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Wallpaper or Paint !

(37 Posts)
HeavenLeigh Sat 09-Jul-22 11:23:34

Or a mixture of both, which do you prefer, for me it’s paint all the way, used to have painted walls with one wall as feature in each room but now thinking paint all the way through.

dogsmother Fri 22-Nov-24 12:10:43

Mixture, but each room is different.

pascal30 Fri 22-Nov-24 12:52:30

Definitely paint for me.. I have so many paintings they need to be shown against a neutral background,, but I've never like wallpaper..

Kim19 Fri 22-Nov-24 13:02:13

I have both but in the main prefer my lovely wallpapers.

Norah Fri 22-Nov-24 13:26:11

Paint, only paint.

MissAdventure Fri 22-Nov-24 13:27:45

Paint for me, because I've lot of well.... "stuff" on every wall.

Ziplok Sat 23-Nov-24 23:13:04

Smooth walls in this house, so paint every time. Our previous house had walls that were far from smooth, with plenty of nail holes (I imagine from many previous owners putting up pictures) so wallpaper was the answer - it covered many flaws.

Although wallpaper looks lovely, it means lots of work scraping it off to replace it (which I’m no fan of doing); plus, repeated scraping can damage the plaster on the walls if you’re not careful scraping off the paper.

I’m all for ease when it comes to decorating, and for me, painting is far easier than wallpapering.

henetha Sat 23-Nov-24 23:15:50

As I've been doing my own decorating for years now, painting is easier than wallpapering any time. But I do like to see nice wallpaper if it's appropriate.

Mt61 Sat 23-Nov-24 23:56:47

Shandy57

Wallpaper for me. I've got a beautiful sample with a parrot looking at me right now.

& I’ve got rolls wallpaper full of herrings, wondering whether to paint or just hang this paper?

M0nica Sun 24-Nov-24 08:20:14

Chnges from house to house, room to room, decade to decade.

NannyJan53 Sun 24-Nov-24 08:29:44

Paint always, much easier when the time comes to re-decorate.

When we moved into the house, the kitchen was wallpapered with Anaglypta! Took absolutely ages to get off even with a steamer. Then had the walls plastered. Looks much better now.

Living room too had the dreaded Anaglypta, that too has gone.

Astitchintime Sun 24-Nov-24 10:55:50

Emulsion every time but we do have feature wall in the lounge that is always papered. The decorator told me that if we wanted it emulsioning he would have to strip back all the old paste residue otherwise the paint would crackle - this did happen to a friend of our who thought she knew better......looked awful after a few months.