The Class
Four Days That
Change Everything
Baton Rouge, LA
A hands-on wallpaper installation class built for complete beginners. Whether you're starting a new career or learning the craft for love of the work, Lauren teaches from the very first seam.
Your Four Days
Day-by-Day Schedule
8:00 AM – 5:30 PM Daily · Lunch Provided
No experience? No problem. Day 1 assumes nothing — we start at the very beginning and build up to professional-level technique by Day 4.
Foundation
- Welcome & orientation
- Tools & materials overview
- Surface preparation
- Measuring & cutting basics
- Your first hang (guided)
Technique
- Paste application methods
- Pattern matching & alignment
- Seam work & smoothing
- Working with different materials
- Table trimming
- Practice panels
Challenges
- Corners & angles
- Around outlets & fixtures
- Windows & door frames
- Specialty materials
- Troubleshooting live
Mastery
- Full room installation
- Ceiling installation
- Advanced techniques
- Portfolio & marketing tips
- Graduation & celebration
From Our First Classes
Real Students. Real Walls.
Our September classes hung plaid, navy print, grasscloth and a scenic mural — then styled the rooms and sat for a portrait. Here's a little of what four days looks like.
Photography: A Creative Photography
Is This For You?
The Aspiring Professional
You want to start a wallpaper installation business, or add it as a premium service to your existing trade. You know that learning from an expert saves years of trial and error.
The ROI: High-end wallpaper installation requires experience, skill, and credibility to earn the trust of homeowners and designers who need great installers to hang expensive, delicate materials. Demand is high, and 1–2 jobs can pay for the class.
You might be: A painter, general contractor, interior designer, or someone ready for a career in the skilled trades.
The Passionate Enthusiast
You love beautiful spaces and want to learn a new craft at the highest level. You're the type who takes a cooking class in Tuscany or a ceramics workshop in Japan.
The value: You'd spend more hiring an installer for one room than learning the skill to transform every room yourself.
You are: Someone who appreciates craftsmanship, enjoys learning with their hands, and wants an experience — not just a class.
Investment
Your seat at the table
Included
- ✓4 full days of hands-on instruction with Lauren and her team
- ✓All materials, tools, and luxury designer wallpaper provided
- ✓Intimate class size (6 students)
- ✓Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and beverages each day
- ✓Lauren's favorite professional tool kit to take home
- ✓A printed class manual to keep
- ✓Professional photography of you and your completed installs to use in your portfolio, website, and social media
- ✓Certificate of completion
- ✓Access to Perla alumni network
Not Included
- —Lodging — we'll send recommendations for hotels
- —Transportation
Payment plans available: two payments of $2,250.
The 50% deposit is non-refundable. · Paid in full? The balance is refundable up to 30 days before class. · Within 30 days: non-refundable but transferable. Read the full policy.
Ready to learn from Perla?
January 11–14 & January 25–28, 2027. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Six seats per class.
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