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Upholstered Walls Are A Snap

Hide ugly paneling, old wallpaper or chipped and cracked plaster by upholstering the walls. The look is dramatic, elegant and warm. You'll also cut down the noise level.

Quik Trak
This product, sold at home centers, makes it easy to upholster entire walls or just a small area. You don't even have to prepare the wall. All you do is staple Quik Trak to a wall, insert your fabric and snap the track shut. The best results are achieved with lightweight fabric or sheeting to match the rest of the room. To redecorate you simply snap in a different fabric.

Plush and Elegant
For a plush, quilted look, staple or glue cotton batting inside the Quik Trak frame (the booklet that comes with it gives directions). Then snap fabric over the batting. It looks like a million dollars. You can also buy pre-quilted fabric, which gives you the padding and fabric all in one.

Where To Use It
Fabric looks great on a bedroom or dining room wall. If you don't want to cover an entire bedroom, consider padded fabric on the wall behind the bed for an elegant statement. Use it in a window seat area to match the cushion fabric.

Copyright Leslie Linsley, author
Reprinted by permission, HouseNet, Inc.

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