"I recommend using an oil-based primer, so the wallpaper glue does not react with your primer," he explains. "If parts of your wallpaper are peeling off, popping up, or are loose, you have to ...

It’s acceptable to use latex paint over the oil-based primer; choose a paint finish with a low sheen like satin. A high shine can highlight wallpaper imperfections or texture.

How important is it to prime before you paint? In these cases, this step can make or break the outcome of your painting ...

Paint is the final step in, well, painting your wallpaper. The prep work is certainly the hardest (and most tedious part) so now all that's left to do is paint over the paper you likely loathe and ...

Wallpaper—whether new or old—comes with its own set of challenges that a quick paint job won’t necessarily solve. To weigh the pros and cons of painting over wallpaper, it’s best to ...

While painting over wallpaper isn’t the best option, sometimes it’s the only option. Forget what you’ve heard: It’s possible to paint over unwanted wallpaper — and not just the paintable ...

While painting over wallpaper isn’t the best option, sometimes it’s the only option. Forget what you’ve heard: It’s possible to paint over all wallpaper – and not just the paintable type.

Painting directly over wallpaper is never ideal. But for short-term renters, those in a time crunch, or anyone worried about damaging the walls behind the paper, it is possible, says Pleasants.

Then you’re able to move forward with priming and painting, however, a lot of times the wallpaper will react through the latex paint you’re using and will bubble or start peeling off but ...

"What matters is that you use an oil-based primer to seal the wallpaper," said Carlos Mendoza of Carlos Mendoza Painting, in Spring, Texas. "That's what's going to seal the wallpaper." ...

Next, you'll want to prep the wall the same way you would for any paint job: Make sure the wall is clean and dust-free, then invest in a good primer to go on ahead of your chosen paint color. Far ...