Any decorators on here?

[bobh]

Re: Any decorators on here?

When I bought my first flat, I had to redecorate.
Previous owners, over the years, had put up anaglypta wallpaper, then painted over it, then put up more anaglypta over that, painted over that, then repeated a third time.
Bloody nightmare to get it off.
As this was the 70s, once I had cleaned it all, I put up some woodchip (Ugh these days, I know) and painted over with silk emulsion. It looked nice, and lasted years - it was described as "a well decorated flat" when I sold it and moved on.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Any decorators on here?

Who uses wallpaper these days?

We've had loads done recently and paper is a no no. Clean walls so much neater.

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Wallpaper is still a very useful weapon for a decorator , especially if the walls are a bit old and need lots of prep work to get a flat surface.......rather than replastering the walls .....or to give a flat even surface to apply a patterned paper onto ......a lot of elderly people still like .....for example .....flowery patterns

If you tried to apply a wallpaper to a wall painted with a vinyl shiny paint the wallpaper might not stick ......but it would if a flat lining paper was put up first ......its so easy to put paper onto lining paper

Also if the walls are in poor condition and the customer isn't up for replastering the walls with a skim .....and a decent decorator will always suggest this .....then lining the walls can cover up a multitude of sins

I would always prefer a flat finish but wallpaper is still very useful . 👍