Hello! I'm hoping someone can suggest a solution to very ugly turquoise and peach tiled bathroom walls. It's a house built in 1951, so the walls behind the tile are plaster. I tried removing a tile to find that it's also removing the plaster! I don't want to go through the work only to destroy the walls behind the tile. The tile is floor to ceiling... we're putting in a surround over the tile in the shower/tub area. I had wanted to do a Mediterranean plaster look (with drywall mud) once the tile is down, but now I'd like to put this plaster/textured paint directly over the tile. Is there a way to do this? I would assume I would have to either sand this tile, or prep it in some way. It's 4inch glazed tile (slippery). HELP!:confused:

I am in the process of finishng a room and I have bursitis in both shoulders unlike many of you folks that do this type of work daily :>). Here's the question. I don't want to sand the ceiling and walls REAL smooth due to my ailment so, I have it fairly smooth. Can I put knockdown texture of the walls and ceiling as is? ( I know you have to see it to make a real determination) I can put popcorn on the ceiling but want to do the knockdown because I just want to say I did it for self- satisfaction. Thanks in advance, John