GARDEN TIPAlthough rose bushes have already started to grow,

it is not too late to prune out canes to open up the cen-ter of the bush, improve air circula-tion and preclude problems withblack spot disease laterin the year. A fungicidalspray now will preventblack spot fromgetting an earlytoehold. Copper-and sulfur-basedsprays offer an organ-ic control.

— The Washington Post

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212 Oak Ave.- Greenfield ........................$165,0003BR/2.5BA 1552sf .................................Linda Dorris

1130 Oso St.- East Salinas ......................$170,0003BR/2BA 1079sf ....................................Linda Dorris

202 Pajaro St.- So. Salinas ......................$200,0002BR/2BA 1344sf ....................................Linda Dorris

210 Pajaro/212 Monterey St.- So. Salinas$250,000Comm/Res..............................................Linda Dorris

25220 Pine Hills Dr.- Carmel................$2,095,0004BR/3BA 3293sf ....................................Linda Dorris

18 Railroad- Spreckles ............................$239,9002BR/1BA 729sf ........................Susan Lubin-Brownlie

76 Robley Rd.- HWY 68.......................$1,159,000off Corral De Tierra 3BR/3BA 3152sf

Susan Lubin-Brownlie

202/204 Rodeo St. – No. Salinas ............$395,0003 Units ............................................. Kevin Spedaliere

37 San Carlos Dr. –So. Salinas ................$550,000Lot w/plans ...........................................Lee Breshears

522 Santa Maria St. – E. Salinas ..............$259,0002 Units ....................................................Linda Dorris

12 Spoleto Cir.- E. Salinas ......................$256,9004BR/2.5BA 1860sf ..................................Tina Daniel

22181 Toro Hills Dr.- HWY 68 ............$1,049,0003BR/2.5BA 2493sf .................................Linda Dorris

22578 Toreador Dr.- Hwy 68 ..................$768,0004BR/3BA 2076sf ............................. Kevin Spedaliere

26030 Via Portola Rd. - Carmel...............$759,0004BR/2BA 1344sf ......................Susan Lubin-Brownlie

1738 Vosti Ave.- Soledad ........................$199,0002BR/1BA 896sf ......................................Linda Dorris

330 Woodside Dr. Apt. 118- So. Salinas ..$449,0002BR/2BA 1285sf ............... Linda McLaughlin-Harrod

OPEN HOUSESSAT & SUN 2-715115 Big Sky Lane, Hwy 68.............. $1,445,000Linda McLaughlin Harrod &Susan Lubin-Brownlie ..........................831-320-3001

SAT 12:30-2:30926 Crespi Way, South Salinas ............... $425,000Susan Lubin-Brownlie ..........................831-320-3001

SUN 2-413280 Corte Lindo, Hwy 68................... $929,000Linda McLaughlin Harrod ....................831-915-0878

OFFICE LISTINGS628 Gardinia Pl.- Soledad........................$159,0004BR/3BA 1642sf ....................................Linda Dorris

3078 Hermitage Rd.- Pebble Beach .........$799,9993BR/2BA 1414sf ......................Susan Lubin-Brownlie

1253 Los Olivas Dr.#39- So. Salinas........$230,0002BR/1BA 1137sf ..................................Lee Breshears

1132 Loyola Dr.- So. Salinas ...................$399,0003BR/2BA 1781sf ..................................Lee Breshears

18422 Meadowridge- No. County ............$825,0004BR/3BA 2755sf .................................. Kevan Clarke

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13280 Corte Lindo - Corral de Tierra

Absolutely immaculate single level 4BR/2.5BA home with2500+ sf situated on one private & breath-taking acre! Lov-ingly maintained with spacious kitchen/family room area, 2

fireplaces, 3 car garage & a large wrap-around deck, ideal forsoaking up the sun! A rare opportunity at $929,000!!

Marcelle HennawiBroker Associate

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Attention Buyers

It is a great time to buy!You may be eligible for a federal tax creditof up to $8,000.00 off the purchase price

With homes low prices, today’s lowinterest rates and a new federal tax credit,

your dream home may be closerthan you think.

Do not delay, it is the chance of a life time,the tax credit is available for a

limited time only.

