Papering

Step 1: Ensure your ceiling is level, and smooth. Use sandpaper to create a smooth surface.

Step 2: Disconnect any electricity in room you are decorating.

Step 3: Remove any light fixtures and unscrew any bulbs, cover the hole left behind with masking tape.

Step 4: Measure the area of the ceiling to ensure you have enough wallpaper. Cut the wallpaper into the required lengths.

Step 5: Soak and paste the wallpaper.

Step 6: Begin applying the wallpaper to the ceiling, we advise using a step ladder. For safety reasons, have someone hold the ladder for you.

Step 7: Continue to wallpaper across the ceiling using a brush or a squeegee.

Step 8: Once completed, with a steam roller begin to press the seams of the wallpaper.

Step 9: Use scissors to cut a hole in the ceiling where your light fixture will be placed, leave around one or two centimetres extra either side.

Step 10: Reinstall the light fixture.

Fixing a Plaster Ceiling Rose

Step 1: Deactivate the electricity at the mains. Disconnect and remove the light fitting. Gently drill a hole for the cable in the decorative rose Apply adhesive all round the edge on the back of the decorative rose.

Step 2: Thread the lighting cable through the drilled centre hole. Position the rose on the ceiling and press it in place until the adhesive secures it.

Step 3: Wipe the excess adhesive with a damp sponge. When it has set completely, refit the light fitting using screws long enough to pass right through the rose and into the joist above. Drill pilot holes first. Reconnect the wires and reactivate the power.