Need to vent.

We don't know that the OP doesn't have health problems preventing her from decorating. If not, I agree with what others have said, get up early, get everything out and start yourself. He will surely join in when he sees you. If he doesn't, or there isn't time to finish it, get a professional in. 5 years is long enough to wait!

Get some quotes for the job. Perhaps that will give him the incentive he needs.

J52 you can come here any time........for a small fee?

I am in awe of all you wallpaper-ers out there, I will do anything else in the way of decorating, but not that.
I would give your DH an ultimatum about it, no more cooked meals until he gets going on the hall, what a disgrace,
Five years!

I’m another one who says get on with it yourself. If you’re not confident in hanging wallpaper then paint the walls.
I’m always the one to do the decorating, I have high standards, not only in the execution of the task, but also in looking after the equipment! I struggle to even let the ‘professionals’ paint my walls!

Yes, I'd get on and make a start. I've found with my DH that it encourages him to join in - or he'll go and do something else that needs doing. Maybe yours will feel that his expertise is needed.

Or you could start work and then pretend to get into difficulties and call for help....

If you make a mess of it, can it look any worse than nothing having been done?

Good luck!

Could you get the pasting table out, the paper, etc and start measuring, 'sizing' and cutting? The sight of you starting might make him feel guilty and hopefully it'll spur him into action. Best of luck.

I hate to say this but it will get worse when he retires!
My husband is still working but has had a spell at home between jobs & behaves exactly like this.
I have learnt to do a lot of DIY things myself & find if I ask one of the sons to come over & help it sometimes gets him to shift himself.
Don't be fooled by the stress of the job- I find that men who have a stressful job thrive on it & miss it if they gets a different role.
I would really suggest putting your foot down now or get a decorator in & give him the bill- which I did! Mind you now DH suggests I get someone in to do it.
Good luck!

Mmmmm....so why can't you do the wallpapering yourself? I used to all the decorating in my large Edwardian house, painting,wall-papering, tiling bathroom - even on one occasion taking down old internal wall and replacing it with plasterboard.
Even easier to do these days, with u-tube to guide you.
Five years waiting.....do not understand that