Call Marcelle for details.

OPEN SUN 2-4

15115 Big Sky Lane -Villa Oaks in San Benancio

OPEN SAT & SUN 2-4BRAND NEW CONSTRUCTION & LAST ONE AVAILABLE!

This gorgeous 5335 sf residence boasts 5BR/5.5BA & anopen floor plan with room for everyone! Downstairs Master

Suite, over-sized chef’s kitchen/family room & a huge upstairsgame room plus 4 fireplaces & city conveniences! Enjoy the

sun-drenched & country setting of this coveted area!Compare at $1,445,000!!

INCREDIBLE VALUE

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Weekend, April 18-19, 2009

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REAL ESTATELISTINGS INSIDE, 4C

COMING MONDAY IN LIVING:Jelly Mom finds out what happens when youtake SpongeBob away.

MARK YOURCALENDAR

HOT PROPERTYLos Angeles Times

BY T.J. BANESGannett

There was a time, not long ago, whenthe popular wall covering techniqueinvolved paint, along with a sponge,spatula or spatter brush.

That’s when homeowners cringed atthe thought of applying wallpaper,anticipating the painstaking hours itwould take to one day strip it all away.

But those days are gone.Thanks to technical advances in wall-

paper application, and the resurgence ofbold patterns, wallpaper is back — big-ger than ever.

“I think the overuse of faux finishesthat frankly weren’t painted very well,and were so pervasive, is one of the rea-sons wallpaper is so popular now,”saysWalter Knabe, a wallpaper designerwho, along with Laura Corman, oper-ates Walter Knabe Studios Inc. in Indi-anapolis.

Like most home interior styles, thereare few rules when it comes to creatinga look with wallpaper. It’s simply basedon personal taste.

One of Knabe’s more unusual projects

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New technology makes wallpaper an easier choice

Paper your world

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Wall-covering samples include those from Antonia Vella design, Ronald Redding Designs, Koessel Studios, TommyBahama Home, Stacy Garcia and Ashford House. Bold patterns are becoming more popular with homeowners.

If you’re planning to installwallpaper yourself, but aren’tsure what type to buy, BillBurget, executive vice presidentwith DL Couch Wallcovering inNoblesville, Ind., offers thisadvice: “Every roll of wall cov-ering has a set of instructions.Read them carefully and followthem to the letter.” Here are afew other terms to help younavigate the selections:i Strippable nonwoven: A

combination of wood (pulp)fibers and synthetic that isboth durable and strip-pable. Good for all rooms inthe house.

i Paper-backed vinyl/solid-sheet vinyl: A layer ofpaper laminated to a layerof vinyl. It’s durable and

scrubable (more durablethan a washable wall cover-ing). Good for bathroomsand kitchens.

i Specialty wall coverings:Flocked wallpaper (madeby a machine that shakesvery fine cotton, silk, rayonand nylon fibers to give theappearance of velvet ordamask); natural fibers(vines, jute, sea grass, wool,linen, silk, cotton that aredyed and laminated to abacking); exotic enhance-ments (glass beads, sandand cork sifted onto thedecorative side of the wallcovering). These coveringsare good for formal roomswith limited traffic, such asoffices and dining rooms.

DO-IT-YOURSELF

3 steps to prep your home for a quakeBY BRODERICK PERKINSFor The Salinas Californian

The magnitude 4.3 earthquakethat hit the foothills along thefringes of SiliconValley on March30 should be a wake-up call forearthquake-country residents whoare not prepared for The Big One.

The temblor hit at 10:40 a.m.,

about 16 miles east of downtownSan Jose, but caused no majordamage, according to the U.S. Geo-logical Survey.

This time.USGS and other scientists con-

clude there is a 62 percent proba-bility of at least one magnitude 6.7or greater quake, capable of caus-ing widespread damage, striking

the San Francisco Bay regionbefore 2032.

If an earthquake, similar in sizeand origin to the April 18, 1906,Great San Francisco Earthquake,hit the same area today, the devas-tation will include as many as90,000 homes and 26,000 other res-idential properties destroyed orstructurally damaged and as many

as a quarter million people dis-placed in 19 counties, according to“WhenThe Big One StrikesAgain,”a study that recalls the dev-astation of the great quake, an esti-mated magnitude 7.8 to 8.25.

