Thursday, 21 November 2013

How We Make Your Wallpaper

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Take a look at the inner workings of WallpaperInk and learn a bit more about how your photo wallpaper is made. This week we teamed up with Jean-Pierre's Bistro in Ramsey.
I've talked a lot on this blog about other people and other things, and we've had some great feedback from you over the last few weeks. It's not been going very long (it's my one month anniversary today...hooray!), but we've been through a huge range of topics. We've talked about the magnetic wallpaper featured on Channel 4's Gadget Man, we've looked at some beautiful Autumnal designs, and we've even looked at how you can wallpaper your stairs.
So I've decided as a bit of a birthday treat to let you see the inner belly of WallpaperInk, and have a look at exactly what it is we do.
We recently worked with Jean PIerre's Bistro in Ramsey on the Isle of Man. They're due to open in December, having renovated an old post office building. They're completely redecorating the whole place and I must say when it's finished it's going to look beautiful.
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And we've had the pleasure of working with them designing their walls. With the grand opening not far away, they wanted something bold and inviting to really stand out. They're going for a brilliant tiled pattern all around the main restaurant, with each tile showing a different image. They came up with some fabulous designs, with a chic, French theme running throughout.
We don't simply choose an image and click print. Each image has to be cropped and resized in order for it to print in the same high quality you would expect. We make every effort to ensure each design is as clear and crisp as it can be. Every order is printed using a high-quality large format printer, and each print is carefully checked as it is printing to make sure there are no marks, ink blots, or tears.
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Jean-Pierre's included some delicious food and drink dishes to be displayed all around the main bar and dining areas, which are almost definitely going to make your mouth water before you've even sat down. They've also introduced some local culture into their design with some of the tiles showing famous landmarks like Glen Maye and the Laxey Wheel, and they even have a tile of the Manx flag.
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And if that's not enough, they even made sure to include a set of Christmas themed tiles to really get everyone in the festive mood.
Once a design is printed and has been left to dry, it is measured by hand to make sure it has the correct dimensions. The blank edges are then cut away leaving only your print. Each order is printed as standard with a small bleed on every side. This is to allow you to overlap the drops and cut away the excess, leaving you with a millimetre perfect wall design. Once everything is cut, the wallpaper is then carefully bubble-wrapped, rolled, and packaged, ready to be shipped off.
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We really hope the team at Jean-Pierre's love their designs as much as we do. Hopefully we'll be able to bring you a few snaps of the opening night in a few weeks' time so we can show off the finished product. We'd like to wish them every success for the future, so from all of us here at WallpaperInk...
BONNE CHANCE!
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Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Free Wallpaper Giveaway

Win a free custom made wallpaper design worth up to £150, just by entering our Facebook competition and sharing it with your friends.
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That's right. You could be the lucky winner of £150 worth of unique photo wallpaper, made to measure, and delivered to your door.
You can have any design you like. You could browse through the hundreds of designs we have on our website, or you can upload one of your own photos and have it printed on high-quality wallpaper. If you'd like, we can even have our graphic design team work with you to create a completely unique design using any images or patterns you can think of.
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We have all sorts of images you can choose from. We have a range of Disney wallpapers, perfect for redecorating the kids' bedrooms. We have designs from loads of your favourite Disney films, such as Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc., and even the classic Snow White. We can also edit these images to match any colour scheme, or include any other details you might like.
polka dot wallpaper, patternedWe also have a huge range of colourful patterned wallpaper, ranging from vibrant, contemporary designs like this  polka dot design, to more classic, traditional patterns, such as the much-loved paisley swirl.
So what do you have to do to be in with a chance of winning £150 worth of unique wallpaper?
It's simple. Just visit our competition page on Facebook and follow these three easy steps:
Step 1: 'Like' our page.
Simply click the like button in the top corner of the screen to be entered into the draw. We'll keep you updated with how the competition is going.
Step 2: Enter your email address.
The winner of the competition will be chosen at random and contacted via email, so make sure you enter the right one in!
Step 3: Tell your friends.
Share the competition on your timeline to complete the process. Each time you share it with one of your friends, you'll increase your chances of winning.
The winner will be selected on Monday, so get your entries in quick! If you're the lucky one, one of our team will contact you via email with the good news.
So what are you waiting for? Enter away and share it with anyone and everyone you know, and a free personalised wallpaper could be yours!
For full terms and conditions, follow the link on the competition page at https://www.facebook.com/WallpaperInk?v=app_706482279370438.
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Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Interior Design Polls

