This cracked me up.

IT’S NOT A HOME INSPECTOR’S NIGHTMARE. It’s wallpaper. Actual paper to be pasted to walls to amp up that boho/urban-homesteader vibe. The product came across one of the social-media platforms; I saved the image to share with old-house friends who would appreciate the hilarious irony. (How many pages has OHJ devoted to diagnosing and repairing plaster cracks? How many hours have you spent?) Even among those who prefer restoration to remodeling, how much patina to save is an ongoing debate. Adding patina through distressing (or wallpaper!) takes the matter a step further. I remember a reader calling to ask how to remove white paint from her red-brick house: the paint was eroding and peeling unevenly and “looked messy.” The very same week, someone else asked what to use on a brick…

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Old House Journal (Digital) - 1 Issue, January/February 2025

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