By contrast, the deadly LomaPrieta earthquake in 1989 that

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Save the date!The first-everGreenfield and GonzalesCommunity-wide Yard Sale

on May 30 promises to be a greatgreen event.

The epitome of re-use, this one-day event invites sellers to cleanout their closets and garages forprofit, and buyers to explorecountless sales for extreme dealson useful items. But perhaps thegreatest winner is our local envi-ronment, as landfills are sparedinundation of spring-cleaningspoils.

Greenfield has been challengedto reduce the waste it sends to thelandfill; this event offers residentsa fun and lucrative way to practicereducing, reusing and recyclingwhile generating income fromunwanted items. The cities ofGreenfield and Gonzales,Tri-CitiesDisposal, and the Salinas ValleySolid Waste Authority are workingtogether to promote the event andrecruit as many sellers as possible.Promotion of the sale is sponsoredby SalinasValley Solid WasteAuthority, so sellers benefit by reg-istering early to have their saleadvertised for free.

The first 100 sellers to register ineach city will receive a“Seller’sToolkit”consisting of five reusableshopping bags, a sign to promotetheir sale, and a guide with tips forholding a successful sale. In Gon-zales, register at City Hall, and inGreenfield, register at the police

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ALAN STYLESRecycling

Shop ‘green’in southMontereyCounty

Heritage Music Festival willhonor Big Mama Thornton

The Heritage Music Festival atCalifornia State University, Mon-terey Bay, is set to celebrate BigMamaThornton, the first vocalistto record “Hound Dog,” later pop-ularized by Elvis Presley.Thorntonalso wrote and recorded “Ball andChain,”which became one of JanisJoplin’s biggest hits. The festivalwill commemorateThornton’s lifestory through music, dancing,comedy and drama as BarbaraMorrison stars in the musical,“Howlin’Blues and Dirty Dogs.”i What: Heritage Music Festivalfeaturing Barbara Morrison in atribute to legendary blues singerBig MamaThornton.i When: 7:30 p.m. April 24 and 25i Where: World Theater atCSUMB, on Sixth Avenue on thecampus in Seaside. (Take High-way 1 south from Marina or northfrom Monterey. Exit at theCSUMB/Fort Ord main entrance.Follow the directional street ban-ners to Sixth Avenue.)i Information/Tickets: Tickets are$20 in advance and $25 at thedoor and can be purchased bycalling the WorldTheater boxoffice at -831-582-4580;TTY/TDD582-5066; or online at http://CSUMB.edu/worldtheater.

Scary Spice’s L.A. homesells for more than list price

LOS ANGELES — Who cankeep track of those Spice Girls andtheir real estate doings?

Scary Spice (Melanie Brown),who apparently got the nicknamefor not always following Emily

Post’s advice, nosooner listed herHollywood Hillshome for $2,999,999than it sold for morethan the askingprice.

The contempo-rary, which the Mul-

tiple Listing Service described as“ultra chic,”came on the market inlate March and sold for $3.14 mil-lion. It has four bedrooms and fourbathrooms in 3,476 square feet andwas purchased in 2007 for $3 mil-lion, public records show.

“Given the current economicand real estate markets in LosAngeles, Melanie and Stephen[Belafonte] are delighted,”saidagent Charmaine DeGrate.“Theyplan on expanding their familyand will need a larger home.”

