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Mastering Muslin: A Wallpaper Hanger’s Guide to Muslin
As a wallcovering installer, we are faced with mastering the latest materials that are coming out into the market. We are at the mercy of our fellow manufacturers and the materials, trends, and types of paper they come out with each year. For this reason, wallpaper hanging will never be a boring trade. It won’t […]
WIA Member Spotlight: David Cook of D’Franco Finishes
We were excited to track down David Cook, WIA member and wallcovering installer of five years, to learn more about his business and how he’s set himself up for success. We were thoroughly impressed with his attention to his business and how he’s applied the latest digital growth tactics to his overall marketing plan. If […]
Los Angeles Members Adam and Danielle Segura Talk Commercial Wallcovering
Graphic Installations, Inc. is a leader in environmental and architectural installation in southern California. We took a minute to speak with owners Adam and Danielle Segura of Graphic Installations, Inc. this week to understand where they fit into to the custom wallcovering installation business. The Graphic Installations Inc. powerhouse tackling nuanced substrates from glass film, […]
Designer Spotlight: Sarah Merenda
We’ve talked to WIA members from coast to coast and they’ve taken notice to Sarah Merenda of Merenda Wallpaper. With her urban influences and graphic design chops, she effortlessly takes her Queens home to the wall with rubbings across New York manholes in a simple black and white design; for example. From there, her work […]
7 Tracks Underway for the 2018 Unconventional Convention
The word is out that attending a wallcovering installer association convention will get you revved up and ready to build your business. You’ll be pushed to new limits in your craft and gain confidence from learning new tricks of the trade. It’s not all hard work, at night there are dinners, dancing, and tours to […]
The Wallpaper Installers Inspiration Toolkit of Blogs, Books, Podcasts & Events
Every once in a while an artist needs to immerse themselves in a completely new experience to return new and refreshed. Inspiration comes from architecture, new cities, museums and right under your fingertips. The point is creativity needs to be fed. We’re serving up blogs, books, podcasts, and events for the wallcovering installer to immerse […]