Moved into a house where they didn't do a good job mudding the drywall. SO they put up cheap wall paper then cheap vinyl wall paper on that. This was put up on bare drywall. SO, I got my wallpaper stripping down but there are some really bad spots on the drywall plus some really bad joints to repair. NOW, I need some suggestions on what to do now. How about skim coating? Maybe a nice looking temporary measure until I decide to put up new drywall? I really would like to paint. What about the glue left on the drywall, will it show through under the mud? Can you tint plaster and apply that as a finish?, [but not the popcorn stuff] I really could torture the previous owners!!!!!!!!! HELP

We recently bought a house and would like to paint the interior. The walls have some sort of texture to them and we're not sure if it was done with paint or if there's a layer of something underneath providing the texture. I hate to put yet another layer of paint over the existing paint. What is the best way to strip interior walls of paint to start fresh? Thanks!