Paperez® Wallcovering from Eisenhart® Takes the Hassle Out of Wallpapering

At a time when wallpaper is staging a comeback, Paperez®, the revolutionary wallcovering from Eisenhart®, delivers all of the benefits of decorating with wallpaper - great colors, patterns and textures - minus the traditional hassles of hanging or stripping it.

Environmentally friendly Paperez (pronounced paper-ease) is truly a decorating product for the 21st century. It has versatile, beautiful designs; it is neat, easy and quick to hang; and when it's time for a change, Paperez strips off cleanly in full sheets.

Neat, Easy and Quick

Paperez goes up on the wall dry, which is a major change from old-fashioned wallpapers, which are either soaked to activate the adhesive or require an application of paste prior to hanging. To wallpaper the Paperez way, simply roll the adhesive onto the wall with a paint roller and then apply the dry sheet of Paperez to the wall. After that, it's just like any other wallpaper - match the pattern, butt the seams together, smooth the surface and trim.

Paperez eliminates a step that is common to other wallpapering processes - the "booking" of the sheet by gently folding the pasted surfaces to one another and allowing it to "rest" before hanging. And because it isn't soaked, Paperez wonÃ¢â‚â„¢t stretch or shrink, so there are fewer bubbles and no unsightly seam separations when it dries.

"We believe that paste-the-wall is a much more user-friendly approach to decorating with wallpaper," said Forry Eisenhart, Jr., president and chief executive officer of Eisenhart Wallcoverings.

Really, Dry Strippable

Homeowners cite bad experiences with removing old wallpaper - such as soaking it and peeling it off in little "spitballs" or taking off the top layer of drywall with it - as one of the primary reasons for not decorating with wallpaper again.

Paperez eliminates that concern because it strips off the wall cleanly in full sheets. No chemicals, messy water spray bottles or putty knives are required.

"When Paperez is used with an appropriate wall primer and adhesive, it is safe even for use on new construction drywall," Eisenhart said. "Paperez will not damage the drywall surface when the wallcovering is removed."

Environmentally Friendly

Paperez uses a proprietary acrylic coating (especially developed by Eisenhart) that "breathes" to prevent moisture from being trapped between the wallcovering and the wall, inhibiting the growth of mold or mildew behind the paper. Because Paperez has no vinyl (PVC), there is no off-gassing of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Like all other Eisenhart wallcoverings, Paperez is printed with environmentally friendly water-based inks. Paperez is also Class A fire-rated and suitable for commercial applications.

Multiple Patterns to Complement Many Decorating Styles

Easy-to-use Paperez is available in a variety of patterns to complement many decorating styles. Eisenhart collections printed on Paperez include Terrazzo™, a collection of textural, natural designs; Stripes, a decorating resource book, and the new Just Imagine! collection of children's designs. Future introductions will be printed on Paperez, including new Prints and Textures collections to be released later this year.

Also see: wallpaper and borders

Author Notes:

Daryl Marples contributes and publishes news editorial to http://www.beautiful-home-101.com. As webmaster I constantly add information and articles about home decor, design and building materials from suppliers and manufacturers.