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Melanie Brown

HOMES & LIVING Weekend, April 18-19, 2009 3C

341 Main Street341 Main StreetSalinas, CASalinas, CA

831-757-8920831-757-8920

1410 BUCKEYE WAY$279,000

166 HEAD STREET$226,000

1075-A BEAUTY SHOP$35,000

27232 CORTINA WAY$775,888

32 MARION AVE.$260,000

21 ABERFORD CIR.$324,000

637 ELM$150,000

Chuy Gutierrez831-262-6324

Iris Marquez831-794-5797

Carl Flores831-595-5390

Gerry Bennett831-206-8618

Andy Anderson831-596-2744

Norma Esteban831-970-3630

Frank Bellafiore831-809-6424

Diane Faro831-905-3759

Denise Ambrosini831-682-7480

25440 Larkspur Ct. 4BR/2.5BA, 1831 sf........... $399,900

1075-A S. Main (Beauty Shop) Business Op....... $25,000403 S. California St. 4 Units ........................ $290,0001 Pajaro Cr. 4 units ................................... $475,000345 Coleridge Dr. #91 2BR, 1,137 sf .............. $179,00032 Marion Ave. 3BR/2BA, 1,666 sf................. $260,000424 Front St. 3BR/1BA, 1,358 sf.................... $124,000319 Vincent Place 3BR/3BA, 1,694 sf ............. $227,900114 Harvest Street 2BR/1BA ........................ $164,900

1834 Emerald Dr. 4BR/2.5BA, 2,396 sf..............$355,00021 Aberford Ci. 3BR/2.5BA, 2,047 sf ...............$324,000334 Elwood 3BR/2BA ..................................$209,8001050 Charlestown Wy. 4BR/2.5BA 1716 sf.........$240,0001707 Cherokee Dr. 3BR/2BA 1145 sf................$134,9002416 N. Main St. #A 2/1 1004 sf (Lagoons) ........ $81,000

148 N. Madeira Ave. 3BR/2BA, 1144 sf ............$115,0001509 Verona Ct. 5BR/3BA, granite, upgrades .....$320,0001451 Tecopa Wy. 4BR/3BA, 1793 sf.................$245,0006 Spoleto Cr. 4BR/2.5BA, 1860 sf .................. $290,0001517 Canelli Ct. 4BR/3BA, 286 sf ...................$315,000817 La Cuesta Ct. 4BR/2BA, 1,282 sf ...............$186,000871 Chamise Dr. 4BR/2.5BA, 2,154 sf..............$264,8001127 Montana St. 4BR/2BA, 1,639 sf...............$116,3001432 Gaviota Dr. 3BR/2BA, 1,097 sf ................$199,500607 Dallas Ave. 3BR/2BA 1,573 sf ..................$130,0001611 Piazza Dr. 4BR/4BA 2,983 sf ..................$290,0001314 Grandhaven St. 3BR/1BA 1,521 sf............$141,000714 Pino Way 3BR/1BA 1,028 sf.....................$119,9001243 Camarillo Ct. 4BR/2BA 1,364 sf ..............$157,900715 Garner Ave. #204 3BR/2BA 950 sf .............. $79,0001502 Cougar Drive 4BR/2BA 1,549 sf...............$202,9001329 1st. Ave. 4BR/2BA 1,508 sf Lot 9,400 sf.....$138,5001013 Eagle Drive 4BR/2BA 1,353 sf.................$191,800

409 Hidden Valley Rd. 3BR/1BA 1,119 sf6.38 acres, 3 homes total ...........................$475,000

17423 Avenida Los Altos 4BR/3BA 3,782 sf ............$654,900399 Berry Rd. 3BR/2BA, 1,379 sf, large lot ............$239,00018930 Pesante Rd. 3BR/2BA, 1,375 sf, 1 Acre+ ..$330,0000 Brown Rd. (Land) 14 Acres. Ocean View-Water..$437,777

3145 Marina Dr. 4BR/3BA, 2,100 sf, New, Top Quality .$597,5003149 Marina Dr. 4BR/3BA, 2,100 sf, New, Two Masters .$597,5003158 Eucalyptus St. #16 2BR/1BA, .................$148,7893026 King Cr. 3BR/1BA, 1,143 sf ................... $245,0001636 Flores 4BR/1.5 BA, 1,350 sf...................$298,000125 Cypress Grove Ct. 3BR/2BA, 1,383 sf .........$243,0001467 Judson St. 4BR/2BA, 2,076 sf.................$349,900

