Victorian house - lining paper and paint

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Hello - after some inspiration on here we're planning to put up lining paper and then paint it in our spare room and hallway. We have wallpapered before but not painted lining paper.

Do you hang the paper vertically as normal? Is hanging lining paper to paint hard to do, so that you don't see the vertical lines?

I love the look of painted blank lining paper so really hope we can do it. Reckon our walls won't be great though (currently thick textured wallpaper) so concerned it might be fairly high risk...

Tia!

1930's house, guessing original plaster and have stripped woodchip off the walls so you can only guess what state they're in!!! My decorator is going with cross lining (horizontal) with thick lining paper, possibly doing something with some tape to cover joins then painting. Downstairs (not woodchip just blown vinyl) he stripped, filled, sanded and it's now painted and looks good.

1800s house.

We cross lined first and then vertical lined with good quality lining paper when we first decorated

Looks good after 30 years!

We live in an old cottage. We originally painted over lining paper from previous owners but gradually just removed it had rooms replastered. Perfection is not possible, I’d say even the modern (aka Victorian) bit of the house is all quirks and angles. You just have to live with it and let it resist too much modern or - if you can - just embrace it in an extension

My decorator hangs it vertically and then fills the joins with caulk or filler, sands the joint then paints. You need to use the thickest grade on old walls.

I've done vertical, it's easier, horizontal is the way to go if you are going to put decorative paper on top.
Tips:
Use Wallrock fibreliner if you can afford it, gives a lovely finish.
Sand you walls and then Seal your plaster (I just used diluted paste)and then let it dry before you paper otherwise the paste gets absorbed and the adhesion isn't so good.
Use full strength ready mixed paste. In the small print on the tub it says you need to use it at full undiluted strength if you are going to paint on top of lining paper ( otherwise the paper can bubble).
Paste the wall not the paper.
Take radiators off if you can, it's not impossible to paper round them but it's tricky to do neatly.
Have a good long metal ruler and very sharp Stanley knife for cutting.
A good strong light to shine helps spot any lumps or bubbles.
I quite like hanging lining paper, much more satisfying than other prep jobs!