Your wallpaper designing business needs you!

We've gone through a whole range of topics on this blog lately. We've covered design tips, like how to wallpaper your staircase, we've looked at technology, like the Lumia phone and the Neverwet spray, and we've even given you some photography tips.

But there's one thing we haven't done yet. There's one really important thing that we haven't talked about. You.

So this is your chance! We've found a selection of really cool interior design polls online, and we want to know what you think. There's some brilliant ideas, some quite brave ones, and some that are just plain crazy. Simply click on the polls to add your vote, and leave a comment below to let us know what you chose.



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Monday, 18 November 2013

Waterproof wallpaper!

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How many times have you accidentally spilled a drink and it's splashed onto the wall, leaving a huge wet patch on your favourite pattern? Or how many times has the dog shaken himself dry in the hallway and left specks of muddy water all over the walls? Or how many times have you woken up early and made your other half breakfast in bed, then while lovingly carrying it to them tripped over your own feet and fallen flat on your face, leaving a giant milky-orange stain on the wall on the top of the stairs?

Okay, that last one might just have been me...

But the problem still exists: stains are a nuisance, and wallpaper is one of the main victims. As beautiful as it looks on the wall, it's never really got on with liquids, especially textured wallpaper. And it's not alone either. Furniture is often overlooked, but it has been bullied by the plague of liquid stains for centuries. Sofas have been utterly ruined by a clumsy, flailing arm, carpets have had to be dissected and dismembered just because of a tiny green patch that nobody quite knows what it is, and tables have been cruelly branded with the tea-stain ring of doom! If only there were a way to stop it. If only there were a way to fight back against the evil foes of red wine, coffee, and chicken korma. If only there were some sort of magic spray you could buy that would water-proof your walls and furniture so they would never stain again...

Ladies and Gentlemen: I give you Neverwet.




And no, this is not a joke. Neverwet is a genuine product, readily available in the United States, and costing only $20 per can (just over a tenner). It claims to be able to water-proof almost anything with just a few coats of the spray, and as the video shows, the results are mightily impressive.

You apply a thick base coat, allow it to dry, then apply a few layers of the top coat, and before you know it you have waterproof, stain-proof, and more importantly life-proof items.
You could coat your shoes in it, walk through a swamp, and the mud will just slide straight off. You could coat your clothes in it and be free of the horror of runaway hot dog mustard. You could even, if you had enough, coat your walls and furniture in it, and spill, spill, spill to your heart's content.

contact-angleIt's all to do with the "contact angle" of the liquid landing on the surface, and the difference between hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces. (Warning: science bit coming up!).
The contact angle is to do with how water droplets hit the surface of an object, whether as a small, round droplet, or as a flat splash. Hydrophilic surfaces love water, so the contact angle is less than 90 degrees, meaning the water lands flat and get soaked up. Hydrophobic surfaces like the one in the picture don't like water, so the contact angle is more than 90 degrees, which is why the water forms into little droplets. The contact angle on a non-stick frying pan for example is around 95 degrees.

The contact angle on a surface treated with Neverwet shoots up to around 165 degrees, classing it as "superhydrophobic". This is why the water doesn't just form into little droplets, but it is physically repelled from the surface. The droplets land in an almost perfectly round shape so they simply roll off, meaning your surfaces stay clean and dry.

