This post is based on an article in ApartmentTherapy.com. A must read if you are at all interested in apartment design and decoration.
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1. Adhere: Paste wallpaper sheets to luan plywood, a room divider, or another large lightweight material. You can either hang it, or lean it up against the wall as they did in this photo:
2. Wrap: If you find some great fabric, buy canvas stretcher bars at your local art supply store. You can buy the exact size you need, them staple the fabric to the wood. Above a sofa or a bed, it makes a great statement.
3. Frame: As a cheaper alternative to professional framing, you can frame out a section of paper with basic molding from your local hardware store. Some stores even provide basic miter saws to create the corner angles.
4. Hang: House and Home shows us curtain rod used to hang individual panels. You can do one panel, or an entire wall. Or, poster rails have a weighted bottom bar that keeps the wallpaper from rolling up on you.
5. Drape: Similarly, suspending fabric from the ceiling is a great DIY project. You can rig a dowel system from the ceiling to create a bed canopy.
A great way to add interest and color in apartments for rent in New York.
6. Starch: Amber of Numbered Street Designs shows the result of using starch paste to fasten lightweight fabric to a bedroom wall. Instructions included.
7. Velcro: While in Madrid last year, I stayed at a basic and inexpensive hotel that used strips of velcro to affix heavy canvas to the wall in lieu of a headboard. As my (not so great) photo shows, it looked simple, clean and modern. (Yes, this fabric is plain black, but you could use any fabric you want.) 
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