If you still have last Sunday's (April 10) Houston Chronicle laying around, be sure to check out my article in the Homes section, "Texas' textured walls can welcome wall covering -- after a step." If you already threw the paper into the recycling bin, below is the full article!
"These days when someone hears the term "wall covering," the response is usually a combination of goose-bumps and a "you've got to be kidding me" look.
However, according to RueMag.com, wall covering never went out....it just went into hibernation for a while. The wall coverings that are available today are not the wallpapers your grandmother (or mother) would have on her kitchen walls. There is a wide variety of beautiful (yes, beautiful) fresh, durable, textured and rich wall coverings that can enhance any wall in your home."
"Although wall covering is coming out of hibernation, we are finding there is one hurdle that must be overcome in Texas: textured walls. Almost every home in this state has textured walls. Unfortunately, wall coverings cannot be applied to a textured wall or ceiling.
If you have textured walls (and you probably do), don't lose heart. There is a solution; it just make take an extra step. The surface will need to be floated out and smoothed over in order to apply a fabulous roll of two of the great-looking paper. Although this is a solution to the Texas textured wals, this added expense can often deter people from selecting wall coverings."
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Wed, April 13, 2011
by Cindy Aplanalp