I’m in a rental house in which the bathrooom wallpaper is a horrible country flowered thing. The condition of the wall underneath is so horrible that I’m afraid that if I take down the wallpaper (something I’m not sure the owner would approve of), then the wall underneath may very well crumble.
I’m looking for a wall covering of some sort that would cover the wallpaper (something more neutral than b*tt-ugly country flowers), but still be removable so I could take it down when I move without damaging the current wall.
I’m serious. I did an entire kitchen a few years ago with it - comes right off too (it was a rental). They have plenty of cool patters and stuff as well.
Did for me anyway. If you’re worried though, just buy one roll and try it in an inconspicuous spot. If it doesn’t go like you’d like, all you’ve wasted is $5.
I’ve also heard about folks using cloth and starch to create a temporary wall paper. This was especially good living in military housing. You’d have to google to see what kind of starch to use or how much, but I have seen it done and it doesn’t damage the walls.
You could also talk to your landlord and see if he or she will let you paint the bathroom. (This assumes you have matte wallpaper, not something textured or god forbid flocked.) If you agreed to paint it a neutral color and to pay for the supplies and labor yourself, they might well agree to it – they get a better looking bathroom with no skin off their nose. That’s what I’d do, at least as a first choice. No offense, but a bathroom full of contact paper seems like a lateral move to me.
Actually, it wasn’t too bad - it was an older apartment in an older building - it still had the original turquoise appliances in the kitchen - the turquoise, pink, blue and yellow patterned contact paper looked very cool.
And to add to what Missy2U is saying (if you go with the contact paper suggestion), there are some places that sell it for less than half what you’d normally pay. In Texas, there is a store called Big Lots that you can get rolls for roughly $2. That’s what I do if I need some.
The cloth and starch approach is kinda questionable for a bathroom. I’ve used the contact paper approach in my sister’s college apartment. Not in the bathroom, though.
Actually, it wasn’t too bad - it was an older apartment in an older building - it still had the original turquoise appliances in the kitchen - the turquoise, pink, blue and yellow patterned contact paper looked very cool.