ᐅ Walls with painter’s fleece / ceiling with lime paint?

Hello everyone,

I am moving into a newly built rental apartment at the end of the year and still need to wallpaper. Hiring someone is not an option. The plaster is Q2 level, so I would like to cover the walls with painter’s fleece and then paint them white (with emulsion paint). I have done this before and it shouldn’t be a problem.

One question I have now is what to do with the ceiling. Since I am not a professional, I would prefer not to wallpaper the ceiling with painter’s fleece. I have tried that in the past, and I didn’t like the result, plus it was quite a lot of work...

Therefore, I wanted to treat the ceiling with white lime paint. Since I have never worked with lime paint before, I have a few questions:
- A primer is not necessary when using lime paint, right?
- Do I need to pay attention to anything at the junction between wall and ceiling (i.e., fleece/emulsion paint -> lime paint)? Would you use acrylic everywhere here, or can it also look neat without it?
- As a non-professional, is there anything else I should consider?

I appreciate all tips and am also open to alternative ideas 🙂

You can also conceal the transition with a molding strip. These are available in white polystyrene, are glued with acrylic adhesive, and can be painted.

You said you’ve done this before, but Q2 plaster and painting fleece doesn’t sound like a good idea to me at first.
Painting fleece is very thin, and Q2 plaster is usually not very smooth in new construction. I would take a close look at the plaster beforehand to see if it’s really suitable for fleece.

Nordlys schrieb:

You can also hide the joint with a decorative molding strip. These are available in white polystyrene, are glued with acrylic adhesive, and can be painted.

Thanks, that’s a good idea! I’ll see if there’s something nice available.

kati1337 schrieb:

You said you’ve done this before, but to me, Q2 plaster and painter’s fleece doesn’t sound like a good idea at first.

I would use a thicker fleece (not the thin, semi-transparent kind, but more like cardboard). Alternatively, would you just paint the plaster?

Malervliesa schrieb:


I would choose a somewhat thicker fleece (not the thin, translucent kind but something closer to cardboard). Alternatively, would you just paint over the plaster?

Thicker sounds good. We painted the plaster like that in our utility room. I think it's fine for a utility room, but I wouldn’t like it in a living space. It's a matter of taste; to me, it feels quite cold.

We have Q2 plaster throughout the house and applied so-called “non-woven fleece” wallpaper over it. The wallpaper with a thicker texture looks good this way. However, some parts of our wallpaper have thinner patterns (striped, for example), and in those thinner areas you can clearly see bumps underneath. We didn’t want to invest more effort into the walls because we have a small child. But it’s certainly not everyone’s preference, these somewhat “rustic” walls. 😉

I attached a picture for you; if you zoom in closely, you’ll see what I mean.

Great, thanks for the picture! It looks good too 🙂 I think that is a rather thin painter's fleece; I was thinking of using a thicker one so that the texture is no longer visible...