GB2287909A

GB2287909A - Method and materials for ceiling papering

Info

Publication number: GB2287909A
Application number: GB9404757A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Lachlan Campbell; William Rory Alexande Stirling
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1994-03-11
Filing date: 1994-03-11
Publication date: 1995-10-04
Anticipated expiration: 2014-03-11
Also published as: GB9404757D0; GB2287909B

Abstract

A ceiling papering set comprises a plurality of rolls of paper lengths each bearing a respective part of an integral pictorial subject or pattern with no specific viewing orientation, the total area of the paper lengths in the set corresponding to an individual one of a plurality of different ranges of ceiling area. In order to paper a ceiling with such a set, a length (1) bearing a centre strip zone of the pictorial subject is applied to the ceiling so as to pass over the ceiling centre (A) and extend perpendicularly to the opposite side edges (B, C) of the ceiling and the remaining lengths (2 to 9) are then applied in such a sequence as to build up the pictorial subject or pattern. The rolls of paper lengths have markings thereon to indicate the sequence of placement of, and outside the orientation of the edges of, the lengths. <IMAGE>

Description

METHOD AND MATERIALS FOR CEILING PAPERING The present invention relates to a ceiling papering set and to a method of papering a ceiling.

It is usual practice, in interior decoration, to paint ceilings or to apply a patterned plasterwork finish, such as stippling or swirling, which in turn is painted. Ceilings are occasionally papered in the manner of walls, but generally only with unpatterned paper or with paper bearing a light or neutral form of patterning. Even in the latter case it is difficult to avoid, from some directions of viewing, the impression of lines travelling across the ceiling or a fussy or complicated appearance. This effect is greatly emphasised in the case of more boldly patterned wallpapers and, due to their fixed viewing orientations, such papers are rarely satisfactory for use on ceilings. The more suitable forms of ceiling decoration, that is to say painting or plastering, either result in a relatively plain finish or require professional expertise to apply.

There is therefore scope for extending the range of suitable decorative finishes for ceilings, in particular by use of paper in a form compatible with the requirements of ceilings and with a method of aDplication aDoroDriate to ceilings.

According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a ceiling papering set comprising a plurality of rolls of lengths of covering paper each bearing a respective part of an integral pictorial subject or integral pattern without fixed viewing orientation, the total area of the paper lengths in all the rolls of the set substantially corresponding to a given one of a plurality of predetermined ranges of ceiling area.

Preferably, the rolls are provided with markings indicative of a sequence of placement of the paper lengths to form the pictorial subject or pattern. Moreover, the rolls can be provided with markings indictive of the orientation of edges of the paper lengths to form the pictorial subject or pattern.

According to a second aspect of the invention there is provided a method of papering a ceiling, comprising the steps of apDlying to the ceiling a first length of covering paper in such a position as to pass over the centre point of the ceiling and extend substantially perpendicularly to the mutually opposite boundary edges of the ceiling, the length bearing a bisecting strip zone of an integral pictorial subject or integral pattern having an area correlated with that of the ceiling and with no fixed viewing orientation and applying to the ceiling further lengths of covering paper to extend parallel to and out from the first length until the ceiling is covered, the further lengths each bearing a respective strip zone of the subject or pattern and being applied in such a sequence that the subject or pattern is formed on the ceiling substantially centred with respect to the ceiling centre point.

An embodiment of the papering set and example of the method according to the invention will now be more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawing, the single figure of which is a schematic view of a ceiling papered by such a set and using such a method.

Referring now to the drawing, there is shown a ceiling papered with use of a papering set originally having the form of a number of rolls of paper lengths each bearing a respective part of an integral pictorial subject or integral pattern. Such a subject can be, for example, a scene, a group of separate illustrations or a trompe l'oeil representation of classical mouldings. These are merely examples and there is no restriction on the type of subject matter, apart from avoidance of the linear forms of pattern that characterise wallpapers. In this connection the pictorial subject or the pattern is designed to have no fixed viewing orientation, so that when applied to a ceiling it cannot seem to be upside-down from certain directions.

