Wallpaper can completely change the feeling of a room—and measuring for it is easier than you might think. Grab a tape measure, measure everything in inches, and follow the steps below. We’ll help you take it from there.

1. Measure the Full Width + Height

Start by measuring your wall:

Width → wall to wall
Height → floor to ceiling

Measure the entire wall, including windows, doors, closets, mirrors, trim, and other openings. Don't subtract these spaces from your measurements—you'll simply trim around them during installation. If you're wallpapering more than one wall, measure the width of each wall and add them together. Then use the tallest height in the room.

Example:
Wall 1: 120" wide
Wall 2: 96" wide
Wall 3: 120" wide

Total width: 336"

Enter 336" (total width) + your tallest wall height into the wallpaper calculator on the your favorite wallpaper's product page. Our calculator will automatically tell you how many panels to order and you can easily add it to your cart from there.

2. Have a Vaulted or Angled Ceiling?

Measure from the floor to the highest point of your ceiling. Use that tallest measurement as the height for the entire space, even if the ceiling gets shorter in other areas of the room.

Your wallpaper is custom printed in sequential panels using the height you select. Keeping every panel the same height allows the pattern to continue beautifully from one panel to the next. When in doubt, always measure to the tallest point. You'll trim away the excess during installation.

3. Adding Wainscoting or Beadboard?

If you're wallpapering above wainscoting or bead board on every wall, measure from the ceiling down to about 3 inches past the top of the wainscoting. 

That little bit of extra wallpaper gives you room to align your panels and trim everything neatly during installation.

If wainscoting or bead board is only on one feature wall, but wallpaper will continue onto the other walls, use the full floor-to-ceiling height when ordering for the room. This keeps your panels and pattern running in their intended sequence throughout the space.

4. Your Wallpaper Arrives in 19" Panels

Each Coley Kuyper Art wallpaper panel is 19 inches wide and custom printed for your order.

The panels work together to create one continuous pattern across your wall, so they'll be installed in sequence from left to right.

There's no need to figure out the number of panels yourself. Simply enter your total wall width and height into the wallpaper calculator on the product page and it will help determine how many panels you'll need.

Important: Install your panels in their intended order rather than cutting them apart or rearranging them around doors and windows. Install first, then trim around openings as you go.

5. Order Your Full Space Together

Once you've measured your space, we recommend ordering all of the wallpaper you'll need at the same time.

Because each order is custom printed, slight color variations can occur between separate print runs. Ordering everything together gives you the most consistent color and pattern across your room.

If your measurement falls somewhere in between, round up rather than down. A little extra gives you room for trimming and is much better than discovering you're short halfway through installation.

Ready to Measure?

Here's all you really need to remember:

1. Measure in inches.
Measure the full width and height of your wall.

2. Include everything.
Don't subtract windows, doors, closets, mirrors, or other openings.

3. Use the tallest point.
Especially for vaulted or angled ceilings.

4. Add multiple walls together.
Combine the widths of every wall you're wallpapering.

5. Enter your measurements into the calculator.
Go to the wallpaper design you want to bring home and scroll down on the right side to our wallpaper calculator right on the product page. Enter your measurements and we'll help you determine the number of 19" panels you'll need. From there you can easily add everything you need to your cart with one click!

6.  Measure one more time.
Just to be extra sure! A second check now makes installation day that much easier.

Measure twice. Wallpaper once.

**Please note: Every Coley Kuyper Art wallpaper order is custom printed especially for your space. Because of this, wallpaper cannot be returned or exchanged due to incorrect measurements, and exact color matches cannot be guaranteed between separate print runs.

Taking a few extra minutes to measure carefully means you can place your order with confidence—and get to the best part: watching a room you live in every day become a place you'll remember.