18 Compton 3BR/2BA, 1,472 sf (Watsonville).....$270,000468 El Cerrito Way 2BR/1BA, 912 sf (Gilroy) ......$203,900

631 Campbell Ave. 3BR/2BA, 1,465 sf .............$190,000227 Clinton Way 3BR+Off ice, 1,575 sf 1 YR “NINO” (GF).$155,000480 Robles Pl. 3BR/2BA (Soledad) .................. $64,9001235 Cabernet Dr. 3BR/1.5BA, 1,124 sf (Gonzales)..$169,000777 Cipriani St. 3BR/2BA, 1,442 sf (Gonzales) ...$215,0001864 Palm Ave. 3BR/2BA, 1,100 sf (Soledad) ....$204,0001023 San Rafael 4BR/3BA, 2,109 sf ...............$260,000809 Portola St. 3BR/2BA, 1,773 sf (Soledad) .....$205,000618 Del Monte Ci. 3BR/2BA, 1,152 sf ..............$175,000114 Bedford Ci. 3BR/2BA, 1,379 sf (King City)....$135,000389 Port Lane 4BR/2.5BA 2135 sf (Greenfield) ............$150,000211 Montezuma Dr. 4BR/2BA, 1,377 sf (Sol) ....... $90,000166 Head St. 4BR/3BA, 2,160 sf (Soledad)........$226,000761 Solano 4BR/2.5BA, 2,127 sf (Sol) .............$218,000262 Pacifico Place 3BR/1.5BA 1083 sf (gated)..... $71,900630 Bickle Dr. 4BR/3BA, 2,354 sf Granite Kitchen.$293,000

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The house, which hadbeen extensively (andexpensively) remodeled, hasan eight-camera securitysystem with night vision.The outdoors area includesa living room with a flat-screenTV, a kitchen, asaline pool, a spa and threewaterfalls.

Inside, there is a state-of-the-art entertainment area.The home has sweepingocean and city views and agourmet kitchen.

In short, a very Spice-worthy property.

Brown joined the SpiceGirls in 1994, helping pushthe sales of their threealbums to more than 40 mil-lion copies worldwide.

Her theater debut camewith“TheVagina Mono-logues” in London, and shehad lead roles in the movies“Lethal Dose”(2003) and thecomedy “The Seat Filler”(2004), which also starredKelly Rowland of Destiny’sChild. She also played Mimiin the musical“Rent”onBroadway.

And, like every goodcelebrity with a publicistworth his salt, she did a stinton“DancingWith the Stars,”where she partnered withMaksim Chmerkovskiy.They were the highest-scor-

ing couple during the 2007season.

‘Sopranos’ actor putshouse on market

Character actor RobertLoggia, who often playsmobsters, has listed hislongtime Bel-Air home at$3.65 million.The sunnyhalf-acre backyard with itspool set in total privacywould surely work for a“meet.”

Loggia, who played“Feech”La Manna onHBO’s“The Sopranos,”has aFrench Country-style homewith four bedrooms andfour bathrooms in4,620 square feet.

It was recently remodeledand features a flexible floorplan with two master suitesupstairs, both with finishedbathrooms.There is anoffice-gym.The home, gatedfor privacy, features highceilings, recessed lighting,hardwood floors and two-story windows.

The perpetually tanned69-year-old Loggia, with histrademark white hair, hasbeen aTV and movie fixturefor decades. In addition tohis recurring role on“TheSopranos,”he also appearedin“Malcolm in the Middle,”“Dharma & Greg,”“Bonanno: A Godfather’sStory”and“IndependenceDay”(1996).

department (the usual $5yard sale permit fee iswaived for this event).

Sellers may register upthrough May 29, but it paysto register early; everyonewho registers by May 13will have their sale addresspromoted inThe SalinasCalifornian, El Sol and theSouth County Newspapersin the week preceding thesale.

Buyers can feel goodabout keeping useful itemsin circulation and spendingfar less than purchasingnew.

Maximize your greenshopping experience; car-

pool with friends and bringyour own shopping bags.

Plan a shopping strategyor wander from sale tosale. You never know whatyou’ll find, so make a dayof it.Wear a hat and sun-screen, and bring yourrefillable water containerand plenty of small bills.

