LEARN TO ORDER WALLPAPER

If you’re about to order wallpaper for the first time, we recommend that you read the instructions on this page before placing your order.

How to measure your walls

Start by measuring the wall height and the width. You don’t need to measure the crown moulding. To help ensure a seamless repeat across the wallpapered space, do include doors and windows in the dimensions for these calculations. If you exclude doors and/or windows the rolls will typically not align with each other during installation. If the wall varies in height, use the tallest height, as the rolls will need to be the same length to ensure they align properly. 

The rolls are printed from the bottom

Regardless of the length you order, each roll of wallpaper will begin printing the pattern from the bottom of the roll. This means that when you order the same length roll of the same design, from 100 cm to 1000 cm (3′ to 27′), each roll will print and arrive identically. 

Therefore, we do not recommend ordering rolls of varying lengths when walls are different heights because it is likely that the design along the top edge of the varying rolls will not align. Instead, we recommend using the tallest height when ordering, as the rolls will need to be the same length to ensure seamless installation. 

How to measure wallpaper guide

Tips for Measuring

  • Round up to the nearest whole cm
  • Use the tallest wall for your height measurement
  • Measure the entirety of your wall, including doors and windows
  • Do not include baseboards or molding

Round up

We always recommend that you round up and order some extra to make sure that you have enough to place the wallpaper exactly where you want it. Think about where the wallpaper repeats and if there are certain parts of the wallpaper motifs you want placed on a specific part on your wall. Each wallpaper roll is 61 cm wide (24″). You’ll find the size of the vertical repeat of each wallpaper under the description on the product page. 

It is good practice to order slightly longer rolls in order to ensure that any vagaries of architecture or slight differences in height along the wall can be compensated for during installation.

Calculate How Many Rolls to Order

To calculate how many rolls of stick and peel wallpaper you will need for your project, select your preferred measurement system (cm or inches/feet) below and follow the instructions. 

Metric measurements (cm)

1. Round the height of your wall to the nearest roll length (100 cm, 260 cm, 310 cm, or 400 cm).

Example: If your wall measures just under 220 cm, round up to 260 cm.(Note: If you are ordering for multiple walls in the same room, use the tallest wall height so that all the rolls are the same length.)

2. Calculate how many rolls you need

Take the full width of your wall (in centimeters) and divide it by 61 cm. If you will be installing on multiple walls in the same room that touch each other, add up the widths of each wall and divide that number by 61 cm.

3. Round this answer up to the full number and order that many rolls of wallpaper.

Imperial Measurement (inches and feet)

1. Round the height of your wall to the nearest roll length (3, 6, 9, 12 feet).

Example: If your wall measures just under 8 feet, not including the crown moulding, round up to 9 feet.(Note: If you are ordering for multiple walls in the same room, use the tallest wall height so that all the rolls are the same length.)

2. Calculate how many rolls you need

Take the full width of your wall (in inches) and divide it by 24”. If you will be installing on multiple walls in the same room that touch each other, add up the widths of each wall and divide that number by 24”. If the walls are not continuous, simply use this formula to determine the number of rolls necessary for each wall individually.

3. Round this answer up to the full number and order that many rolls of wallpaper.

To calculate how many rolls of stick and peel wallpaper you will need for your project, select your preferred measurement system (cm or inches/feet) below and follow the instructions.

Metric measurements (cm)

1. Take the measurements of the wall(s) you will be covering.

Calculation example:
We will be installing wallpaper on two walls. Both walls have a height of 270 cm.

Wall 1 = 360 cm wide
Wall 2 = 220 cm wide


2. Determine the number of panels you’ll need.

  • Add the widths of all the walls you are planning to cover
  • Divide that number by the width of the roll of paper, 61 cm
  • Round this number to the next whole number. This is the number of panels

Example:
360 cm + 220 cm = 580 cm;
580 cm divided by 61 cm = 9.51 panels; 
Rounded: 10


3. Find the vertical repeat of your design.

You will find the size of the vertical repeat of each design on the individual shop wallpaper page, under the description. The vertical repeat is the exact measurement of the design repeat, and finding this will ensure that you order enough wallpaper to cut and evenly line up the panels. 

Example: 61.21 cm vertical repeat of the design


4. Find the number of vertical repeats on one roll of Pebble.

Each roll of pebble wallpaper is 1000 cm (10 m) long. Divide 1000 cm by the vertical repeat from Step 3.

Example: 
1000 cm divided by 61.21 cm = 16.34 repeats per roll


5. Find the number of vertical repeats for one panel on the wall.

  • Add 12 cm to the height of your installation wall (from Step 1) to determine the height of each panel
  • Divide this panel height by the vertical repeat of the design
  • Round this number to the next whole number. This is the repeats per panel

Example: 
270 cm + 12 cm = 282 cm;
282 cm divided by 61.21 cm = 4.61; 
Rounded: 5


6. Find the number of panels one roll of pebble wallpaper will cover.

Divide the number of vertical repeats per roll (from Step 4) by the number of vertical repeats per panel (from Step 5). Do NOT round.

Example: 
16.34 divided by 5 = 3.27 panels per 10 meter roll


7. Calculate the number of rolls you will need to order.

Divide the total number of panels needed (from Step 2) by the number of panels covered by one roll of pebble (from Step 6) and round up to the nearest whole number.

Example: 
10 divided by 3.27 = 3.06 rolls. 
Rounded: 4 rolls


8. Order 4 rolls of this paper

Imperial Measurement (inches and feet)

1. Take the measurements of the wall(s) you will be covering.

Calculation example:
We will be installing wallpaper on two walls. Both walls have a height of 108″.

Wall 1 = 142″ wide
Wall 2 = 76″ wide


2. Determine the number of panels you’ll need.

  • Add the widths of all the walls you are planning to cover
  • Divide that number by the width of the roll of paper, 24″ (2′)
  • Round this number to the next whole number. This is the number of panels.

Example:
142” + 76” = 218”;
218” divided by 24″ = 9.08 panels; 
Rounded: 10


3. Find the vertical repeat of your design.

You will find the size of the vertical repeat of each design on the individual shop wallpaper page, under the description. The vertical repeat is the exact measurement of the design repeat, and finding this will ensure that you order enough wallpaper to cut and evenly line up the panels. 

Example: 10.3″ vertical repeat of the design


4. Find the number of vertical repeats on one roll of pebble wallpaper.

Each roll of pebble wallpaper is 324″ (27′) long. Divide 324″ by the vertical repeat from Step 3.

Example: 
324” divided by 10.3” = 31.5 repeats per roll


5. Find the number of vertical repeats for one panel on the wall.

  • Add 5″ to the height of your installation wall (Step 1) for the height of each panel
  • Divide this panel height by the vertical repeat of the design
  • Round this number to the next whole number. This is the repeats per panel

Example: 
108” + 5” = 113”;
113” divided by 10.3” = 10.97; 
Rounded: 11


6. Find the number of panels one roll of pebble wallpaper will cover.

Divide the number of vertical repeats per roll (Step 4) by the number of vertical repeats per panel (Step 5). Do NOT round.

Example: 
31.5 divided by 11 = 2.9 panels per 27′ roll


7. Calculate the number of rolls you will need to order.

Divide the total number of panels needed (Step 2) by the number of panels covered by one roll of pebble (Step 6) and round up to the nearest whole number.

Example: 
10 divided by 2.9 = 3.4 rolls. 
Rounded: 4 rolls


8. Order 4 rolls of this paper