Brewster 148-32818 Paintable Solutions III Spazzare Swept Plaster Paintable Wallpaper

I bought one roll of this wallpaper to see if it would work on the low ceiling of a dormer-like attic room in our old house. The ceiling and walls are battered and I didn't want to have to replace all the plaster board. This wall paper works like a charm in covering everything up. I also purchased the Brewster bead board wallpaper for the walls of this room with the same success. The are very complimentary, bring a lot of texture and interest to the room, have really great adhesion and are easy to work with.I chose to cut the wall paper to the size needed, then heavily spray with a water bottle. O then let each piece sit for 5 minutes, then lightly sprayed the wall or ceiling. The paper easily slides into place. I then used a damp paper towel to work it into place and smooth out bubbles. Works like a charm.I noticed some reviews saying that adhesion was a problem for them. It's possible that not enough water was used to activate the paste before applying. Using the spray bottle on the wall paper and the wall, I had no problem. I highly recommend and will be ordering more of this wall paper to finish the entire ceiling.

This paper is amazing. I have not wallpapered before, but I am a carpenter-measure and cut, it's all the same. I sprayed (soaked) the back of the paper folded as recommended for 10 minutes. I had the walls primered already. The paper slides around a little, so it's good for lining the paper up. I gently rubbed out any bubbles. Leave any trimming until the next day, the wet paper tears VERY easily. I then painted. It transformed a beaten up, 95 year old wall into thing of beauty. Any rips, tears or even patches are completely invisible. Highly recommend.

This paper definitely has a repeating pattern. Many reviewers and even the manufacturer suggest “no repeat”, but the pattern repeats every 25 inches. It is a minuscule match, but matching makes a big difference to the finished look. Paper usually looks better if repeat is matched, even if the pattern is randomish.I have hung a variety of papers for 25 plus years. This one seemed "fragile" and very papery...ie, it tore easily when wet. Maybe because of the underlying nature of the paper, it was also easy to nudge around on the wall, you just have to be careful.. Use sharp knives!! Drop a plumb line at each new wall and back into corners! If you have to err at the seams, err toward the world's tiniest almost-an-overlap as this paper seems to tighten up a bit and shrink back (amount of shrink being too small to even measure) ass it dries, accentuating the seams. Watch tutorial videos and take your time.We were just adding texture and do not plan to paint this paintable paper, which was chosen to go above white judge's paneling in dining area (same color as paper). The pattern/repeat is small and delicate appearing even though it is swoopy and I believe mimicking a plaster look. I was wondering if we painted it, or even if we only washed it with an overcoat color, if it would read more Victorian rather than rustic-plaster...I don't know, though, as I did not test a sample....you can just see the effect when it is wet.We are happy to have achieved the look we were after. It was a LOT of work!!!!

BrewsterSpazzare Swept Plaster Paintable wallpaper was easy to install and adhered well except where we had to overlap. However, part of the order was defective. On March 18, 2023 I sent the following message to Brewster:We received 5 double rolls of this wallpaper. 4 of the 5 rolls were defective. After it dried, there were streaks on 3 of our 4 walls. We were going to leave the paper white, but we were forced to paint it due to the streaks.We have used this paper before & left it white for years. We have ordered more for another room & it is fine.We would like a refund please, as a replacement of product is of no value to us now.I have pictures of the streaky walls, if you require them.

Bought this wallpaper to use in kitchen. I have bought and used textured wallpaper before but when applying this paper, it became very soft and it ripped at corners when squeegeeing out bubbles. It is thin. Haven't painted yet but sure hoping it can withstand paint!