Matching Repeated Patterns

1. In a Random match such as a vertical strips, you don't need to match patterns but you do need to install each drop the same edge always on the left.
   
   
2. Random texture coverings such as grass cloths don't have a pattern, therefore matching is not necessary.
   
   
3. Straight across patterns line up and match horizontally but may also be laid diagonally on a wall. The pattern always looks the same on every drop from the ceiling or other horizontal elements such as chair moldings and the tops of windows.
   
   
4. Half Drop patterns line up on at a 45 degree diagonal line rather than a horizontal one. Each strip is positioned so that it's above or below the adjoining strips at a distance equal to one half the vertical repeat.
   
   
5. A multiple drop is similar to a half-drop, the difference being the amount you offset on each strip varies. The higher the multiple the less often a design repeats itself at the ceiling line. This type of pattern can be very confusing to the hang for the amateur.