![]() I only do this on the big wrinkles, I promise…even I have my limits of patience for this project. I also learned this summer that you can use a little thumbtack to push holes and smooth out any air under the paper. How do you get it to go on smoothly?The best way we’ve found is what my sister said above (to press lightly and smooth side to side). Here are some other questions I’ve been asked about the contact paper: You can never see it once everything is covered and the room is done anyways. We (um, she) goes nuts about this and likes them to look perfect (you see, the type-A-ness runs deep in our family) but I really don’t mind the overlap… So if you are covering a long table, it is easier to place multiple sections overlapping one another in the short direction…rather than a huge long piece running the length of the table.So you will have some seams and they might not look perfectly straight. We’ve (she’s) also learned over the years that smaller sections are easier to work with than larger ones. Smooth the paper down with a side-to-side motion (like your hands are meeting in the middle and moving away from each other…that’s totally clear I’m sure, haha!).Smooth the paper down lightly…makes it easier to lift it up again if you don’t like how it’s coming out.Shorter fingernails are easier than long (she’s into nails big-time).I’m trying to persuade her!).īut she does want me to tell you the following things are important, should you attempt the contact paper: Nope, I just asked her, but she politely declined (she’s a teacher, but not really into blogging. ![]() Perhaps she should be writing this post to you! Hang on. My sister does the bulk of the contact-papering while I’m running around like a nut hot gluing labels, making lists, and what not. My lovely bff sister helps me do this each summer.Īctually, let me rephrase that in case she reads this tonight. Here’s a before picture from early this summer…Īnd an after picture (this was right after the tables were covered)… What I didn’t realize at the time was what a huge impact it would make on the overall look of the room! ![]() I wanted a way to make the different pieces of furniture in my room a bit more uniform. I’ve been covering my desks and tables with various shades of contact paper for about 3 or 4 years now. I know I have mentioned covering my tables with contact paper before, but I’ve had some more questions about this and wanted to share a bit about what works and what doesn’t…in case you’d like to try it out.
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