My house had horrible bobbly walls but I couldn’t afford to re-do – a B&Q buy transformed them instantly & looks so good

LUMPY, bumpy and hard to paint, it’s hard to believe that wood chip walls were ever in Vogue.

The bobbly finish was the wall covering of choice back in the 80s and is still a leftover relic in many homes today.

Rice pudding? No, just the ‘before’ pic of one DIY fan’s wall transformation She used a brick effect wallpaper over the top of the woodchip It saved her a fortune compared to if she’d got the walls professionally plastered

Of course, wood chip was a popular way of hiding a multitude of uneven wall sins...