Prepare to shop green,save green and earn somegreen at the Greenfield andGonzales community-wideyard sale!

i Alan Styles is recyclingcoordinator for the SalinasValley Solid Waste Author-ity. His column appears thethird Saturday of themonth in Central CoastLiving. Contact him atalanst@svswa.org.

involved applying wallpaperto the 9-foot ceiling of a fam-ily’s great room. The MiddleEastern-influence of the pat-tern meshed well with theanimal print fabrics in theroom, says Knabe, whosefine art has sold nationallyand internationally.

“I’m seeing people whoadd wallpaper as a focalpoint or accent wall, and I’mseeing people add wallpaperto the entire room,”he says.

With so many designs andtextures to choose from,homeowners have more free-dom than ever to create alook all their own. Popularpatterns include largedamask, traditional geomet-ric prints and whimsicaldesigns. Jewel tones are stillin vogue, but chocolate ismoving to the forefront, andsilver and matte finishes areadding a little sheen to thelook. More and more, naturalelements are playing a rolein wallpaper choices —leaves, sand and grass cloth.

However, Knabe says, peo-ple should buy what theylike. He says a powder roomis a safe place to start creat-ing drama and fun.“My ownpersonal style is very eclec-tic. I like to do unexpectedthings with unexpectedthings, so there’s always anelement of surprise.”

To avoid any surprises thatcould lead to disappoint-ment, consider a couple ofpointers from the experts.

First, take time browsingthrough wallpaper booksand shopping around for thelook you want and the price

you are willing to pay.Whenchoosing a pattern, requestat least a 1-yard sample to betested in the room to bepapered.

“Home lighting is differentthan store lighting, and youwant to see the full effect ofthe pattern in your home

before purchasing the wall-paper,”says Jill Nelson, aproduct manager for DLCouch Wallcovering,Noblesville, Ind. She alsosuggests hiring an interiordesigner or architect to helppair up colors, textures andpatterns that best suit the

space and personal tastes.Wallpaper traditionally

used in a home is 27 to 36inches wide and can rangefrom $17 to $60 a yard, Nel-son says. The store’s website, www.dlcouch.com,offers a calculator to helphomeowners plan how muchpaper will be needed for aroom.

“When you’re spendingmoney to change the look ofa room, we recommend youhire a professional to hangthe wallpaper for you,”Nel-son says.“The time it takes toapply, cut, match and installthe paper is worth hiringsomeone who has the historyand knowledge to do the jobright.”

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Designer Walter Knabe wallpapered a 9-foot ceiling in a family room with a Middle-Eastern pattern to playoff animal-print fabrics on the furniture.

Soil microbiologistto speak at McShane’s

Neil Anderson will presenta seminar on beneficial soilmicro-organisms, fertilizersand more 1:30-2:30 p.m.today at McShane’s Nursery& Landscape Supply at 115Monterey-Salinas Highway,Salinas.

There will be free samplesof various fertilizers givenout to seminar participants.

The talk is free.Information: 831-455-

1876.

Plant sale, farmers’market set for May

Hilton Bialek Habitat atCarmel Middle School hasscheduled its annual plantsale and farmer’s marketfrom 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

May 10 at the school, 4380CarmelValley Road.

The sale will offer a wideselection of native trees,shrubs, flowering plants,ground cover, ferns, seeds,and bulbs available for pur-chase, as well as manyorganic vegetable and orna-mental starts for the springgarden.

The event will also featurea farmer’s market with freshlocal produce and crafts, livemusic by the Cachagua

Playboys, a book table spon-sored by the Monterey BayChapter of the CaliforniaNative Plant Society andhorticultural advice fromindustry experts.

All proceeds from thisevent will go towardsTheHabitat, which is a newlyestablished nonprofit corpo-ration with a mission toinspire students of all agesto understand, appreciateand protect the natural envi-ronment.

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We’ve come a long way sincethe early days of wallpaper, whichrequired a separate paste forapplication. These days, wallpaperalso comes pre-coated.i Pre-pasted wallpaper is pre-

coated with an adhesive.Water is generally used to turnthe adhesive to paste.

i Self-adhesive wallpaper isapplied by simply peeling thebacking and sticking the cover-ing into place.

i Nonpasted wallpaper has nopre-paste or adhesive and issometimes referred to as “dry-back” wallpaper. Paste is need-ed to apply the paper.

ADHESIVE AND NON-ADHESIVE