On Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 6:28:56 PM UTC-8, -MIKE- wrote:
On 12/13/17 7:54 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:

Drywall compound or veneer - - -

That's what I was about to write.
However, it seems like a whole lot of work to go through just to avoid
using the correct product to begin with. :-)

Wallpaper is slightly less work.

The 'halfway decent' goal is a low bar,
.... but if you need to do it TWICE you've definitely got a bad plan