Removing a Kidsline wallpaper border

[~ Mylitta ~]

Hi, we have a kidsline wallpaper border in the nursery and now I want to take it off to redecorate. Has anyone done it before, and how did you do it? I read that you can just peel it off, but when I try the front of the paper peels away from the back of the paper and leaves half of it on the wall...

[Kazbah]

A) do you want to reuse it
B) is it on wallpaper or paint
c) do you want to keep the treatment underneath or replace that too?

If you have a steamer, you can (very carefully) steam the wallpaper and lift it as you go.

[BlackCat]

If you don't want to keep it and it's paint underneath you can score it then drench in warm water, should just scrape off. No need for steaming.

[Lisa]

If you don't want to keep it and it's paint underneath you can score it then drench in warm water, should just scrape off. No need for steaming.

This is what I did when taking a border off my daughters room. I just put warm water in a spray bottle and sprayed away. It all came off really easily.

[~ Mylitta ~]

Thanks ladies. I'm not planning on keeping it, so I'm happy to ruin it as I take it off. It's paint underneath, so if I can remove it without damaging the paint that will be great, but I had been thinking about repainting anyway, so if I damage the paint I'll say it was fate that I was meant to repaint Lol. DD1 is sleeping in there are the moment, so I might try again this afternoon and see how I go

[Liviam]

I used a hair dryer on mine - got it off no probs and it left the paint intact too.

[melbel]

kidsline ones are wallpaper not removable/reusable ones.....we have one in our boys room. you have to peel off the top vinyl layer then soak the uinderneath paper bit in warm soapy water using a sponge or similar...... when it is fully wet you can scrape it off with a paint scraper...be careful with the scraper not to dig into the plaster and it should come off nice and cleanly...then just wipe the wall down and voila!!