Newbie Needs Help

[Lordbenny]

Hi, Firstly let me say how nice it is be be able to join a group such as this, hopefully I will be able to be informed and maybe even inform a few of you regarding my DIY exploits!

Ok, so here is my first question....I have very recently painted my master bedroom with a grey with a hint of mauve emulsion (I made the wall behind the bed a feature wall and wall papered that), after taking great care to line the walls and yes, it looked good if I may say so myself!

Unfortunately the wall marks VERY easily and after the carpet fitters had done their business I have realised that emulsioning the main wall was a bad idea and I should have papered that wall too!

Can I paper directly onto emulsioned lining paper or will I need to strip the wall, bearing in mind that the Mrs thinks that its finished & there will be no more upheaval in that room especially the carpet is down etc.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Robbie uk]

Yes you can paper over the painted/lined wall.

 

[LittleGreene]

You can paint directly onto the paper in theory, but it all depends on how well the paint applies to it. You may want to test a small area of the paper with the paint first to test, then go ahead and cover the rest of the wall.