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Dream Wallpaper Installers serves Westwood Lakes, FL, roughly eleven miles south of Hialeah. Whether you just bought, plan to sell or simply want a fresh look, we remove old coverings, repair walls and install papers, murals, grasscloth, vinyl and peel-and-stick.
Westwood Lakes is an unincorporated residential community in Miami-Dade County, about eleven miles south of our shop in Hialeah. The calls we get from there tend to line up with where a household is in its life with the house. Someone who just closed on a property wants the previous owner's taste off the walls. Someone preparing to list wants clean, neutral rooms that photograph well. Long-time residents are ready for a change in one or two rooms. And more people than ever need a home office that does not feel like a spare bedroom. Here is how we help in each situation.
You Just Bought the House
New owners often inherit wallpaper they did not choose, sometimes several layers of it. The best time to deal with it is before furniture arrives, when every wall is accessible and nobody minds a little dust. We strip the old coverings, wash away adhesive residue, repair whatever the removal reveals and prime the walls so they are ready for either paint or new paper.
This is also a good moment to look for moisture issues. Concrete-block exterior walls can show staining near windows or baseboards if seals have failed, and it is far easier to address that in an empty room.
- Removal of single or multiple layers of old paper and borders
- Cleanup of glue residue that would otherwise show through paint
- Drywall and plaster repair after removal
- Priming so the wall is ready for whatever comes next
You Are Getting Ready to Sell
Buyers tend to respond to rooms that feel clean and adaptable. A bold mural or an older patterned paper may be lovely, but it can distract from the room itself in listing photos. Removing it and leaving walls smooth and primed lets you paint a neutral color quickly.
On the other hand, a single tasteful accent wall, perhaps a soft texture in a primary bedroom or a subtle grasscloth behind a dining table, can help a room stand out without dividing opinion. We can talk through which approach suits your house and timeline.
You Have Been Here a While and Want a Change
Long-time owners usually know exactly which room bothers them. It might be a dim hallway, a bathroom that has not been touched in years or a living room that feels flat. Wallpaper offers a way to change the character of a space without demolition.
For a bathroom, we recommend a scrubbable vinyl that tolerates steam. A hallway benefits from a durable, wipeable surface. Living spaces with steady air conditioning open up the full range, from large-scale murals to natural fibers and patterned ceilings that draw the eye upward.
You Need a Real Home Office
A papered wall behind your desk, the one that shows on video calls, is a practical and popular project. It separates work space from living space visually and gives the room a finished look. Grasscloth and textured vinyls also soften sound slightly compared with bare painted drywall.
If the office doubles as a guest room, a calm pattern that works for both purposes is usually the right call. We can help you test samples on the wall under the lighting you actually use.
Climate, Timing and the Surrounding Area
Our region's wet season, roughly May through October, brings heat, humidity and frequent afternoon storms, so we ask clients to keep the AC running steadily before and after installation. Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30; if a storm could cause a lengthy outage, we will reschedule rather than leave fresh paste to cure in a warm, humid house.
Westwood Lakes projects frequently share a trip with jobs in Sweetwater, West Miami, Doral, Miami Springs and Medley. We also install commercial wallcoverings for offices and shops in the area, with evening scheduling available.
