Awhile back my husband and I were trying to finish our bathroom decor. I wanted to put some light cheery wallpaper on the walls since it's a tiny bathroom and there's like no room whatsoever for "decorating." I found some pretty paper at a goodwill in the US and brought it home to try in the bathroom.
There was just one problem. One BIG problem.
Our walls are stucco.
Meaning... you don't wallpaper them. At least not without some super special, super expensive glue.
Obviously we wanted to use the cheapest possible solution. My husband was all for trying PVA glue, while I was a bit more leery of the outcome.
In the end we decided to give it a try.
At first I tried to do it by myself. Bad idea. I felt like Nancy on Summer Magic, when she tries to hang wallpaper by herself.
When my husband got home he laughed at me for awhile and then finally helped me hang the wallpaper. I wouldn't say it was the best idea we've had, but the point is we actually wallpapered stucco walls with PVA glue. Is that brilliant or what?
So....
if any of you feel a strange urge to try some crazy but economical.... give it a go!
Wallpaper paste, or adhesive, usually sells for around $10.00 per quart.
We paid $30.00 pesos. ($2.50 dollars) Plus, we only used maybe half of it for two walls.
So not that you're convinced about how cheap it is here's how to do it.
Mix 2 parts glue with 1 part room temp water. Measure and cut your paper and then just apply your glue as you would regular wallpaper paste.
When putting the paper on the wall you need AT LEAST two people and lots of wet sponges. Especially on stucco walls. It takes much longer for the glue to adhere to stucco, so you'll need to rub it down with a wet sponge for several minutes.
It does make a bit of a mess, but so does any wallpapering project.
Have fun!
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