Painting Over Wallpaper: What Actually Happened

Can you really paint over old wallpaper? We were two weeks away from hosting our first ever gathering, the walls looked like a dungeon, and removing the wallpaper was a complete fail… so we tried a backup plan: sealing it with Guardz and priming over everything. In this episode of Rundown to Regal, we’re tackling the walls in our fixer-upper after multiple layers of wallpaper refused to come off. With the clock running out, we tested Guardz, patched what we could, and tried to turn chaos into something presentable. In this video: • Removing stubborn wallpaper (and giving up) • How the Guardz product reacted on different walls • Patching, sanding, and priming disaster drywall • The honest results • AND the impulsive project we started right after… If you’re renovating an older home, dealing with glued-on wallpaper, or searching “Can I paint over wallpaper?”, this will save you time (and frustration). NEXT VIDEO: 1 Year Recap:    • Installing French Doors Changed Everything...   CATCH UP ON PREVIOUS VIDEOS! (9) Kitchen Demo:    • We Didn't Plan to Demo The Kitchen   (8) Wall Demolition:    • Our First Demo | The Point of No Return   (5) Flooring Choices:    • LVP vs Hardwood, Tile or Refinish? What We...   (1) Empty House Tour!:    • We Bought an Old House! | Fixer Upper Home...   ABOUT THIS CHANNEL: I’m Rachelle, a former civil engineer turned interior designer and founder of The Chelle Co. This channel mixes real-life renovation projects, DIY experiments, travel content, and design thinking, including what happens when a designer chooses to execute her ideas instead of hiring everything out. Rundown to Regal documents our fixer-upper renovation honestly, design strategy included, execution chaos and all. ------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW ALONG: 📲Tiktok:   / rachelledidthat   📸Instagram:   / rachelledidthat   ------------------------------------------------- WORK WITH ME: If you want the design without the stress, I offer virtual interior design services rooted in layout strategy, material selection, and real-world constraints. 🔗 Explore services: https://www.thechelleco.com 📧 Business inquiries: https://www.thechelleco.com/contact ------------------------------------------------- SHOP MY FAVORITES: https://www.amazon.com/shop/razinstan... ------------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE: DIY, design decisions, renovation progress, travel, and the messy middle in between.    / @rachelledidthat   ------------------------------------------------- #diyhomerenovation #homemakeover #homerenovation #fixerupper #Interiordesign