I don't want to do do too much, it's a council property due to be done up, hopefully including redecorating next year, so I just want a quick fix for now. I just want to make the walls look better unless you look too close if you know what I mean! There are dents and bumps all over, including I think old bits of badly (un)removed wallpaper, all painted over.
2007-07-06 12:06:47 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
I obviously should have realised that posting on a Friday night might mean some silly answers! As for the possibly more serious ones, I don't want to wallpaper, and the irregularities in the walls are everywhere, high and low, I would have to put up about 50 pictures at least to cover them, as the bumps are everywhere.
2007-07-06 12:14:10 · update #1
Thanks for your answers so far, a few silly, some lovely and artistic (more of them please!)
Hedge Witch - great idea, am considering it!
Lizzie also, I am considering sponging, thought it might look dated, a bit "80's" but maybe not if it's done subtly, so it's a possibility. I only want a quick fix to make it look as good as possible with the least effort!
I have never papered, don't intend to right now, and am a single mother, can only do stuff when my 2 toddlers are in bed, and have no-one to help! (cue violins...)
Keep 'em coming please!
2007-07-07 09:48:17 · update #2
Hey - you've had some really good answers along with the cr@ppy ones!
One "artistic" friend I have decided to deal with her "alien pregnancy" walls by using 3 or 4 slightly different colours of paint & applying in broad single brush strokes - she undercoated with pale grey then applied curved brushstrokes of varying lilac/mauve/purple colours - looked terribly artistic and NO sign whatever of all the lumps! (and it took us less than a day to do from undercoat to fish supper!)
2007-07-06 12:23:10 · answer #1 · answered by Hedge Witch 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sound like you need to scrape off the old paper, that they didn't do a good job, getting off the wall before they painted.
Sand off the bumps and clean the walls before you paint.
I wouldn't want to do that much work .If some one else was going to fix it next year. You may have to put more dry wall in places and sand.
You didn't state if you wanted paper or painted walls. You may have to settle for paper walls,and pick a real busy pattern so you cant see the bumps on the wall.
Tone down your lighting ,so people cant see it very well,the darker it is.
If it is all over you cant hang something on the wall, but you could hang something over the worst places.
Try to wait for some one else to do the work . Because that is hard work and could run into a lot of money.
Queen Bee
2007-07-06 12:29:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have large pieces of furniture I suggest you put them up against the walls, or alternatively try some wall hangings. Rugs look good hung up and you can always use them on the floors later especially if you go for wooden floors. Think about what decor you'll be aiming for when you've had the work done though so that you can utilise the rugs at a later date.
2007-07-06 13:42:43 · answer #3 · answered by Soup Dragon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cover all the walls in huge pictures from ikea, fun, quick and it'll probably only cost you a fiver plus when the council do redecorate you can just resell the pictures and get some of your money back!!!
2007-07-08 01:18:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest using very nice pictures to decorate/cover up the dents, bumps, etc on the walls. OR you can use a new wall paper that has a pattern that is not so easy to see the dents, bumps, etc.
2007-07-06 12:09:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pick a color of paint and then instead of using a roller you want to sponge your walls. When you go to buy paint ask the people there, my friends house had water damage on there walls so it was bummpy and crinkly but when they sponged there walls it looks fine. Look on the inter net "Sponge texture wall painting". Hope that this helped.
2007-07-06 12:11:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can use fabric to cover some of the worst ones. You can even try floor plants
www.hgtv.com
they may have more ideas. Just search for "wall covering"
2007-07-07 03:05:47 · answer #7 · answered by jojobean 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use flat paint. It will absorb the light rather than bounce it all over like semi gloss. It works like a charm.
2007-07-06 16:42:58 · answer #8 · answered by foodieNY 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hang a very heavy lining paper (1200 or 1400), then emulsion it
2007-07-07 04:49:04 · answer #9 · answered by duckyshe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put up new wall paper
2007-07-06 12:09:16 · answer #10 · answered by Mr. G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