The wall fully restored with wallpaper replaced (as well as the drywall and plaster behind it).

Manhattan Water Damage Restoration 

It does not take much moisture finding its way behind wallpaper, paint and/or drywall to wreak havoc with a nice, interior wall. And while the water just silently wiggles its way between layers to cause damage, the restoration is a multi-step process. This lovely, wallpaper and its wall were falling apart when we stepped in to make it like new again.  

Once we removed the failing wallpaper, plaster and compromised drywall and let everything dry out naturally, we measured (twice, by the way) and installed new drywall. After plastering that and priming the white wall, we set up for the wallpaper replacement. Given the intricate vine design, it takes a keen eye and steady hand to slice the wallpaper precisely where it will line up seamlessly with its neighboring piece. Now, no one knows there was ever a problem here, except us and the homeowners who had the good sense to call us. And now you know, if you’re reading this blog post.

Water damage restoration of wall in process.

Our starting point with this damaged wall.

Wolf-Gordon Manhattan Paper Hanging

With a keen eye for class and the desire to make a stylish statement in their new apartment, this family collaborated with our color consultant to determine their preference for the wall paint plus an accent wallpaper in the bedroom. Benjamin Moore’s Yukon Sky 1439 was selected for the walls, its smoky blue-gray subtly hinting at an approaching night time.

Wolf-Gordon’s wallpaper products combine excellent design with dependable performance. The wall surface must be completely smooth and uniform. There are many adhesives from which to choose depending on the thickness and material of the wallpaper. Then there’s using the precise amount of glue and lining up each sheet perfectly next to the previous one and trimming at the edges where one wall makes a corner with another one. Wallpaper installation is a demanding combination of art, science, timing and precision, and we happen to think this shimmery, dappled accent wall is very cool.

NYC Professional Wallpaper Hanging

Upper East Side Manhattan has been dubbed the Gold Coast and Silk Stocking District. It is renown for arts and culture with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Guggenheim Museum, El Museo del Barrio, the Jewish Museum and more. The rich and famous, along with the modest and lesser known, adore Central Park, the comedy clubs, shopping, nightlife and restaurants. It is in this elegant setting that one local homeowner recently contacted Paintworks & Decorating to add a very sharp, black and white wallpaper in the kitchen and bathroom.

 The project began with washing then prepping the walls for smoothness and optimum adherence characteristics. Paintworks always applies R-35® Clear Adhesion-Promoting Wallpaper Primer which not only dries clear with a permanent tackiness (sticky, not sleazy), but also minimal odor, cleans up with water and rates zero on the VOC scale. The rooms already had white tile and a black tile border, so adding wallpaper with geometrical black and white shapes kept the sharp contrast for which black and white are often chosen. The geometric pattern reaches into our sense of order and embraces our comfort in repetition. The Paintworks crew was very happy with the result because it looked really cool with a fun, illusion-like quality. It doesn't make you cross your eyes or anything, but it does get your attention in an unexpected, mischievous way.