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Papering around a door frame.

Step-by-step.

1. The length before you reach the door frame should be hung as normal; hang the next length letting it overlap the frame and door.
2. Cut off the excess, still leaving at least an inch overlap around the edge of the frame.
3. Press your thumb on the paper so that the corner of the frame is visible.
4. Make a diagonal cut with your scissors into the mark.
5. If you have a large overlap then cut off most of the excess, leaving a two or three inch overlap to work with.
6. Smooth the paper into the side of the frame and then over the top of the door.
7. Drop the bottom fold loosely over the skirting board.
8. Trim off the overlap and brush back into position around the frame.
9. Press into the skirting and trim off.
10. If necessary you can mark the paper with a pencil before trimming.
11. Often there is a light switch near a door frame; cut and fit around the switch before you fit against the frame.
12. It is a good idea to paper first the side of the frame which has a switch or other obstruction near it.
13. Depending on the wallpaper (not one with a large pattern) you may be able to hang full lengths down each side of the frame and then patch in the intervening piece.