There are still quite a few teething problems, as you'd expect with any new product. Many people are reporting a chalky, white residue being left on their items after they've been sprayed, and there is a lot of contention over how long the spray actually lasts, although the company have claimed that some of their test objects have "remained under seawater for over a year and re-emerged completely dry."

But one thing is for sure, this is most definitely the future of cleaning products. It may be a long way off, but I don't think I'm naive in predicting that this stuff, once all the problems are ironed out, will go into mass market production and many of our household items will come ready-coated in a Neverwet glaze. It will put an end to overloaded washing machines, a stop to uncharacteristic stains in places they shouldn't be, and will finally lay to rest the issue of having to drag a huge bag of washing all the way to the launderette, only to find that three of the machines are broken, and you didn't bring enough change for the only one that's left!

So keep your eyes peeled. We may not quite be there yet, but mark my words. In years to come, stains will be a thing of the past!

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Wednesday, 13 November 2013

Staircase Wallpaper

staircase wallpaper, custom wallpaper designWallpaper only goes on walls, right?

Wrong.

Yes we know it's called wallpaper, and we know it's supposed to go on walls. We're just telling you it doesn't have to.

There are plenty of places you can hang wallpaper in your home. All you need is a good, clean surface that's been well-prepared, the right measurements for those tricky corners, and some imagination.

So today I thought we'd look at a particularly innovative alternative to the classic wallpaper print: staircase wallpaper.

I'm not entirely sure who first came up with the idea to hang wallpaper on their stairs, but lately I've seen loads of different designers use the idea, and I have to say I think it looks great.

stairs top and bottom, wallpaperIt's a really interesting alternative to boring old carpet, especially if you have some lovely wooden stairs that you don't want to cover up, like in this image. Wallpapering the stairs can really make your hallway come alive, and there's loads of different ways you can do it. Stick to one pattern for some continuity, or go wild and have a different print on each step to really draw some attention to your staircase.

There's nothing stopping you papering over the top of your stairs too if you want a really off-the-wall design. And if you're worried about the wallpaper being damaged (and you're a dab-hand at D.I.Y) then you can cover each print with a protective layer of acrylic. It's easy enough to get hold of, and all you'll have to do is cut it to size, drill a few holes, and fasten it to the staircase to protect your wallpaper from muddy boots and sharp heels!


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You could even order a custom wallpaper and have any image you like. All you'd have to do it cut the correct measurements and hey presto! You've got yourself a brilliant, innovative design in a place you never thought you could have one.

So to all those of you twiddling your thumbs and wondering what interior design task you can conquer next...

...step up!

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How To Use Wallpaper Patterns

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We all love a nice patterned photo wallpaper, whether it's a subtle detail along the skirting board, or a bold, colourful repeated print along a feature wall. But how do you know which pattern to choose? Of course it would be easy to just pick out a nice floral pattern and be done with it, but how do you know it's going to work? How do you match it to the rest of the room? How do you know it will look as good on your wall as it does in the shop or online?
Well don't panic. We've trawled the internet and found the best hints and advice we could find to help you choose the perfect design for your wallpaper. Here's our top tips on how to use patterns.

custom wallpaper pattern1. Room Size

You wouldn't think it, but the size of the room should have a huge impact on the kind of pattern you choose. It can make the room bigger or smaller, brighter or darker, and it can change the atmosphere completely. In general, you should scale your pattern to the room size; large room, large pattern, small room, small pattern.

Small rooms: be delicate with your pattern. Choose a light, bright background with soft colours. Don't go with anything too bold or jazzy. Maybe consider a floral pattern, or a 3D tile effect. As long as the pattern is small, it makes it seem further away, or it can even blend at a distance to look like a textured wall. This makes a small room look much bigger. If you have a particularly low ceiling, you can add a vertical pattern to your walls to add some height, or if you're feeling adventurous, you could even put a pattern design on the ceiling itself.

