Asked on Feb 16, 2014

Wallpapering walls

Diane North
by Diane North
we have a large wall in our living room it is 9 feet high and 12 feet wide and we would like to wallpaper that one wall with wallpaper that looks like field stone ,has anyone done this and how did it look when it was done, did it look like real stone?
  5 answers
  • Moxie Moxie on Feb 17, 2014
    I have not done it, but if you have been to JCP lately, check out the grey stone wallpaper in the home department...amazing...I'm sure the other stone look vwc would be similar
  • OhioThoughts OhioThoughts on Feb 17, 2014
    I suggest never ever wallpaper. You will regret it later when taking it down. Use paint for color, effect, stripes, anything. Then 10 or more years you grow tired of it just repaint.
  • Adrianne C Adrianne C on Feb 18, 2014
    I've done a lot of wallpaper, I love it. I use wheat paste though, it comes off easily with a bit of fabric softener and water in a spray bottle. The wheat paste came in a 1 pound box you mix with water. It's the old fashioned way. Now, they sell pre-mixed stuff that is probably the problem people have getting it off. Hard to find the wheat paste any more.
  • Prepping the wall or sizing is important so that when you tire of the paper you can easily take it down. Moxie is right, the expensive paper is beautiful and when you order make sure you see a large sample. Wallpaper is making a comeback and if you spend the money on beautiful paper you may have many years of enjoyment before your tastes change. Good luck
  • B Juliana Leo B Juliana Leo on May 15, 2016
    IF this is a new build wall, that has never been Painted or PREPPED, I would also suggest doing this before you do any thing else - PRIME it. If It's already been painted once before...depending on the type of paint - IE, FLAT, which is fairly porous - GARDZ it. (Zinnser Gardz is at most stores) Most homes are painted with Builder's spray primer - which means it is a watered down primer, and IF it is a newly built house that has never been painted (or ANY age house that has never been painted) there is always this fine FILM/layer of builder's wood dust, that gets incorporated into the Painter's spray. What happens is that any sort of work you do on the walls, will have this layer of dust between the wall, and - your wallpaper or paint. You could do several things: 1. Wipe the walls down with a lightly wet towel - let the wall dry 2. GARDZ (by Zinnser) will treat the wall with a finish that stabilizes the sheetrock. Let that dry overnight. Gardz will penetrate the layer of paper that covers the sheetrock, and attach to the Sheetrock. It's amazing how this works. 3. Paint, wallpaper or whatever you are going to do. Juliana www.thefauxchateau.com