The total area of all the paper lengths in the set corresponds to a particular predetermined ceiling area range, so that the set can be purchased with the knowledge that the pictorial subject or pattern printed on the paper will at least cover that area. Sets can be provided with different numbers of rolls and/or paper lengths in the rolls in correseondence with different ranges of ceiling areas. Examples of five possible such ranges are 5 to 10 feet square, 10 to 15 feet square, 15 to 20 feet square, 20 to 25 feet square and 25 to 35 feet square. The numbers of rolls in the sets provided for these ranges can be, in the case of paper with a width of 20.5 inches, six, nine, twelve, fifteen and twenty-one rolls.

Within each set the pictorial subject or pattern can be produced to a different scale or, if appropriate, varied by addition or substraction of border features. The individual sets can be conveniently marketed in a packaging format indicating the respective ceiling area range together with a representation of the complete pictorial subject or pattern.

The rolls in each set are provided with an individual number or letter indicating position in the sequence of placement on a ceiling in order to correctly form the pictorial subject or pattern.

Similarly, the rolls can have some form of edge marking to indicate which edges are to abut in the sequence so that lengths are not inadvertently affixed back-to-front with respect to the correct position.

The ceiling represented in the drawing has an abitrary area of 13 square feet and has been papered with a set of nine lengths of paper. For papering the ceiling, firstly the centre point A of the ceiling is located by measurement and a paper length bearing the centre or bisecting strip zone of the pictorial subject or pattern is then applied to the ceiling to pass over the centre point A and extend at right angles to two opposite edges B and C of the ceiling.

The paper can be applied by pasting, or wetting a prepasted surface, in conventional manner. Subsequently, the remaining paper lengths 2 to 9 are applied in accordance with the marked sequence to build up the complete pictorial subject or pattern. The lengths can be applied alternating from one side of the length 1 to the other side, as indicated by the length numbers in the drawing, or entirely on one side of the length 1 and then on the other. Any excess paper at the ceiling edges can be removed by trimming, as indicated by the paper lengths 8 and 9. Within each set of rolls for a particular ceiling area range, allowance should preferably be made, in the composition of the pictorial subject or pattern, for the need for trimming.

The above-described method of papering enables the ceiling to be covered with the full pictorial subject or pattern accurately placed with respect to opposite reference edges of the ceiling and centred with respect to the ceiling area. The application of the paper does not require any greater skill than that ordinarily exercised in papering walls and can thus be carried out by home owners without professional assistance. The association of papering sets with specific ceiling area ranges allows the buyer to select a set with knowledge that the complete pictorial subject or pattern will be compatible in dimensions with the ceiling for which it is intended; a requirement of this nature does not arise in the case of papering walls, as papers for that purpose have patterns that are essentially complete across the paper width. Since the pictorial subject or pattern of the ceiling papering set has no fixed viewing orientation it can be applied to a ceiling without the aesthetic disadvantages presented by wallpaper patterns when used ceilings

Claims

CLAIMS 1. A ceiling papering set comprising a plurality of rolls of lengths of covering paper each bearing a respective part of an integral pictorial subject or integral pattern without fixed viewing orientation, the total area of the paper lengths in all the rolls of the set substantially corresponding to a given one of a plurality of predetermined ranges of ceiling area.
2. A set as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rolls are provided with markinqs indicative of a sequence of placement of the paper lengths to form the pictorial subject or pattern.
3. A set as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the rolls are provided with markings indicative of the orientation of edges of the paper lengths to form the pictorial subject or pattern.
4. A ceiling papering set substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
5. A method of papering a ceiling, comprising the steps of applying to the ceiling a first length of covering paper in such a position as to pass over the centre point of the ceiling and extend substantially perpendicularly to the mutually opposite boundary edges of the ceiling, the length bearing a bisecting strip zone of an integral pictorial subject of integral pattern having an area correlated with that of the ceiling and with no fixed viewing orientation and applying to the ceiling further lengths of covering paper to extend parallel to and out from the first length until the ceiling is covered, the further lengths each bearing a respective strip zone of the subject or pattern and being applied in such a sequence that the subject or pattern is formed on the ceiling substantially centred with respect to the ceiling centre point.
6. A method as claimed in claim 5 and substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawing.