🖼️ Spoonflower Wallpaper Calculator
Calculate exactly how many yards of Spoonflower wallpaper you need for any wall or room
Peel & Stick
Smooth Non-Woven
Paste the Wall
Grasscloth & Woven
All Spoonflower wallpaper is printed at 24 inches wide. One yard = 36 inches long. Coverage = 24 in × 36 in = 864 sq in = 6 sq ft. In practice, 1 linear yard covers approximately 6 sq ft of wall area per strip width.
| Yards Ordered | Linear Feet | Sq Ft Coverage | Sq Meters | Approx. Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yard | 3 ft | 6 sq ft | 0.56 m² | Single narrow strip |
| 3 yards | 9 ft | 18 sq ft | 1.67 m² | One 8 ft wall strip |
| 5 yards | 15 ft | 30 sq ft | 2.79 m² | Small accent wall |
| 8 yards | 24 ft | 48 sq ft | 4.46 m² | Medium accent wall |
| 12 yards | 36 ft | 72 sq ft | 6.69 m² | Small room 1 wall |
| 20 yards | 60 ft | 120 sq ft | 11.15 m² | Bedroom accent |
| 30 yards | 90 ft | 180 sq ft | 16.72 m² | Standard bedroom |
| 50 yards | 150 ft | 300 sq ft | 27.87 m² | Large living room |
| Pattern Repeat | Waste per Strip | Extra Yards (10 strips) | Recommended Overage |
|---|---|---|---|
| No repeat (0 in) | 0 in | 0 yards | 10% |
| Small (6 in) | Up to 6 in | ~1.5 yards | 10% |
| Medium (12 in) | Up to 12 in | ~3 yards | 12% |
| Large (18 in) | Up to 18 in | ~5 yards | 15% |
| Extra large (24 in) | Up to 24 in | ~7 yards | 20% |
| Room Size | Perimeter | Net Wall Area | Yards (no repeat) | Yards (+12 in repeat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathroom 6x8 | 28 ft | 184 sq ft | 31 yards | 35 yards |
| Nursery 10x10 | 40 ft | 280 sq ft | 47 yards | 53 yards |
| Home Office 10x12 | 44 ft | 312 sq ft | 52 yards | 58 yards |
| Bedroom 12x14 | 52 ft | 376 sq ft | 63 yards | 70 yards |
| Dining Room 12x12 | 48 ft | 344 sq ft | 58 yards | 65 yards |
| Living Room 15x20 | 70 ft | 520 sq ft | 87 yards | 97 yards |
| Master Bedroom 14x16 | 60 ft | 440 sq ft | 74 yards | 82 yards |
| Paper Type | Print Width | Min Order | Sq Ft Per Yard | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peel & Stick Removable | 24 in (61 cm) | 1 yard | 6 sq ft | Repositionable, renter-friendly |
| Smooth Non-Woven | 24 in (61 cm) | 1 yard | 6 sq ft | Paste-to-wall method |
| Paste the Wall | 24 in (61 cm) | 1 yard | 6 sq ft | Traditional installation |
| Grasscloth | 24 in (61 cm) | 1 yard | 6 sq ft | Natural texture look |
| Woven Textures | 24 in (61 cm) | 1 yard | 6 sq ft | Fabric-like finish |
| Heritage | 24 in (61 cm) | 1 yard | 6 sq ft | Vintage matte finish |
Counting how many rolls of Wallpaper to buy can be hard. A tool for Wallpaper counting removes the need for simple guessing. Just enter some sizes and the program takes care of the math.
Like this one can easily estimate the number of rolls for the room, the whole cost and even, how many borders or fancy material will be needed.
How to Count How Many Wallpaper Rolls to Buy
The basic idea of such a calculator is very easy. One measures every wall of the room. The most common tools require the length of every wall, the height of the ceiling and the number of doors and windows.
Some allow to enter separate sizes for the windows, especially if they vary. Later one removes those surfaces, because they do not need Wallpaper. One of them is based on standard roll width 11 inches and length 32 feet 9 inches.
Others consider 56 square feet each roll and also estimate the work-hours for the job.
Even so not all rolls match one to the other. Some calculators allow to enter own details of the Wallpaper, as the price of roll, its length, width and the vertical repeat of the design. Repeat of the pattern is an importnat spot.
Repeated designs affect, how much Wallpaper one really will use from one roll, and that depends on the height of the walls. Because of that it is not so simple, as if sharing the wall surface by the surface of the roll.
Some programs estimate the number of strips or folds, that will be needed. One takes the perimeter of the room, rounds to the nearest inch, later divides by the width of the Wallpaper strip. That shows the amount of folds.
The whole length for the Wallpaper match to the height of the walls multiplied buy the number of rolls. Some calculators add even 10 percent for mistakes, assuming average roll of 10 metres long and 53 centimetres wide.
Such calculators are useful not only for rooms. They help also for hallways and staircases. Some are made specially for grasscloth-wallpaper.
One of them carries a setting, that considers the repeat of the design during the counting of rolls or yards. There is even an app, that uses LiDAR scanning of the phone to measure the room in around 10 seconds, and later estimates the rolls based on particular size of roll and repeat of the pattern.
But not all calculators work for murals, so remember that. For the most exact result, best use the tool on the page of the particular Wallpaper, that you buy. Right sizes of the room, width, length and height (is the most important step).
When one will enter everything, the program shows the set height of the room, the set surface, the whole number of rolls and thewhole cost.
