Measure twice, hang once!
Step 1: Measure your wall
For our example wall the height is 2.4 metres and with width is 10 metres.
Step 2: Work out the number of drops needed.
Using with width of your walls, you can work out how many vertical drops of wallpaper will need to be hung. To do this, divide the width of your wall measurement by the width of the wallpaper. (Either 70cm or 52cm for Minibeau wallpaper.)
For our example, our wallpaper is 52cm wide, so we would divide the room width, 1000 by 52, which equals 19.2, so we would have 20 drops.
Step 3: Work out your pattern repeat allowance
Our wallpapers have a repeat with a straight match to give a seamless look and working out the pattern repeat allowance is a critical part of the measuring process. To calculate this allowance, head over to the product page where you can find the pattern repeat size for your chosen wallpaper, and multiply it by the number of drops you need minus one, then to calculate the number of rolls this is equal to, divide the answer by the length of the roll.
For our example our pattern repeat is 52cm. Subtract 1 from the number of drops, which is 19 and then multiply it by the 52 giving us 988cm.
988 divided by the roll length 1000 equals 0.988 so we would need just under 1 roll.
Step 4: Calculate the number of rolls needed
(Height+10cm) x Drops + Rolls for Pattern Repeat = Total Number of Rolls
Roll Length
For our example room this would be:
(240 + 10) x 20 + 1 = 6 rolls
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Use the guide below to help measure your walls correctly
Measurements needed:
Wall Height + 10cm
Wall Width
Roll Length
Roll Width
Pattern Repeat
Wall width = Number of Drops
Roll Width
Number of drops - 1 = Rolls for Pattern Repeat
Pattern Repeat
(Height+10cm) x Drops + Rolls for Pattern Repeat = Total Number of Rolls
Roll Length
Now all that's left to do is order your beautiful design to put on your walls! If you are ready to go check out our how to wallpaper guide for simple steps to create your dream look.