Paper, Grass Cloth, Murals and Ceilings
Wall coverings are the part of interior work that many painting crews skip, and Cloudland doesn't. Its wall coverings page lists wallpaper, grass cloth, murals, accent walls and whole ceilings, plus the removal of paper that's already on your walls. That covers both ends of a wall covering's life: putting it up and taking it down.
An accent wall is the easy way in. One wall of grass cloth behind a dining table or a bed adds a texture paint can't imitate, and the other three walls stay quiet. Whole ceilings are the bolder move. A papered ceiling in a dining room or a bedroom changes how the room feels without touching the walls at all.
Murals are the one that surprises people: Cloudland does murals even from your own photos. A photograph from a family trip or a view you love can become the wall. Ask Ray what size and sharpness a photo needs before you pick one, since a phone snapshot that looks fine on a screen can fall apart at wall scale.
Old Paper Comes Down Before New Goes Up
Wallpaper removal is its own job. There can be layers of old paper, paste that never quite lets go, and plaster or drywall underneath that tears if the work is rushed. Cloudland lists removal as a service of its own, and it is often the first step before a room gets either new paper or a coat of paint.
Once the paper is off, the wall tells you what shape it's in. Paste residue, torn paper faces and gouges all have to be dealt with before anything new goes on, because new wallpaper shows the texture of a bad wall and paint hides it even less. That is where the patch-and-sand work from Cloudland's interior side comes in.
A bare room with patched walls, like the one pictured on this page, is the stage where you decide between paper, paint and a mural. One contractor handles the repair, the paper and the paint, so you aren't scheduling three trades and hoping they overlap politely.
Forty Years of Wallpaper, Installed and Removed
Ray Sola's own description of his experience is 40 years with painting, wallpaper installation and removal, estimating, customer service and property maintenance. He also worked in a local paint store, so he knows paints and stains as well as paper. For a job where the substrate, the adhesive and the finish all have to agree, that overlap is useful.
Reviewer Defne Veral put it simply: Ray is "an excellent wall paper hanger." The same review says he is very good at working with designers and clients, which matters if an interior designer chose the pattern and someone has to translate it onto your actual walls.
Aftercare is mostly about moisture. Bathrooms and kitchens push humidity into paper, and seams are where it shows first, as curling edges. Ventilation helps as much as anything, so run the fan during showers, and ask Ray which coverings suit a damp room before you fall for a pattern.