Medium rooms: you have a little more scope with a medium sized room, but you still need to find a balance between pattern and size. You can go with a stronger, bold-coloured pattern, but make sure the background is light. If it's too dark or there's too much going on you can make the room seem too small and cluttered.

Large rooms: this is where you can let loose. A large room allows you to be bold and adventurous with your patterns. Choose dynamic designs in deep, rich colours to make the pattern really stand out. Also, having a large scale pattern will help keep the room together and not look empty.

2. Modern vs. Traditional Style

Try to match the style of pattern you choose with the overall style of the house. You don't want to put a 70s-style, multi-coloured, tie-dye print in a two-hundred-year-old cottage. Just make sure you pick the right pattern for the style you already have.


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Traditional: stick to traditional designs. There are some beautiful floral patterns on the market, or you could even go down the paisley or damask motif route. Look for soft, warm colours and understated designs.


Contemporary: if you have a more modern house, be a bit more creative. Use geometric patterns and other abstract designs to create a really interesting feature. Go for a bolder colour palette.

3. Mix 'n' Match

You don't simply have to stick with one pattern; sometimes mixing things up can make a room come to life...just make sure you don't overdo it!

Rule of three: make sure you have no more than three different patterns in any one room; if you use any more you can make a room look very confusing and unappealing.

Lead pattern: when choosing your designs, make sure you choose a lead pattern, one that will be the focus of the room. This should be a bold, vibrant design that draws attention. The other two designs should then compliment your lead pattern, rather than compete with it. They need to be smaller and more subtle, but still in-keeping with the theme you have chosen.

4. Be Creative

Rules are made to be broken. Yes these tips can really help when you're stuck and not sure what to do, but when it comes down to it, your wall is exactly that: yours. You can do what you like with it. Fifty years ago nobody would have even dreamed that you could put floral wallpaper with polka dot cushion covers, let alone matching them with some stripy curtains. If nobody was creative, we'd never get anywhere. So go out on a limb, be bold, and choose a wallpaper that says, "look at this. This is my wallpaper. I chose it. And I love it!"

