On 17 Feb 2005 00:09:25 GMT, "Bob Eager" wrote:

On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 23:48:59 UTC, wrote:

Andy Binnie wrote:
Can anybody suggest a decorative beading to provide a decent finish
where wallpaper has been cut around an archway? I do not seem to be
able to find anything suitable in the large stores. All the edging I
find does not have the necessary flexibility to bend around the arch.
Any suggestions welcome.
Andy

I know lots of slots cut in the back of wood makes it bendy, but the
ida of putting something over the edge of the paper sounds a bit naff
to me - but thats me, I avoid all those bodge-cover-up things and do
the job properly to start with.

Cut it properly and you shouldnt need anything to cover any mess, there
wont be one.

We have a similar situation. The finish is fine, but traffic is causing
wear and tear on the edge....trying to find something nice to fix this.

I had several openings between rooms in a previous house that had been
walpapered and, as you say, the edges fray very quickly.

I converted them into "doorways" - lining and adding architrave. Really
very easy indeed.

For the archway, I used T&G cladding running front-to-back in the
archway - this bends very slightly in short pieces and - of course -
there is lots of flexibility at each joint. Then I made a matching
"cover" for each face of the arch by cutting a curve out of a sheet made
from the cladding.

This worked because there was an obvious square area above each face of
the arch that could be filled in in this way - without it things would
be a lot harder.

I've decided I hate arches, and had them all removed in the recent round
of work in this house.
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