How to measure your wall
We need two numbers from you: the width and the height of the finished wall. Everything else, the trim allowance, the panel layout and the way the artwork is cropped to your ratio, is worked out from those two numbers on our side. Ten minutes with a tape measure is all this takes.
What we need from you
Width and height of the wall as it stands today. Not the area, not the ceiling height from the plans, not the size of the wallpaper you are replacing.
Enter those two numbers in the configurator in inches or centimeters and it will show you the price, the panel count and the exact crop of the artwork before you add anything to the cart.
What you need: a tape measure, a pencil, something to write on, and a step ladder if the wall is over about eight feet.
Measure your wall
Walls are not rectangles. They are four roughly straight lines that a builder got close enough on, and the difference between the top and the bottom of a twelve-foot wall is routinely half an inch. That is why you measure three times and keep the largest.
Measure the width at the floor
Run the tape along the top of the baseboard, corner to corner. Write the number down rather than trying to remember it.
Measure the width at waist height and near the ceiling
Two more readings, corner to corner. Keep the tape level; a sagging tape reads long. You should now have three width numbers.
Keep the largest width
This is the number you enter. If the wall is wider at the top and you order the bottom measurement, the top corners come up short, and short cannot be fixed. Surplus at the bottom is fixed in ten seconds with a blade.
Measure the height three times
At the left edge, in the middle and at the right edge, from the top of the baseboard to the ceiling. If you plan to remove the baseboard and refit it over the paper, measure to the floor instead. Decide before you measure.
Keep the largest height
Same rule as the width. You now have the two numbers we need.
Sanity-check the square footage
Multiply width by height in feet. A ten by eight foot wall is 80 square feet. If your arithmetic gives you 800, you have mixed inches and feet somewhere.
Do not add extra
This is where careful people cost themselves money.
Every panel is printed with a trim allowance on each edge, and it is free — you pay for the wall you measured, not the margin. Your panels arrive slightly larger than the wall in both directions, and you cut the surplus away with a sharp blade against a taping knife once they are hanging.
If you add your own margin on top of it:
- you pay for material you will throw away
- on a scenic design, the focal point can shift off center
- the panel count can tip over into one more panel than you need
Give us the true wall size. The allowance is already there.
Doors, windows, corners and slopes
Doors and windows
Measure the full rectangle of the wall as though the opening were not there. Order that size. Cut the opening out after the panels are hanging.
It feels wasteful and it is the correct answer every time. Aligning a pre-cut shape in the air, with adhesive already active, does not work.
Sloped ceilings and stairwells
Order the full rectangle that contains the slope, using the tallest point as your height and the widest point as your width. Hang the panels, then trim the angle in place against a straight edge.
Two walls that meet at a corner
Order them as two separate murals, each with its own measurements. Corners are rarely plumb, so cutting one very wide mural at the corner almost never lines up. If you want a scene to continue around the corner as one image, add both wall sizes in the order notes and we will set the crops so it does.
Ceilings
Measured exactly like a wall: three readings each way, keep the largest. Plan for two people.
What it will cost
Murals are priced by the square foot of the wall you measure, so the price follows your measurements directly — any size, with no upper limit.
| Material | Per ft² | Per m² | 10 × 8 ft wall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Woven | $4.92 | $52.96 | $393.56 |
| Textured | $5.41 | $58.23 | $432.75 |
| Peel & Stick | $5.90 | $63.51 | $471.95 |
| Premium Textile | $6.39 | $68.78 | $511.14 |
| Canvas Peel & Stick | $6.39 | $68.78 | $511.14 |
The wall column is exactly what the cart charges for that wall. The trim allowance printed on every edge is not added to it. Shipping is free, worldwide. Very small walls are charged at a minimum — one minimum area at the chosen material's rate, $52.94–$68.76 depending on the material — and the configurator tells you when the minimum is what you are paying.
Before you order
Two last checks:
- Look at the preview. It shows the real crop of the artwork at your ratio. If a horizon line or a focal element is landing somewhere strange, adjust the frame there rather than hoping it works out.
- Order a sample. $13.99 each, $7.00 each for 4 or more. It is the cheapest way to find out that a color you liked on screen is not the color you want on the wall.
If your wall is curved, has a chimney breast, or is complicated enough that you find yourself drawing a diagram, email us the numbers and a photo. We would much rather spend five minutes on a measurement question than reprint a mural.
Common questions
Measure the width in three places, at the floor, at mid height and near the ceiling, and use the largest number. Do the same for the height, at the left edge, the middle and the right edge. Walls are rarely square, so the largest measurement is the one that guarantees full coverage. Enter those two numbers in the configurator in inches or centimeters.
No, give us the finished wall size and nothing more. Every panel is printed with a trim allowance on each edge, free — you pay for the wall, not the margin — so your panels arrive slightly oversized and you cut the surplus away against the ceiling, baseboard and corners after hanging. Adding your own margin on top means you pay for material you will throw out, and it can push a design off center.
Murals are printed to the size you enter, so there is no fixed design width to run out of. Scenic designs are cropped and scaled to your ratio, and the configurator preview shows exactly which part of the artwork lands on your wall. Repeating patterns simply tile further across. If a crop cuts something you care about, adjust the frame in the configurator or write to us.
No. Measure the full rectangle of the wall as if the opening were not there, order that size, and cut the opening out after the panels are on the wall. That keeps the design continuous above and beside the door or window, which is what makes a mural read as one image. Cutting around an opening on paper before hanging almost always shifts the alignment.
Yes, but order each wall separately so every mural is printed to its own measurements and its own panel layout. Ordering one large mural and cutting it yourself almost never lines up at the corner. If you want the pattern to continue around a corner as one scene, send us both wall sizes and your order numbers through the contact page and we will set the crops up for you.
Order the full rectangle that contains the sloped or stepped area and trim the angle in place with a sharp blade and a straight edge. For stairwells, measure the highest point and the widest point of the wall. Ceilings are measured the same way as walls, though a second pair of hands is close to essential. Send us a photo if you want us to check the crop first.
Last updated September 1, 2026.