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Thursday, 7 November 2013

Photography tips for beginners

Photo wallpaper is becoming more and more popular by the day, and so many of you are looking into getting a personalised wallpaper design for your homes. Even big businesses are using photo wallpaper to spruce up their offices to help keep their employees awake on a Monday morning (and let's face it, we ALL need help waking up on a Monday morning!).
Smart phones and digital cameras are also everywhere, and with technology as good as it is, taking a great quality photo has never been easier. That said, though, no amount of technology can make up for the photography world's biggest enemy: people!
We all know them. Those people who squint and pull faces in really lovely photos just as you press the button; those people who turn the flash on full and blind everyone in the room every five minutes; those people who say "smile" and then drag out the next thirty seconds adjusting the focus and playing with the zoom until your cheeks hurt so much from smiling for so long you end up in every single photo looking like Wallace from Wallace and Gromit!
So, before I get too angry, I thought I'd give you a few hints and tips on how to make the most of your photos, and how to get the best looking designs you can.
1. Composition
"Uh-oh. He's getting technical already." Don't worry, it's nowhere near as complicated as it sounds. The composition is just where everything is in the photo and how it's all put together. A photo with good composition has the important bits in focus, and everything around it in place. A photo with bad composition normally has half a face cut off, it's at a weird angle, and there's a leg in the corner that nobody recognises...
rule of thirds, photography, photo wallpaperA great technique to use is the 'rule of thirds'. In your head, break up the photo into nine equal squares, like a game of noughts and crosses. With photos, rather than filling the boxes, try and make sure that the important parts of the image sit on the lines. If you put your focus on the centre square, your photos end up looking static and quite boring. Using the rule of thirds, you can add a bit of depth and movement to your photos, and it's a really simple trick to use.
2. Exposure
Again, it's a scary sounding term, but don't panic. Exposure is just brightness to you and me. Adjusting the exposure of your shot can make the world of difference to the finished product. Digital cameras normally adjust the exposure of a shot automatically, but even sophisticated cameras can't quite pick up the same detail that the human eye can, which is why sometimes you need to switch to manual mode and adjust it yourself. When it snows, for example, most cameras will try and tone down the white of the snow, making it come out more of a grey colour. Heightening the exposure slightly will keep your images shimmering and white. Many cameras have a +/- button to make it really easy. If your photo looks too dark, move it up, if it looks too bright, move it down. It's a simple adjustment, but it could result in a huge improvement for your photos.
3. Aperture
Okay, this one is a little complicated, but if you get it right, this setting could become your new best friend. Aperture controls the depth of field, which is to do with the focus of the image - it's the difference between a landscape photo of a beach and a close up of a flower. For wider shots, or for shots where you want as much detail as possible in both the foreground and the background, then you need a small aperture setting. For close-ups where only the subject matters and you want the background blurred or faded, you need a large aperture. You may not find this setting on your average digital camera, but those of you using a good quality D-SLR camera (the ones with the sticky-out lens that look really professional) should be able to find it quite easily.
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A low number, eg. f/1.4, gives you a large aperture, which creates a lovely focused image.
Whatever dial you need to turn or button you need to press, you should see certain numbers appear on the screen. Now this is where it gets a bit complicated. Aperture is backwards. A high number, eg. f/22, means a small aperture, which gets you full focus and lots of detail. A low number gets you a large aperture, like this picture of a ladybird, which will focus on the main image and leave the background soft and blurred.
It's all a bit mind-boggling at first, but play around with the settings and take some practise shots and you'll soon get the hang of it. A clever way of thinking about it is looking at the number of 'things' you want in the shot. Lots of people or buildings across a large photo, high number. One thing in the foreground, low number. Once you master that, you can dramatically improve your photos with one simple change.
4. Fill the frame
So many people take photos from far too far away, especially if they're taking photos of people. It can ruin a perfectly good shot if when people see it they have to squint and search the image to find people. Unless you're deliberately taking photos for a real-life Where's Wally magazine, I'd suggest getting in closer.
There's a few ways you can do this. Most, if not all cameras today, have a decent zoom function. Use it. I'm not saying we need to see shots of the inside of your friend's nostrils, but getting closer to the action of the shot and filling the frame makes for a far more interesting photo. If your zoom isn't particularly good, or you're worried about a loss of quality, then use your legs! Move forward for a much cleaner shot. This allows your subject to fill the frame and become the focus of the image, rather than being a tiny speck in the distance.
5. Stay still!
You'd be surprised at the amount of blurred, fuzzy pictures we get send here at WallpaperInk, and nine times out of ten it's because whoever was taking the photo can't keep still. It is difficult to hold a camera properly, and particularly if you're on the go, it can be hard to stop and take your time with a shot. Luckily, there are a few handy tips out there for keeping yourself steady.
Holding your breath is a brilliant way of stabilising your body. Just before you take a shot, take a slow, deep breath in and hold it. Take the shot, then release. It works the opposite way too. Exhale and hold, then click, then breathe in. Whichever way you do it, you'll find that your body is far more rigid when you take the photo, and therefore your image will look a lot more crisp and detailed.
Additionally, if you can find something solid to lean against, this will also really improve your stability. Simply just resting against a wall or a fence holds your body in place, allowing you to concentrate on holding the camera steady.
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A monopod is a more mobile alternative to a tripod.
Tripods are a fantastic addition to any photographer's collection, and there are hundreds of different models to choose from. They are perfect for stabilising a shot, and they can allow you to jump in the photo too. If you move around a lot, and a tripod is a little cumbersome to drag along with you, there are monopods available. They are just single tripod legs that you lean against your body, with your own two legs making up the tripod. They're far easier to carry around, especially as most of them retract, and they can be invaluable to a photographer on the go.
And our final tip...
Have fun with it! Photography isn't a chore. There are rules and guidelines galore that tell you how to do this, that, and the other, but at the end of the day they're your photos. Play around with them. Break some rules, change the settings, move around. The more you experiment, the better your shots will be.
And as always, practice makes perfect.
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Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Tips for choosing your custom wallpaper

It's all well and good us telling you to brighten up your home with a new custom wallpaper, or add some depth to your living room with a feature design, but how on earth do you actually choose which image you want? We have a huge range of designs on our website. You're more than welcome to browse through these and choose any that you like, and most of our customers tend to find exactly what they're looking for.
But sometimes it's nice to have something a little more personal, something that means a lot to you or your family, something that is unique to your design. Here are a few tips on how to go about getting your own images for your new wallpaper.
Before we start: Copyright
Copyright laws are quite strict, and many people have found their design ambitions become unstuck because of image rights. Here's a handy tip to avoid any problems further down the line:
IF IT'S NOT YOURS, DON'T USE IT!
Simply saving an image from a Google search and using it as a custom wallpaper design is not allowed. Those images belong to someone else, and if they find out you have used an image without their permission, you can be fined. With the designs on our website, they are either original images made by our graphic design team, or we have asked permission from the owner of the images beforehand. Many of the images you find online are owned by nice people who don't mind you using their design at all. All you need to do is contact them (most websites will have a contact email on them somewhere) and if they say yes, you're free to go ahead with your wallpaper.
1. Photo editing software
You've searched through our site, you've found a great custom wallpaper, but it's not quite what you're looking for, or it just needs a few tweaks here and there. What do you do? You change it of course! There are plenty of photo editing programmes available on the market. Adobe Photoshop is most definitely the market leader, and if you have the money I would highly recommend it. It allows you to completely change an image, and there are helpful guides and tutorials all over the internet to teach you. If you're strapped for cash, however, there are a number of cheaper programmes available, such as Paintshop Pro, and some free ones you can download too, that allow you to edit and manipulate your image. Most of them are pretty simple to use once you get the hang of them, and this way you can take one of our designs, change it, shape it, and truly make it your own.
2. Stock Images
Now if words like 'cropping' and 'airbrushing' are completely alien to you, and contacting strangers for permission to use their designs sounds a little scary, then there are plenty of alternatives, one of which is using stock image websites like Shutterstock. These sites have huge collections of royalty-free images (that's images you can use for whatever design you want). Some sites, such as Shutterstock and iStock Photo, charge a small fee for their services. For this, however, you have access to a huge range of high-quality images that you can download, edit, and use wherever and whenever you like. There are some completely free image sites too, such as Morguefile and Flikr, but please double check these images. Some of them are free to use, but others have different terms and conditions that need to be met before you can download them.
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This design could come up in a search for 'trees' or even 'winter' or 'snow'.
Also, when you're searching and you can't seem to find the image you want, try using slightly different search terms. If you're looking for a tree design, for example, and your search for 'trees' hasn't come up with a lot, try looking for 'forest' or 'woodland' to see what else comes up. The wider your search, the more likely you are to find that perfect design.
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The best way to get the perfect design is to do it yourself.
3. Use a camera!
It sounds really obvious, but you'd be surprised at the amount of people who don't think of taking the photo themselves. It's the best way of getting the exact image you want. It saves you having to search the internet for hours for the design you want, or spending time and effort tweaking every last detail in Photoshop to get it just right. And quality isn't an issue either. Most cameras nowadays can take high resolution pictures with no fuss, lots of them are really easy to use, and there are some great bargains you can pick up.
Even phone cameras these days are highly sophisticated and can take brilliant photos. We ran a piece on the new Nokia Lumia a while back, looking at its 41 megapixel camera, and how easy it is to take a great photo on the move.
So there you have it. Don't sulk and argue about which shade of magnolia will look best with the beige carpet, or whether the grey of the sofa clashes with the mauve on the rug. Break away from the boring old design habits and choose something exciting.
You never know, you might like it!
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Monday, 4 November 2013

