wrote:

I've been looking for some thick wallpaper for my kitchen.

In B&Q they have quite a few white blown-vinyl paintable wallpapers
that will do the trick.

Question: Are you supposed to emulsion over these papers once they are
put up? Or do they look OK "au naturel"? I am looking for a white
wallpaper, ideally I wouldn't want the extra work of painting.

They look better painted IMHO, although they are still OK if you don't.

If you are not planning to paint, then make sure you get rolls from the
same batch number because even plain white can have a marked variation.
I discovered this to my cost once - we had some paper stored ready for
use and a couple of rolls got damaged (leaking cold water tank!) and
needed to be replaced. When we put then up there was a slightly
different quality to some strips that was at first hard to pin down,
noticeable more in some lights than others. It was only when inspecting
the room with a UV security torch that the reason became obvious, the
original rolls were finished in a UV reflective dye (to give them more
"whiteness" one presumes) and the replaements either were not.

--
Cheers,

John.

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