Wall paper will conform to the whatever is behind it. It sort of sucks onto the wall. So, every little thing will show.

On second thought, wait and see what others say. That textured paper is pretty thick. The problem would be the horizontal lines, the verticals would probably just blend in

I could try to fill the lines in with spackle? Not sure. This seems like a lot of work. I may just have to paint the tile white.

You will need to cover the tile with wallboard to make it work. Even a thick paper like a lincrusta (which this sounds like it is) will conform somewhat to the tile.

Why can't you remove the tile? And honestly, why would you remove tile to put up wallpaper since wallpaper will not hold up as well?

btw: in my former life, I was a wallpaper designer and manufacturer.

I've used epoxy paint on tile in a kitchen and a bathroom. IIRC the paint for the bathroom (more recent) was about $50 for 28oz. I no longer live in the house with the kitchen I painted, but the bathroom still looks great after 7 years.

@cpartist I can't remove the tile, one, because I dont want to, two, I'm not skilled in doing that and don't want to mess up the wall and I also don't want to know what's behind the tile. I'm trying to make the wall look better without actually restructuring it. I wanted to cover the tile because I saw a lot of kitchens with the beadboard wallpaper and i thought it would be an inexpensive way to redo the walls.

Also, there is one wall that does not have the tile on it. What can I do to "redo" the white tile to make it look new?

Lol, thank you practigal, it is definitely offending. I may be able to get a pic today when I go over there :)

RustOLeum makes a paint you can put on the tile, my daughter did just that in her last house to cover up the 'baby' pink and blue in her kitchen.

Instead of using the beadboard wallpaper you should consider the beadboard sheets they sell at places like Home Depot. It's only $20 for a 4'x8' sheet of primed mdf or unprimed wood. You could have it cut to size for free in the store, or cut it yourself if you have the tools, and use a construction adhesive to put it up right over the tile. Easy, durable, and no extra steps needed!

Thank sounds like a good idea. I will go to Home Depot tomorrow. I don't think I'll need that much because most of the wall is covered by appliances, with one wall completely uncovered. I'll check and see. Thanks

Bead board--or anything else-- will not lie flat in a wall that is half tile and half drywall. You will need to remove the tile. It isn't that hard. And just replace it with cement board and retile.

I owned a house that had parquet wood flooring tiles on the wall! I used wallpaper liner (a heavy material designed to cover and smooth out defects) over it then applied the wallpaper -- it worked beautifully. But for tile, just covering with beadboard might work best.

Do you have some trim in mind to finish the edge between the (newly covered) tile and plain wall?

Don't forget to shim if the tile does not cover the wall and you are using the Home Depot beadboard. FYI they make it in plastic as well that should be extra durable

I removed tile and put the beadboard wallpaper up as a temporary facelift in our kitchen - it was OK but it did show every imperfection I think it would definitely show tile through. real beadboard would likely be a better bet if you need to cover up the tile. You'd need to add some spacer strips to the wall above the tile, and secure the beadboard through those.

The paper liner stuff would help alot. But getting actual beadboard paneling like Giroux suggested would give you a better finish and be much more durable--an actual permanent fix. Might even not be much more work!