I hear ya- both sides of this discussion. I did paper my foyer/hallway.stairway with a beautiful tone on tone ivory stripe paper which still is stunning.......the only issue is that after 25 plus years some of it is not hanging great and also some has been marked up. I know for a painted staricase it would have had to have been repainted at least twice (probably more) in that time frame. However, we have had it removed in our kitchen and although the walls were sized, it was really quite a task (and we did not do ourselves). In a month or two I am having it removed from the hallway and am really dreading that ordeal. I really do love the look of paper and even maybe prefer it to paint- so much warmer and also less maintenance. ... but SO not looking forward to the removal and I hear most people say they would never want to remove it . I think in our next house I will be very hesitant to paper- probably limit it to powder room. But I am happy to hear it is inching its way back into be ok. Good point about finding wallpaper hangers though!

Thank you, Sochi! That's just what I wanted to hear! I would love to see updated pictures if you can. Jennifer - she mentioned in another thread that the shower floor and walls are Silestone, specifically a Silestone shower pan on the floor.

I removed the wallpaper from an entire house of similar age and style, although on a smaller scale. Other than one small storage space and bedroom closets, every wall in the house was unpainted plaster under the wallpaper. I had one guy who did the quality of work I wanted at a reasonable price and I kept him occupied for many months, now going on 12 years of personal and business projects. When you own a beautiful vintage home, it is important to find someone who will honor the quality and craftsmanship and be happy to have the opportunity to work on your house. Owning a beautiful vintage home is a lifestyle choice and I was willing to spend the money and devote the hours required for many years. It is expensive to do the work right and cheap fixes cause more problems and cost more money in the long run. There are many competent painters out there but many of them are focused on the profit side and historic house projects are more difficult to predict and manage. I would be looking for a small company where the owner runs the jobs himself and stay away from companies with multiple crews doing different projects. Rarely does the attention to detail extend equally to every member of a large crew and I want the boss on site. In my house, only the ceilings were canvassed. We ended up removing the canvas in a couple rooms because once the canvas is torn, it is quite common for the problem to spread. We were able to repair one portion of the living room ceiling but it was not guaranteed to work. That room was about 350 sq ft and I was willing to take the chance rather than pay more to remove to bare plaster and skim coat. I did a good portion of the wallpaper removal myself, working with the painter on a time and materials basis. He was not comfortable giving me a bid for that part of the work because wallpaper removal is just too variable. One benefit of plaster walls is the surface is more forgiving than drywall. If you are relatively handy and healthy enough for the work, it is not difficult, just time consuming and boring. Turn up the music, protect the floors and woodwork and just get busy. I was very fortunate that only the crown molding in the foyer, main floor hallway and back hallway had been painted. We stripped that paint and it was a good decision despite the amount of work involved. It is expensive, but done right, it will never need to be done again.

Thank you so much everyone. WOW...I do not remember grass cloth being so expensive! Been years since we had any in our homes. You would know that I would pick the wallpaper that is well over $200 a roll!!! I really liked it in the old days when one could walk into a store and see the rolls in person. I can order samples from the last link posted, but those add up, as well. I think I will try to find some books at Sherwin Williams and see what they have.