Archive for the 'Decorating & Remodeling' Category

How do you remove wallpaper from behind a kitchen counter?

Jo asked: We are in the process of stripping wallpaper from our kitchen and dining room and painting. We have successfully removed all of the wallpaper, except for very hard to access areas, where the wallpaper goes down behind our kitchen counters. We have scraped, used wallpaper stripper, and everything else we can [...]

Is it possible to cover wallpaper with new wallpaper?

Jayse’sMommy asked: I am moving to a rental and the wallpaper is horrible. In the kitchen and master bath it is floor to ceiling. Is there any way to cover the existing wallpaper without stripping it first?
Also when looking on wallpaper websites, I’ve noticed that some wallpapers say “prepasted” does [...]

My wallpaper/ walls is made out of horse hair, should i paint over the old wallpaper?

Lisa asked: Its an old house, my grandmas, were trying to sell it but it still has the old original wallpaper, my dad doesnt want to take it down cause he said its to much work and were out of money to try and fix the house. So should i paint over the old [...]