Decorative Beading For Archways
 

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

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.


NT

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.

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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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