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the difficulty really depends on three factors: the height of the wall (obviously, taller involves longer strips of paper, which usually takes two people to handle), the trueness of the wall (since this is a fixer-upper, I'd check first to see how level the walls really are), and the pattern of wallpaper you decide upon. Take it from someone who has helped do wallpapering since she was 6-select a wallpaper with "no match", meaning you don't have to match up a pattern. If you've never papered before, or if you have out of true walls, matching a pattern can be maddening, because you have to make sure it matches all the way down the length of the wallpaper. Matching also means you waste a certain amount of paper because you usually have to cut off a certain amount so that you can match the pattern.
Make sure you have properly prepped the walls as well. I've had the 'fun' of watching newly placed wallpaper peel right off walls that had not been prepped. Make sure there isn't anything slick on the walls. Used to be, back in the 60s, we'd sometimes have to put sizing on the walls, but I don't know if that was for prep or not. Check with your wallpaper store for advice.
Make sure you have the proper tools. A measuring device is essential; we used a yardstick because it was also a straight edge for your cutting line. Make sure you get a tool that looks like a squeegie-you go over the paper with it after it is hung to make sure to get all the air bubbles out and to make sure it is sticking to the wall. After you've done that, go back and make sure your seams all butt and that any pattern you have still matches.
I'd suggest that you start by papering a small room with a wallpaper with no match. That way, you'll have gotten the hang of doing it, and decide if you want to do any more.
One more word of advice: NEVER wallpaper a ceiling. Been there, done that, and it is a mess and a literal pain in the neck.
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