine we used wall paper paste. The instructions on the site I found it said to use varnish. I'd think Mod-Podge glue would work too. You want to use a good glue so it will stay in place. Also, it depends on the room you're going to do this in. If it's a high humidity room, make sure it's a wall paper type glue. My daughter used this technique in two different rooms. She found it easier to stain the paper first with colored stain and then use the wallpaper glue.

Answer 3

You can use regular Elmers glue thinned with a little water. Brush it on the back of your pieces, apply to wall & smooth out any bubbles. You could also use Mod Podge or Aileens Craft glue, but they are more expensive.

Answer 4

I would go to DIYnetwork.com and ask one of the experts. I know that if you email you do get a response. Try Trading Spaces or B Original.
Or you might try this site
www.homedecorexchange.com/PaintWallTechniques/TornPaperTechnique.pdf

(it doesn't look like it comes through as a link. It is homedecorexchange.com then search for PaintWallTechniques/TornPaper)

Answer 5

A very cool, but delicate idea, and one that will probably show dust and usual residue.

If I was going to do it, I'd get gallon bottles of Elmers, maybe dillute a bit, get a foam roller cover and roller paint paint, work in a small area at a time, apply the glue, and the paper, and move on to the next section.

The Elmers will allow a somewhat easier REMOVAL at some point, over a rubber cement, contact cement, spray adhesives.

Steven Wolf

Answer 6

i seen on trading spaces they used a elmers glue water mixture and a roller seemed to work real nice on tv,,