A How-to Guide on WallpaperInk

Firstly, I want to start with a thank you to all the fans of custom wallpaper online. We hit 1000 likes on Facebook recently, and our Twitter following is growing by the day, so I just want to say thank you to everyone. We really do appreciate your support.
Further to that, we've decided to do something for you.
We've had a few requests online about our wallpaper - how much is a certain design, how do I make a wallpaper out of my photos, that sort of thing - and we do try and respond to each and every one of you, but obviously with so many of you and not many of us we can't always get around to everyone.
And so we've come up with this. A one-stop FAQ guide to WallpaperInk! Hopefully this guide will answer most if not all of your questions, and help you through the ordering process, so we can make getting your brand new wallpaper as easy as possible.
WALLPAPERINK: A HOW-TO GUIDE
Step one: choosing your design
You can't make a custom wallpaper if you don't know what you want it to look like. Luckily we have a huge range of designs on our website that you can choose from. When you visit the homepage, scroll down slightly and you'll see a list of design categories running down the side, ranging from abstract & street art to music wallpapers. These will show you all the designs we have in that category. Whether you're looking for food and drink wallpapers for the kitchen, cityscapes for your living room, or a romantic sunset for the bedroom, we have a huge selection of designs for you to choose from. Just click the 'select image' button and you'll be taken to the next screen.
You can also upload your own design to the website. If you have an image on your camera or computer, maybe from a memorable holiday or a special occasion you want to remember forever, you can upload it straight to the website and carry on the process as normal. Just click the 'upload photo' button on the homepage, select the image from your files, and hey presto!
Hint: choose the right size! Your photo may look beautiful on your desktop, but remember you're putting it on your wall, which means we have to make it quite a lot bigger. If you upload a tiny image and we stretch it out to fit your wall...well, you could end up thinking you need glasses!
Most digital cameras nowadays take very good quality photos, so most of your uploads will be fine, but it's always good to double check. Try viewing the photo in full screen on your computer. If the detail is crisp and the quality is good, then you should be okay.
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Make sure you upload a good quality photo. If it's too small it comes out looking stretched and blurry.
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Once you have your measurements, crop the image to fit.
Step two: customise your image
Next we need to know your measurements...of your wall, that is! Once you've chosen your design you need to enter the dimensions of your design. Remember to put in the dimensions of only the area you want the wallpaper to go. There's no use measuring your entire room if all you want is a feature design above the fireplace. The form on the right hand side lets you choose between millimetres, centimetres, metres, or inches, to make things easier for you.
Once you're happy, click 'apply' and a box should appear on the image relative to your measurements. You can move it around and resize it until your happy with the design, then once you're done, click 'add to basket'.
Hint: When we print our wallpaper we do leave a slight overlap on each roll, but please make sure your measurements are correct. We cannot offer a refund if you put in the wrong measurements so take your time, double check, and make sure you have it spot on.
Step three: add to basketexample, how to guide
You're done. It's really that simple. You can review your basket before you proceed to make sure everything is okay, then just click 'checkout'. If you've registered before, simply log in to confirm your order. If you're new to the site, hi! Welcome aboard! Just enter your name and email address and create a password for yourself to keep your order private, then proceed with the order as normal. All payments are made through PayPal so you can guarantee your details are safe and that you'll receive a full refund if you're not happy with your order.
Hint: make sure you read through the terms & conditions before you go ahead with your purchase, just to make sure everything is crystal clear.
Step four: enjoy!
That's it. You now have a brand new wallpaper design, courtesy of WallpaperInk. Looks good, doesn't it?
If you have any other issues while browsing the site, we have a built-in chat function you can use. Simply type your message in, and one of the team will be on the other end to help you out. If you need any more information about what we can do with your design, you can always give us a call, or even pop in for a chat and meet the team...
...just make sure you bring biscuits.
Hint: jammy dodgers always go down well!
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