I used to think wallpaper was a weekend project until my hallway looked like a crime scene

Last fall I tried to hang a simple striped paper in my entryway, figured I could just slap it on like the YouTube videos show. I mixed the paste too thin, the first strip slid down the wall and tore, and I spent three hours trying to scrape off the glue with a putty knife. The whole thing ended with me calling my sister to help peel it all off while we laughed at the giant, sticky mess. Anyone have a good trick for getting dried paste off baseboards without taking the paint with it?

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hugo502mo ago

Try a damp sponge first, not a putty knife.

piper1752mo agoMost Upvoted

My last wallpaper attempt left more paste on me than the wall.

lisa_murray1mo ago

Honestly, I'm the weirdo who loves wallpaper paste disasters. That whole scraping and peeling mess is part of the fun for me, like a weird puzzle. I'd take a warm, wet rag and just let it sit on the dried glue for a good ten minutes. It softens it right up and usually wipes off without a fight. Way better than going at it dry and chipping your paint.