Wallpaper Flashcards
What is wallpaper essentially considered as?
A pattern product
What are washables in wallpaper?
Cheap vinyls that can be washed or gently scrubbed
What type of wallpaper is joined with a butt joint and has an obvious sheen?
Vinyl
What happens when fumes from cigarettes and gas fires react with PVC-coated vinyl wallpaper?
It discolors the wallpaper
What is True Vinyl wallpaper?
A fabric substrate laminated with a solid vinyl decorative surface, considered “breathable” wallpaper
Where is True Vinyl wallpaper typically used?
Low moisture rooms, living rooms
What is Vinyl-Coated wallpaper made of?
Paper with a protective coat of vinyl
What are the benefits of Vinyl-Coated wallpaper?
Better resistance to grease and moisture, classified as scrubbable and strippable
Where is Vinyl-Coated wallpaper commonly used?
Kitchens and bathrooms
What is Ready-Pasted or Pre-Pasted wallpaper?
Wallpaper backed with an adhesive coating, requiring soaking in water before hanging
What is a key advantage of Ready-Pasted wallpaper?
Easy to peel off
What is Unpasted wallpaper?
Wallpaper where adhesive must be applied to the wall instead of the paper
What are the characteristics of Unpasted wallpaper?
Steam and water resistant
Where is Unpasted wallpaper commonly used?
Kitchens and bathrooms
What type of wallpaper has a raised texture that can be felt?
Relief wallpaper
What is another name for Ingrain Paper?
Woodchip
Why is Ingrain Paper called Woodchip?
It contains small wood chips
What are the benefits of Ingrain Paper?
Comes in varying degrees of coarseness, hides wall defects, can be painted over when dry
What are Anaglypta and Lincrusta?
Trade names for wall coverings with patterns and textures formed by surface embossing
What are Embossed wallpapers?
Papers with relief patterns that are often colored and gold or silver leafed
What does “Anaglypta” mean in Greek?
Raised ornament
What is Anaglypta wallpaper made of?
Heavy white paper backed with wood pulp and embossed while damp
What are the characteristics of Anaglypta wallpaper?
Relief patterns remain when hung, considered textured wallpaper, can be painted over
What is Lincrusta wallpaper?
A rigid material with a solid paper backing coated with a putty-like mixture of linseed oil and filler
How is Lincrusta wallpaper made?
It is a low-relief material that is pressed while still soft
What is Lincrusta wallpaper considered as?
Decorative plasterwork
What are Fakes and Fantasies in wallpaper?
Wall coverings made to look like materials other than paper
What are examples of Fakes and Fantasies wallpaper?
Fake fabric, flock, hessian, linen, moire, fake feathers
What are Foil Papers in wallpaper?
Wallpapers with a thin metal coating that is highly reflective
Why can Foil Papers be difficult to work with?
They show imperfections and wrinkle easily
What are Wood Grain Papers?
Wallpapers that are photographically printed to resemble various wood types
What are Marble Papers?
Wallpapers made to resemble marble, sometimes handmade to give unique color patterns
What are stains that appear on the paper face caused by bad pasting methods?
Adhesive Stains
What are floral, foliage, or scroll patterns covering the entire paper?
Allovers
What are figures cut from paper and laid onto another paper?
Appliques
What is the appearance of one color spreading into another?
Bleeding
What are pockets of air trapped behind wallpaper due to under-soaking, uneven paste application, or insufficient smoothing?
Blisters or Bubbles
What refers to the amount of rolls produced of a single color combination at one time?
Color Run
What are designs that memorialize a historic event?
Commemorative
What is a set of wallpaper designs and colors intended to be used together in the same or adjacent areas?
Companion Papers
What is a wallpaper design based on a historical document, old paper, or fabric from an earlier century?
Documentary
What is the wallpaper installation technique where two strips of paper are overlapped while a cut is made through the center of the overlap?
Double-Cut Wallpaper Seam
What printing technique uses a rubber surface cut in relief?
Flexography
What are finely powdered silk, wool, or other fibers glued onto paper?
Flocks
What are thin sheets of flexible metal that can be printed?
Foils
What is paper printed from copper plates, leaving the design slightly impressed?
Gaufranes
What is achieved by printing an adhesive to areas that will take metal dust or silvering?
Gilding
What is the raw stock in which a coat of pigment is applied before the top colors are added?
Ground
What is the process of printing wallpaper using blocks?
Hand-Blocked
What type of wallpaper is produced by hand-screening?
Handprints
What is the trade name designating imported Chinese painted papers?
India
What is the method of ensuring a wallpaper pattern aligns correctly?
Matching
What happens when one length of wallpaper encroaches on the next?
Overlapping
What occurs when embossed paper becomes flattened?
Overstretch
What are a series of wallpaper papers with a comprehensive presentation of a subject in every direction?
Panoramas
What is a photographic separation process using copper or steel cylinders?
Photogravure
What is an enlarged photograph used as a mural on a wall?
Photomural
What is a pictorial wallpaper design that continues over several strips of paper?
Scenic
What type of wallpaper is produced by the silk-screen process?
Screen Print
What are scenes spaced at intervals on wallpaper?
Semi-Scenic
What is a single roll of wallpaper containing 36 square feet of surface after trimming?
Single Roll
What type of wallpaper paste is made from maize, corn, potato, or wheat mixed with water and has a tendency to mark the wallpaper?
Starch Paste
What determines the variation in wallpaper sizes?
Wallpaper sizes depend on American or European widths and lengths.
What is a wallpaper design that matches at the same position on each strip of paper?
Wallpaper Straight Match
