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What needs to be stipped? Metal frames? or something else? Hard to give you an answe rwithout knowing

You can paint yourself. This should be fast and easy if those walls are in good shape and do not need any spackle. Some things first timers don't consider when they begin a project like this is the thickness of the nap on the rollers. If you want smooth walls, use 1/4" nap rollers. If you want texture, use 1/2" nap rollers. You will want to consider the level of the gloss, but most people use a matte finish in bedrooms and livingrooms. If you go with off whites, you may get away with one coat over the white. But I am not sure I would count on that - you will be dancing between putting the paint on too light and having the white show through and putting it on too heavy. Multiple light coats are always better than one heavy. If for some reason you feel you must prime the walls, ie, marks that must be hidden, you can tint the primer to the color of the top coat and maybe get away with one primer coat and one top coat. If your new colors will be darker than the white, plan on two coats. Applying the paint is pretty easy. cut it in with a 2 or 3 inch brush (I prefer an angle brush). When you cut, set the brush at a slight angle where you want to run your line, say along the top of the baseboard, and drag it along. Don't try to get in by using repetive strokes; nice and easy, one motion. Then roll. I usually wet the roller pretty good and apply my first pass in a straight up and down stroke and then cross back and forth over the spot in x's. You'll get the hang of it. Go to a good paint store. Not HD or Lowes. A good Ben Moore dealer. They will have the product you need and they will be able to tell you a lot more than I just told you here. Check the Ben Moore website, it is a good site and I bet they have DIY info. I don't know anything about wallpaper. Steve www.thetinkerswagon.com