ᐅ Is it better to use wallpaper or plaster for a children's room?
Created on: 7 Jun 2023 22:05
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Finch039
Hello,
the title pretty much says it all. What are your thoughts or experiences on this?
I believe that wallpaper is better for children’s rooms since it is easier to replace damaged or scribbled wallpaper.
With plaster, this is not as easy to fix. However, my partner prefers everything to be consistent, so she wants plaster in the children’s rooms as well. Visually, I definitely find plaster more appealing, but the question remains about its practical suitability for everyday use.
What do you think?
the title pretty much says it all. What are your thoughts or experiences on this?
I believe that wallpaper is better for children’s rooms since it is easier to replace damaged or scribbled wallpaper.
With plaster, this is not as easy to fix. However, my partner prefers everything to be consistent, so she wants plaster in the children’s rooms as well. Visually, I definitely find plaster more appealing, but the question remains about its practical suitability for everyday use.
What do you think?
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xMisterDx9 Jun 2023 21:28Musketier schrieb:
In the first few years, we used wall decals a lot to decorate. At first, there were cute pandas, later Lightning McQueen, and now at age 9, large canvas prints of Porsche. It’s definitely cheaper than putting up new wallpaper every time. Especially when you have to come back every three years with all the gear. Masking the floor and baseboards… applying wallpaper remover, scraping off the wet paste… setting up the wallpaper table, dealing with the paste… every few years? No thanks…
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HeimatBauer15 Jun 2023 13:51What the wife wants is always right. Period.
Luckily, my wife wanted plaster. Yes, both in the kids’ room (where we originally considered wallpaper) and in the hallway and on the stairs, there are already some marks from a spontaneously organized knight tournament – which can be surprisingly well repaired on textured plaster. Here, I even have one spot that was repaired during construction (the electrician was hammering after the plaster to find an in-wall box; missing plaster cover tabs could have told him there wasn’t one, but he gave up only after 10 minutes) and you can only see it if you know where to look.
As a child, I was allowed to choose the wallpaper for my own bedroom – I was six years old and I liked the Smurfs, so it was Smurf wallpaper. Not only was Smurf wallpaper incredibly uncool a few years later, it was also plastic-coated and therefore extremely difficult to remove. The scratches were as permanent as the wallpaper itself. God, I was so relieved when this embarrassment that deterred any girl visitors was finally removed and replaced with textured wallpaper.
So: textured plaster first, then decorate. With pictures from kindergarten, a fan poster, or whatever. But it can be removed very quickly.
Luckily, my wife wanted plaster. Yes, both in the kids’ room (where we originally considered wallpaper) and in the hallway and on the stairs, there are already some marks from a spontaneously organized knight tournament – which can be surprisingly well repaired on textured plaster. Here, I even have one spot that was repaired during construction (the electrician was hammering after the plaster to find an in-wall box; missing plaster cover tabs could have told him there wasn’t one, but he gave up only after 10 minutes) and you can only see it if you know where to look.
As a child, I was allowed to choose the wallpaper for my own bedroom – I was six years old and I liked the Smurfs, so it was Smurf wallpaper. Not only was Smurf wallpaper incredibly uncool a few years later, it was also plastic-coated and therefore extremely difficult to remove. The scratches were as permanent as the wallpaper itself. God, I was so relieved when this embarrassment that deterred any girl visitors was finally removed and replaced with textured wallpaper.
So: textured plaster first, then decorate. With pictures from kindergarten, a fan poster, or whatever. But it can be removed very quickly.
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xMisterDx15 Jun 2023 16:49Anyone who actually installs woodchip wallpaper or applies textured plaster in their beautiful new build... I would much rather have a Q2 finish on the wall and paint it directly than give my home the look of a 1990s rental apartment.
One small tip: my mother once made a large board for the hallway using drywall panels and chalkboard film for just a few euros. We were allowed to freely draw on it with chalk and express our creativity. It worked really well, and we never thought about painting on the walls.
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fm-united31 Jul 2023 11:21Finch039 schrieb:
10 days old 😉 I think it will come down to plaster. The arguments in favor are more convincing to me. Have you already made a decision?
Could you possibly give me an idea of the cost difference between plaster and smooth fleece finish?
Is concealing settlement cracks not a significant factor in your decision? It was only briefly mentioned once in this thread.
fm-united schrieb:
Have you already made a decision?
Can you maybe help me understand the cost difference between plaster and smooth fleece?
Is covering settlement cracks not a major factor in your decision? It was only briefly mentioned once in this thread. Yes, we will plaster everything. Settlement cracks shouldn’t be a big issue since this isn’t a new build. 🙂
I couldn’t tell you the exact difference between plaster and fleece—but I assume the labor involved is roughly the same.
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