I have the paintable, textured beadbord wallpaper in my powder room. I like it because it has allowed me to have the beadboard look, but it can be easily changed. I've had it up for about 3 years with no problems except it is easier to get a gouge or rip in then real beadboard because it is a type of paper. When that happens, I use a little spackle, fill in the area like a dinged wall and touch up paint. I also used it as a backsplash to my basement kitchenette and as a wainscot in the upstairs hall.

I usually do not like faux things, and I do have real beadboard in the laundry room. However, I do not find the faux looks tacky even so close to the real thing. I may change out my powder room counter and sink and when I do also change out to real beadboard, but I am fine with the wallpaper. (I do have some pics in my "my pics" idea book.)

There is nothing faux about anaglypta wall paper it has been around forever and IMO a much better choice for looks than beadboard.

I would suggest leaving the Anaglypta as is. My daughter has had it in her full bathroom for years…pretty with a bamboo relief, with no problems.

I had beaded board in a bathroom and will never do that again. It would expand and contract depending on time of year, amount of moisture. Over and over…caulk, sand, paint…so much for the “real deal” thing.

well, there is of course something faux about anaglypta, its 'faux lincrusta' which is itself faux paneling. a short history:

Origin and history[edit]

"The development of Anaglypta can be traced back to the invention of Lincrusta in 1877 by Frederick Walton.[2] It became an instant success because it was the first washable wallcovering and appealed to the Victorians because of its sanitary properties as well as its durability and ornate effects. Originally made on a linen backing, it was however, quite rigid. Because of this, an employee called Thomas John Palmer invented a similar product which, being made from wood pulp and cotton, was lighter and more flexible. This was to become Anaglypta (from the Greek words 'Ana' (meaning raised) and 'Glypta' (meaning Cameo)).[citation needed]

Seeing this as a threat to Lincrusta, Walton decided not to progress it, so Palmer patented the product, parted from Walton, moved to Lancaster.[citation needed] There he began production of Anaglypta in partnership with Storey Bros. in 1887. The partnership was ordered to be dissolved in 1893 by the courts, following a dispute concerning profit sharing.[3]

Anaglypta and Lincrusta came together again in 1931 when they were merged to form the Relief Decorations branch of Wallpaper Manufacturers (WPM) and manufactured in Darwen, Lancashire. After a period of stability Relief Decorations was sold to Reed International in the 1960s and with considerable investment the first duplex product made entirely of wood pulp was launched - this is now marketed as Anaglypta Original."

so, just because it started out faux, it was invented in the 1870s instead of the 1990s, so its indeed ok. (in 100 years, mc mansions will be a time honored tradition and they'll be all the rage again too, maybe! like farmhouses are this decade).