How to wallpaper a bathroom

Add colour and pattern to your walls, just like Sharon has done

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1 Before you begin wallpapering, fill and sand any cracks or imperfections, then clean the wall with sugar soap. If you're papering onto fresh plaster, 'size' the wall with a diluted paste solution. Liberally apply it to the wall and allow it to dry thoroughly. This will soak into the porous plaster and stop the paste from being absorbed when applied.

2 The first length, or 'drop', of wallpaper is important, as all the others will align to it, so it's essential you make sure it's straight. From the left-hand corner of the wall you are going to decorate, measure 50cm in and make a pencil mark to create a starting point. Use this mark to draw a vertical plumb line, with help from a plumb bob, from which you will hang the first drop.

3 If you are using paste-the-wall paper, simply apply the paste liberally to the wall using a roller, a couple of centimetres wider than the wallpaper, which will allow you to hang the second drop without worrying about getting the paste over the first. Use a two-inch paintbrush to add paste at the top of the wall and just above the skirting, tiles or panelling.