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Thanks for all the replies. I'm guessing there is another thread like this (or twenty others) but I did not search. Hope I did not add an unneeded thread - my apologies if I did.
I have 50 year old wallpaper in one room...40 year old wall paper in another. In the basement, that WP is peeling right off. In the typically more oven-like upstairs, the wallpaper is adhered to the wall with the force of a thousand suns. I am just going to paint over that wallpaper.
Noooooo....don't do that.
You would lose a sale to many people over that. You sure would to me.
I think you are correct. Patch the holes first, sand and spackle and sand again if needed. Allow time to dry before priming and painting.
I started to reply to your mention that you were not going to remove the wallpaper and just paint over it.
Personally I never prime unless I'm going from a dark color to something much lighter. I always plan on two coats anyway so it works.
OP-your house would have to be 110% perfect in all other ways for me to purchase it with painted over wall paper. The only time I've seen that look acceptable is when the house is a hundred years old with coats and coats of paint over the wall paper. Rent a wall paper steamer or hire someone to remove it.
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Originally Posted by ChessieMom
Noooooo....don't do that.
You would lose a sale to many people over that. You sure would to me.
What about wallpaper over old wallpaper?
Just kidding...but not really.
Is that as bad as painting over wallpaper, or worse?
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that gray and those floors and cabinetry do not match at all, at least I dont think they match. Gray, does not match with any type of brown, tan.....I just dont like it.
Agreed!! That looks awful. Grays and browns are a big no in my book.
I just took down a small wall's worth in my kitchen today and I damn near wanted to smash my face into a wall by the time I was done. It was absolutely MISERABLE...and that kitchen wallpaper isn't nearly as adhered to the wall as the upper level (which is the size of a studio apartment).
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