How to Hang Wallpaper

Supplies You Will Need

Tools You Will Need

• Rectangular sponge,
  for initial smoothing of wallpaper
• 5-gallon paste bucket, nylon brush, and 3/4-inch-nap paint roller
• Allen wrenches,
  for removing towel bars in bathrooms prior to papering
• 2- and 4-foot levels,
  for drawing plumb lines on wall and guiding long cuts
• 10-inch torpedo level,
  for plumbing short pieces above and below windows
• Utility knives with snap-off blades, and single-sided razor blades,
  to cut and trim paper
• Scissors
• Folding rule and tape measure
• 6-inch, 3/4-inch, and 1½-inch putty knives,
  for guiding cuts along trim
• Screwdriver,
  for removing and replacing switch plates and receptacle covers
• Smoothers,
  for final smoothing of wallpaper