Karen: which technique are you doing? Textured wallpaper over old wallpaper? Or one of the others? Rereading my post (after getting some sleep) it reads more like I am asking about texturing with drywall compound (like imitating venetian plaster, or a tuscan stucco look). PLEASE come back and tell me how it went! I have seen the paper bag technique done on home improvement shows. ItÂs actually simpler. Dipping in poly would be very messy and sticky. You adhere the paper with latex glaze or acrylic matte medium. Then cover with the same clear liquid to seal it in before painting. My hesitation with doing that is if someday down the road you didnÂt want such a texture, you could NEVER get it off. The entire room would have to be skimcoated by someone with the skills to get it really flat and smooth. I donÂt think I want to go that route. At least with drywall compound texturing it could be sanded off smooth easily.

oh gosh yes you can spend a fortune on a good paper like thibault, and thats not even talking about the installer. i'm not saying its not money well spent, but you dont want to be redoing it any time soon, if ever... i used to buy mid range papers and hang them myself. those were the days... now i have thibault in my dining room and 1. i hope i never get tired of it 2. i'm glad my husband never saw THAT bill. divide and conquer: how about just papering the wall with the two small windows? it's going to be difficult to 'decorate' that wall with art, having the paper might be just the thing.

Not everyone can afford "mistakes"! You can only have so many stars in a room, or all will beg for attention . If you love your flooring, faucet , mirror and light!? Paint the walls a glossy deep gray! Go buy some oversized / peony art for the wall! There are MANY ways to make a beautiful powder room, and infinite ways to combine too many elements taken out of their context....... And cry real $$$$.

Why not just have the same blue paint you have now on the top half of the walls? Your picture doesn't show the sink so I don't know how big it is. Maybe it would be cheaper to just replace the sink with a small vanity with a marble top and backsplash? You're going to have to remove the sink and toilet to tile that wall.