How Much Wallpaper Do I Need? How to Measure & Use Our Wallpaper Calculator

Welcome to FEATHR’s simple How To Guide !  You have found your perfect designer wallpaper  – now that part everyone worries about – how do I calculate how much wallpaper I need?   Don’t worry! Follow our simple How To Measure For Wallpaper Guide below and we will explain how you can easily calculate how many rolls of wallpaper you need. We will cover those tricky questions from how to measure for wallpaper in different shaped rooms and how to use our wallpaper calculator. If you have any questions, contact us at hello@feathr.com and our team will be happy to help you! 

Read on to find out how to measure for wallpaper…

Calculating wallpaper – so how many wallpaper rolls do I need?

It really is a simple process to measure your room for wallpaper – it is a lot easier than you may think!  After selecting your Feathr wallpaper design, comes the question of how many rolls do I need? Whether you are creating a single feature wall or installing wallpaper on every wall surface, you need to follow the same simple process.  Using our wallpaper calculator, estimating how much wallpaper you need can be done in 2 easy and undaunting steps!

1. Measuring for wallpaper – grab your tape measure.

When you are using our wallpaper calculator, you just need to input 2 simple measurements – the width and height of your space. Before you start, if possible, clearing your space will give you a free run of your walls to measure easily. If you can, work with someone to help you hold the other end of the tape measure while you are measuring your room.  However, you can measure your room for wallpaper by yourself –  just use a steel tape measure, as opposed to a cloth tape measure, which will allow you to take your dimensions easily.  Have pen and paper ready to jot down dimensions as you take them. We would suggest you draw a diagram of your wall space so you can mark down the measurements easily. 

When you are measuring, don’t include any skirting/baseboards, covings or crown mouldings.  Start with the width of your room at the widest point, then take your height measurement at the tallest point. These measurements can now be input into our simple wallpaper calculator.

>> Take you width and height measurement enter them into the FEATHR Wallpaper Calculator

2. Now use our simple wallpaper calculator to find out how many rolls you need

Once you have measured your walls, calculating how many rolls you need to order is easy! Just input your room dimensions into our easy to use Feathr wallpaper calculator to see how many rolls are needed for your space.  Simple! 

Our wallpaper calculator can be found on each wallpaper design page – simply click on the ‘How Much Do I Need’ button, input your dimensions into the wallpaper calculator  and we will do the maths for you! Once you have calculated how many rolls you need, now follow our simple How-To Install Wallpaper Guide to hang your fab new designer wallpaper.

>> FEATHR Wallpaper Calculator – click on ‘How much do I need’

Using our wallpaper calculator – are you metric or imperial?

When you measure for your new Feathr wallpaper, it doesn’t matter which form you take your dimensions in.  Our wallpaper calculator can easily be switched from cm’s to feet and inches at the click of a button.  To calculate how many rolls of wallpaper you need, simply click the button at the base of the wallpaper calculator and choose from meters or feet.  Our wallpaper calculator will then give you an exact amount of how many rolls of wallpaper you need for your space. Easy! 

>> FEATHR wallpaper calculator 

How much wallpaper do I need? Calculating for different design patterns

Our Feathr patterned wallpaper designs come in several different pattern matches.  Whether the design you have chosen is a free pattern match, a straight match or a half drop pattern match, our easy to use wallpaper calculator will figure out the exact number of wallpaper rolls you need for your space.

Wallpaper calculator – should I add extra to my wallpaper measurements?

When inputting your measurements into the wallpaper calculator, we suggest adding 5-10 cm to both your width and height measurement to allow yourself a little excess for trimming. If you are wallpapering multiple walls including corners we suggest adding a little more – see below for information on how to wallpaper several walls.

Help! How do I measure for wallpaper when I have an odd shaped room?

Not every room comes in a standard size.  Like us, they all have different shapes! But whether your room has standard walls or has a few quirks, our wallpaper calculator will show you easily how many rolls you need! Read on below to find how to measure different shaped rooms..

How to measure for wallpaper around doors and windows

Many walls will have a feature within it – be it a window or two, or a door. These features are not a concern at all when you are measuring for wallpaper.  Simply measure the total width and height of the walls (excluding coving and baseboards) and input those dimensions into our wallpaper calculator.  When you install your wallpaper, you will simply cut around the window/door features  – simple!

How to measure for wallpaper with a roof pitch

To calculate how many rolls of wallpaper you need when you have a pitched roof space to decorate, simply find the largest point of the width and height and note those down.  As always, exclude and skirting/baseboards when you are measuring your wall. Input your dimensions into our wallpaper calculator and we will work out how many rolls you then need for your roof space! When it comes to installing your wallpaper, simply cut the wallpaper to fit your room. 

How to measure for wallpaper with a sloped ceiling

As with a space with a pitched roof, to calculate how many rolls of wallpaper you need, simply ignore the sloped roof and measure the widest space in terms of width and height. When you are measuring, do not include any coving or skirting/baseboards into your calculations.  Input your dimensions into our wallpaper calculator to find out exactly how many rolls you will need.  When you install your wallpaper, simply cut the wallpaper to fit your space.

I want to wallpaper several walls – how do I use the wallpaper calculator?

We would suggest you start by drawing a rough sketch of your room so you can note down the dimensions for each wall separately. When you measure, do not include any skirting/baseboards or coving into your measurements.  When you ready to add your measurements to the wallpaper calculator, simply add your width measurements together. 

Top tip – When you are wallpapering a corner section we recommend adding 10 – 20 cm (4 – 8 inches) extra to your measurements for each corner your are wallpapering. 

I have used the wallpaper calculator – what’s next?

Once you have used our wallpaper calculator and have found out how many rolls of wallpaper you need, we will custom create your fabulous new designer wallpaper.  Now simply follow our How-To Install Wallpaper Guide to hang your new Feathr wallpaper, sit back, and admire your stunning new interior!