Ten Simple Steps to Hanging Wallpaper

Step Seven: Start Hanging

Starting at the ceiling, unfold the top half of one of your strips and stick it to the wall, lining up the side of the paper with your center plumb line. Gently smooth the strip against the wall using a smoothing tool or 6-inch plastic putty knife. Unfold the bottom half of the paper and smooth it against the wall. There should be about four inches of excess paper hanging off the bottom. We’ll get rid of this later.