How to Repair Wallpaper Hardware Holes

Fig.1 Wallpaper Damage

By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
Beige caulking
Finger, brush or flat knife

A client in Santa Clarita had holes from drapery hardware that had been removed and wanted this repaired.  

This post shows the three steps to repair these holes.

Step 1: Upper right fig.1 the first step is to spot the hole in the wallpaper, usually there are three holes per drapery hardware bracket. 
Step 2: Fig.2 below, use the tip of your finger and apply a small bit of beige caulking to the hole. If you prefer not to use a finger, a brush or kitchen flat knife will work just as well. So if your wallpaper is white then get white caulking, get the caulking that will match with the wallpaper.

Fig.2 Holes

Step 3: Fig.3 through fig.5 these pictures show that the caulking disappears from view, almost like no hole was ever there. Now simple holes can be repaired without having to replace the wallpaper.

Fig.3 Patch

Fig.4 Pack Down

Fig.5 Finished

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