I took the easy way out. I tacked a 1'x1'trim board at top and bottom. I stapled the fabric at the top and bottom and overlapped each panel as I hung it. I covered the staples at the top and bottom with a wood trim. It wasn't hard to do at all. The first time I did it at work where I ran a bookstore the wall was paneling and it was so easy to tack it at the top and bottom to the paneling. I liked the look so I did it at home too. At home we had problems with crumbling walls. It hid the problem areas nicely.