The only way to really get rid of wallpaper...

is to just get rid of the damn walls! Kenneth and crew ripped down the drywall that I had spritzed with fabric softener (making our house smell like a manic laundromat) and then vinegar (making our house smell like a giant salad bar) in several gruesome attempts to get down the wallpaper. I succeeded...but in the most heinous way possible, remember? Remember how some idjiots used WOOD GLUE to put up wallpaper? REMEMBER??? If not, then behold the awfulness:

We came to the conclusion that there was nothing that could be done to remedy this. Nothing, that is, short of putting up wood paneling. And wood paneling should never be an option. Put in the situation of having to choose evil 1970s design elements, I would rather apply shag carpeting directly to the walls. Which I have heard Tommy Lee did to a room in his house.

So we have gone from this...

to this. A fresh start is always a good thing.