Keep wallpaper? or paint and Stencil?
Laura
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Comments (3)Mix vinegar into water at a ratio of 1 part vinegar to 4 parts water. I am in the process of removing the backing now from our 20 year old wallpaper. First time I have ever done it. The wallpaper came off easily with this solution, in some spots the backing came with it, in other areas it didn't. I am using a plastic spatula to gently scrape the backing paper off the drywall. We were told by a lady at Lowes who had hung wallpaper as a job for years that you can put new border over old (and I am assuming just over the paper backing if you get one that is thick and textured that it won't show through. We will be trying that in our breakfast area where we just had border. Again the paper came off easily but the backing won't budge. My new border is wider and thicker so we think we will be okay. Hope yours turns out okay....See MorePaint or wallpaper?
Comments (8)I love wallpaper and have it my kitchen, bathrooms, dining room, three of five bedrooms and hallways. It is no more difficult to maintain than anything else, even in the kitchen, and I cook a LOT for my big family! The seams are all as tight and invisible as they were when I installed them, except in one bathroom where a couple of seams have separated a bit, but there have been an awful lot of teenager showers taken in there, and it has been up for 13 years! Don't be afraid of wallpaper! It's great stuff! And, yes, I installed it myself. If you properly prepare and size your walls, it will peel right off when you want it to. The vinyl-clad paper in my kitchen has been washed several times, and looks good as new after being on the walls for nine years....See MoreShould I Keep My Wallpaper Border
Comments (33)For those who said that you can't move cabinet pulls because of the holes-- When they're painted like these, the holes can be filled with wood putty, sanded smooth and painted and will not show if done carefully. Moving them is definitely an option, but would require work, and of course, the desire to do all that paint touch-up. Re the border: I'm not a fan but if you like it, then keep it up. It reminds me of the 70's....See MoreStencil immitation of wallpaper
Comments (19)I made a mistake on where I got the stencil. It was a store called Stencil Boss on Store Envy. I am adding a link. I also looked at Cutting Edge and they have another one I may buy called Lily Scroll but I wanted the one like the wallpaper and Stencil Boss was the only place I could find it. Natesgram, I was amazed at how quickly it went. The only thing that took much time was finished the edges. Here is a link that might be useful: Stencil...See MoreLaura
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