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Measuring your walls (or ceiling) for wallpaper or a mural is much easier than you might think. Here's our quick and easy guide on how to do it... What you need to know. All of our murals are made bespoke to your wall measurements and then printed to

<p id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Measuring your walls (or ceiling) for wallpaper or a mural is much easier than you might think. Here&apos;s our quick and easy guide on how&#xA0;to do it...<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">What you need to know<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">All of our murals are made bespoke to your wall measurements and then printed to order. We recommend always adding 5-10cm to both the width and height measurements to make sure we&apos;ve got your walls (quite literally) covered. This will be of benefit especially if your wall(s) are uneven.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Determine&#xA0;your wall type and measure<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">First of all when it comes to measuring, determine your wall type. If you have a straight forward&#xA0;standard wall, lucky you! If not,&#xA0;we&apos;ve got you covered...<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: left;"><img data-fr-image-pasted="true" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2271/0427/files/1_46bae676-ea86-4d28-83af-876c10651bd8_1024x1024.png?v=1653420614" alt="MEASURING A STANDARD WALL" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; max-width: 100%; height: auto;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Measuring a standard wall Measure the full height and width and height of the wall excluding the skirting boards and/or coving.&#xA0;<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><img data-fr-image-pasted="true" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2271/0427/files/2_fb064fd0-8b03-455e-82e7-7f3d2f2c49a8_1024x1024.png?v=1653420639" alt="measuring a sloped wall" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; max-width: 100%; height: auto;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Measuring a sloped wall If you have a sloped ceiling or wall, ignore any slopes and measure the longest and widest part of the wall. The mural&#xA0;will be printed as a rectangle or square so during installation, you would cut away the section where the slope is.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><img data-fr-image-pasted="true" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2271/0427/files/3_b6bca576-8de2-41b7-800a-0e36ac4cd7d0_1024x1024.png?v=1653420661" alt="measuring a pitched wall" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; max-width: 100%; height: auto;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Measuring a pitched Wall Like when measuring a&#xA0;sloped wall, measure the longest and widest part of the wall and cut away the sloping sections during installation.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><img data-fr-image-pasted="true" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2271/0427/files/4_db3fae3f-09e5-4daa-9800-83b756078b73_1024x1024.png?v=1653420703" alt="measuring a wall with obstacles" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; max-width: 100%; height: auto;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"> Measuring walls with obstacles When a door, window or additional obstacle is on the wall, please still measure the width and height of the wall you want to cover. As the mural is produced as a rectangle or square, that area would be cut away during installation.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Measuring for wallpaper We would always recommend ordering more rolls than you need when it comes to wallpaper as it will prevent any hold ups with the decorating time should you need more. We offer free UK returns so you&#xA0;can easily return if they go unneeded after all!<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Measuring for a mural A few extra things to note when measuring for a mural...<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">To make installation of our murals as easy as possible, they&apos;re all:<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">1. Quick and easy to install on the wall, as they use the &apos;Paste The Wall&apos; application method<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">2. Easy to remove and simply peel off in one strip (no scraper or steamer required)<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">3. Easy to install with numbered panels starting with panel 1, and hang left to right<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">4. Are all a Straight Pattern Repeat<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">We&apos;re here to help We can create and move elements of the designs and fuse designs together to create a four wall seamless design too, as well as tweak designs to work around obstacles. Just get in touch with us at&#xA0;<a href="mailto:hello@woodchipandmagnolia.co.uk" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--colorLink); text-decoration: underline; background: transparent; text-underline-offset: 2px;" target="_blank">hello@woodchipandmagnolia.co.uk</a>&#xA0;and we&apos;ll be more than happy to help!<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The important bit<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">We encourage all of our customers to triple check their measurements as unfortunately due to the bespoke nature of our customised murals, we cannot accept returns on murals which have been ordered incorrectly. If you&apos;re struggling with your measurements, please get in touch with us and we can help guide you through.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">&#xA0;<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">&#xA0;<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">&#xA0;

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