repaper

The decorator will repaper the old nursery with a cheerful pattern.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To apply new wallpaper: "repaper" means to cover or line (a wall, room, or surface) again with wallpaper, typically to refresh or change the decorative appearance.
   • To renew the paper covering: Used more broadly for re-covering any surface (e.g., furniture, boxes) with new paper.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • We decided to repaper the living room because the old wallpaper was peeling. (To apply new wallpaper to the walls.)
  • She repapered the old bookshelves with decorative paper. (To renew the paper covering on furniture.)

Advanced Usage

• "to repaper a room": to strip off old wallpaper and put up new wallpaper in a specific room.

  • The landlord repapered the bedroom before the new tenant moved in. (The landlord replaced the wallpaper.)

• "to repaper a surface": to cover any flat surface (e.g., a tabletop or box) with new paper.

  • He repapered the inside of the drawer with fresh lining paper. (He applied new paper to the interior.)

Variants and Related Words

• Repapering (n): the act or process of applying new wallpaper.

  • Repapering the hallway took two days. (The job of replacing wallpaper.)

• Repapered (adj): having been covered with new wallpaper.

  • The repapered walls looked clean and bright. (Walls that have received new paper.)

Synonyms

• Re-wallpaper: to put up new wallpaper (less common but synonymous).
• Re-cover: to put a new covering on something (broader, can include fabric or paint).
• Refurbish: to renovate or redecorate, which may include repapering.

Related Idioms

• (No common idioms directly using "repaper," but it may appear in context with home improvement phrases.)
  • "To repaper the walls" is a literal action, not idiomatic.