I'm wondering how to deal with the wallpaper that previous tenants have put up in my living room: on the lower half of the wall, it's ordinary paper, and on the upper half it's anaglypta, painted with matt emulsion. A paper border covers the join between them.
I want a plain, painted wall, but I'm dreading stripping the paper. Even with a steamer, that anaglypta might be difficult.
So is there an alternative to stripping?
I was wondering if a power sander could be used, to sand down the anaglypta and also the joins and the ridge the paper border makes. The anaglypta has quite a shallow pattern - about 2mm.
I was also wondering if I could get a type of paint that's so thick, it could actually disguise the anaglypta, paper edges, etc, and give a smooth finish.
If there's an easy solution, I'd be very grateful if anyone here can tell me - I just hate decorating, and have been putting off this chore for two years!