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We always wanted to have a new and fresh look to our room and painting or installing some wallpaper will do the job. However, if we already have the wallpaper installed and wanted to create a new look, removing the wallpaper borders and replace with a new design will be a good idea. Doing it can be a bit tricky, but following some simple to follow steps below, you will do the job in no time. All you need to do this tricky job are a piece of hairdryer, a small spray gun, wallpaper scraper, bucket and sponge, wallpaper steam stripper, protective gloves, and a wallpaper removing solution. The first thing that you will do is to do let the hairdryer to the trick. Heat the affected wallpaper or border using your hairdryer before you apply water or any other moisture. After heating, try to pull the border gently to see if it will peel off. If you have observed that the wallpaper will not peel off easily, the adhesive might be strong and need some other methods to remove the wallpaper border. The next step that you will do is to mist and scrape with the use of your small spray gun filled with warm water. A vinegar solution will also do, but will produce unwanted smell afterwards. You can also opt to use the commercial wallpaper removing sprays. However, if you are on a budget, warm water will already do. After spraying, you can now start scraping the wallpaper border gently but firmly with your plastic scraper. If after scraping there are still some unpeeled wallpaper border, applying more moisture will definitely do the job. You can also use your bucket with warm soapy water and with your sponge scrub the wall gently. If your wallpaper border is a vinyl waterproof, then perforating will help your allow the wallpaper to absorb water. You can use sewing pins if you are perforating limited space, but a perforation tools are also available in the market. Once the water is being absorbed, your wallpaper border will now be moisturized and can be soft enough to scrape. Another thing that you can do to remove you wallpaper border is by using a steam wallpaper stripper. A tool like this is available, but are a bit pricey, thus renting one is more advisable for a one-time job. Steaming your wallpaper must be done from bottom to top to loosen them. When steaming is done, you must not be able to peel the wallpaper border off with a gentle scraping needed. Now that you have removed your wallpaper border, cleaning out the surface will be your next job. Make sure that your wall is cleaned and is free from any adhesive residue or trace. Allowing your wall to get bare overnight is a great idea before applying a new paint or before installing a new wallpaper design. Following the simple steps above, you can immediately create a new look to your room.