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Nothing could be more daunting, but wall papering a ceiling could be easier than you thought.

First, prepare the ceiling by removing the old paper and giving it a light sand. This will give the paper and paste something to stick to.

Mark a guideline on the ceiling parallel to one wall but about 1 inch less.

Then paste your paper, fold in a concertina and leave to soak for a couple of minutes to make the paper more supple.

Lift the paper into place using an old broom handle or a taped-up roll of lining paper.

Open the first fold and slide into position against the guideline you drew earlier. Smooth the paper down with a papering brush.

Unfold the paper and brush onto the ceiling leaving about 1 inch at either end and along the length. Brush these into the corners so that the paper bends into the corners and then pull back slightly so that you can cut the excess off (marked by the kink in the paper creating by brushing).

Do this across the length of the ceiling butting the paper against the last piece done.

How easy was that!