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Book the paper in the following manner:

1. First roll a cut piece of paper inside out to help coat the paper evenly with water.

2. Fill a wallpaper tray with lukewarm water, which helps to activate the wallpaper glue.

3. Run the cut piece through the tray and lay it flat on a table or other work surface.

Figure C

4. To book the paper, which will help distribute the glue evenly, fold each of the two sides in toward the middle (figure C).

5. Gently press the surfaces together, being careful not to crease the edges. Let sit for three to five minutes.
Hanging the Wallpaper

Steps:

1. Line the top of the paper up with the top edge of wall, making sure it's level, and unfold the booking. Smooth paper into place with a wallpaper smoother.

2. Cut away any excess paper with a sharp blade and a straightedge.

3. Wipe up any extra glue with a large wallpaper sponge.

4. Continue lining up the measured and cut paper, butting edges right next to each other and paying attention to any repeat in the wallpaper pattern.

Figure D

5. When you reach a window or a door, making an angled relief cut at the corners (figure D) will help you fit the paper around the molding.

Tip: If a paper edge tears, just reconnect it and smooth with your finger until the tear is almost imperceptible.

6. Reapply the trim to the door corner, for aesthetics and to also protect the corner, which gets a lot of wear and tear. Nail in the trim with a hammer and small nails.

	Figure E
	Figure F

Tips for Outside Corners

• For outside corners (around windows and doors), use a sharp blade to make an angled relief cut to allow the paper to fit around the corner (figure E).

• To address the outside corners where the main walls meet the bay window, the edges of the main wallpaper that overlap on top of the bay window paper are cut in a freehand scalloped pattern. This helps protect the outside corner, where the papers change, and adds a soft edge (figure F).

• Vinyl wallpaper will not stick to itself, so a vinyl-to-vinyl adhesive is necessary for any overlapping paper.

• For inside corners, take the measurements from where last piece ended, measuring at the top, middle and bottom. Add 1/2" to provide for the extra paper that will wrap into the corner. The second piece of paper is going to lap over in the corner (this is called a lap seam).

• As with outside corners, vinyl-to-vinyl adhesive must be applied in order for the wallpaper to stick.