wrote:

In my kitchen, tucked away out of sight at the side of the washing
machine, there is a 3ft by 2ft patch of bare brick, no plaster.

* As a quick fix, will wallpaper stick to bare brick?
* Failing this, would bog standard internal white emulsion be an
option? Or would the brick absorb it and cause it to flake off?

Masonry paint would be your best bet. (a 75p sample pot ought to just
about cover it).

--
Cheers,

John.

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