Square footage alone under-orders. Pattern repeat, match type and roll size decide how many usable strips each roll gives you. Enter your wall and the paper's specs; we'll confirm the count on a free measure before you buy.
Square footage alone under-orders, because pattern repeat and roll size decide how many usable strips each roll gives you. Enter your wall and the paper's specs; we'll confirm the count on a free measure before you order.
Most American papers are sold as double rolls (about 20.5" × 33', roughly 56 sq ft). Check the product page for width, length and repeat.
1. Strips, not square feet. Wallpaper goes up in vertical strips. Each strip has to be the wall height plus about four inches of trim allowance, rounded up to a whole pattern repeat so the pattern lines up strip to strip. A 9-foot wall with a 24-inch repeat needs 120-inch strips, not 108.
2. Strips per roll. A double roll is usually 33 feet long. Divide by the strip length: 396 inches ÷ 120 = three usable strips per roll, and the leftover 36 inches is waste (or short pieces over doors).
3. Strips across the wall. Total wall width in inches ÷ roll width (20.5 inches on most American papers, 27 on some, 24 on murals) = strips needed. We subtract half a strip per full-height door and nothing for windows — the pieces above and below a window still come out of a full strip.
4. Rolls. Strips needed ÷ strips per roll, rounded up, plus 10% overage, all ordered together from one dye lot. Reorders rarely match.
Half-drop match. Every other strip starts half a repeat lower, so we allow an extra half repeat per strip. Random match (most grasscloth and textures) has no repeat — enter 0.
Murals and panels are sized to your wall by the printer; send us the dimensions and we'll check the panel count instead.
Roll sizes vary by brand: check the product page for width, length and repeat. European rolls are typically 20.5 inches by 33 feet (about 56 square feet); some US heritage lines sell 27-inch by 27-foot rolls; print-on-demand houses sell 24-inch panels in fixed lengths.
Send us the brand and pattern link, three photos and your wall dimensions. You'll have a written price in one business day, or book a route-friendly measure online right now.
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Read the guideSend the product link and your wall dimensions and we'll confirm the roll count in writing, from one dye lot, before you spend a dollar on paper.