You MUST paint it, one style is not for everyone, if they want what they consider "trendy" wall paper they will, but to sell you should,

paint the room a neutral beige to go with the tile

remove the shutters and the curtains (looks like the windows are frosted so that is serving no purpose but to date the space)

It's a bit if a strange layout with all the angles, so you need to make if feel as large as possible.

Ok so just a beige the entire way around...can I go with a lighter beige? The tile is a weird dark beige so I was hoping to stay away from that color. Also was planning to leave all the oak untouched. Yes the windows are frosted unfortunately.

Just to clarify, I would be removing the wallpaper. Not painting over it. And absolutely removing all the 'excess' permanently!

Leave it as-is for sale. But I agree with Judy. Remove the extras. Make it look neat and big.

Yes, take the wallpaper off and paint the walls the same beige as the tiles. Remove the valence. It's worth changing the lighting to something more modern as well, in oak, but very streamlined. Ditto wood framed mirrors to coordinate with the lighting as shown here. If you can't match your oak, then the light fixture should be this style but in a finish that echoes the bathroom faucets.

It's funny to read 'leave it' as I thought the majority would say 'get rid of it' asap! Thank you!

Those are actually nice light fixtures and I agree, would step up the space a little bit. Thanks!

Open House: I walk through the house. I go into the bathroom. I envision a new double vanity; new mirrors and new lighting. Hmmm…double door closet…maybe I can have a washer/dryer in that space? Jetted tub, yuk, I don’t like them (actually I don’t like any tub in my bathroom). Yeah, I can make the tub into the shower.

Okay, I’ll buy the house because renovations don’t require moving plumbing.

This was our opinion on the house we bought for our downsize. We turned that bathroom into a winner MB.

Good luck, Steph, with the sale.

Remove it and add a neutral paint. the pattern is so busy it looks like a fun house and makes the bathroom look smaller than it is. It's a pain to remove but not everyone can picture the potential in a bath. I would not do anything else after that. Good luck!

Never paint wallpaper. That’s a bigger turnoff than leaving it. Remove it or lower your price 15K for the needed Reno.

Yes, the wallpaper has to go. Proceed with your plan.

Paint the walls a creamy white or a very light beige. Use a matte finish. That wall paper will take some time to remove.

So many people lack the art of 'envisioning' and/or are turned off by what might seem like a difficult project. On the off chance any of those ppl will be walking through your house....definitely get rid of the paper (agreed: it is pretty awful) and slather on a nice, neutral semi-gloss Or eggshell. Good luck!

The paper is an interesting pattern -- but it doesn't at all compliment the style of the tile work or counter there and make all the elements look bad. So remove it and paint a lighter than the tile color. With the white cabinets and narrow spaces, you could even go with a soft white rather than a beige. Semigloss or eggshell is better in a high moisture environment -- kitchen and bath enamel is probably the best.

I am the first to say leave it up to the buyers to change certain items to their tastes, but wallpaper is a big pain in the butt to remove and might turn off some people. When we were looking for our current house I cringed when I seen wallpaper in a house. I vote for removing it and painting.

lets go actually pretty light because, it will open it up, stay away from brown undertones too much

Yes I agree going lighter. I think I'll stick to something lighter than the tile to try to open that space up a little...

Do I remove the shutters? I've seen several current places with shutters in their windows.

Yes, remove the shutter. You said windows are frosted, so privacy isn’t the issue. The shutter is just one of the things which is distracting.

I have a thought, seeing I am one who says leave the room as is…take everything out of the room…all the little easy to do things…don’t forget to take the rug out. See how the room looks then.

I’ve bought and sold a lot of houses and I really think removing paper and painting isn’t going to be the magic wand.

However, ask a realtor. I don’t know your price point, nor your neighborhood.

A house in our neighborhood just sold, built in the 70’s, priced fairly, and the first day on the market the owner had 5 solid offers. All were planning on rehabbing the house and none of the original decor was an obstacle. People want to make a house theirs.

Yes the realtor walked in and gasped. LOL Told us to remove it 100%. This wasn't quite the trendy floral wallpaper she was hoping for!

If you haven’t got an estimate for the removal / painting, that may make the decision for you. That said, personally that’s what I would do as a buyer, remove the wallpaper and paint.

If you're willing to remove it then that would definitely help you sell. I
do think that wallpaper is way too much for that bathroom. People will overlook
paint colors they don't like more easily than wallpaper because wallpaper is
much harder to change. All the atrocious wallpaper in our house is one of the
reasons it was on the market as long as it was (2 years), and it's a really
cool old house, people just didn't want to pay what they were asking with all
the work that would be involved.

As for paint color I wouldn't worry too much about it. Frankly I'd probably
just do white, it would brighten it up and the buyer would easily be able to
paint it any color they want.

There ARE times to paint over wallpaper. The whole back part of our house
upstairs is wallpaper over paneling. There is absolutely no reason to attempt
to remove that in my opinion. I've started painting over it and one day we'll
put up drywall. Then there is the wallpaper over old plaster I have. Just went
through removal from one room and dealt with old cracked plaster and lead
paint. Not sure what we'll do with the rest of those types of walls right now,
I don't want to go through that again! However, for wallpaper over modern
drywall, definitely choose removal.

Have to cast my vote for removing the wallpaper, shutters, valence, anything other than lights/mirrors hanging on the wall, and painting the walls a light color in a satin or eggshell finish (no semi gloss please). Also, completely clear counters with fluffy new hand towels work wonders. Good luck! We’ve bough5 and sold many houses with the mantra “clean, clear, and bright.”

The wallpaper is never the trendy wallpaper that people imagine and/or hope for when you mention..."There's wallpaper".

When I removed the wallpaper from my childhood bedroom walls, my mom decided the whole house needed fresh paint. I got sick of the pink flowered print that had been in there since I was 10 and at the time of removal I was 18 and figured by the time she noticed I'd have most of it done already...which I did, but not as cleanly as a professional so my room had to have a little extra done before it was painted.

She turned it into the guest room when I moved out at 21, with the mattress that she and my dad found to be too hard on the guest room bed. Lol. My brother's room became the office years before when he'd moved out (he's almost 5 years older than I am). They did that on the day he left, since he went into the air force and they knew he wouldn't want his old bedroom furniture later on anyway. ;)

Remove wallpaper. Prime with white primer, then finalize your paint color selection once you have no brown reflections cast by the current wallpaper.

I had a house for sale with wallpaper in the entry. All of the real estate agents said "it's not bad, leave it", so I did. House didn't sell (didn't even get a low offer) and all the comments were about the "awful wallpaper". So, remove the wallpaper and paint! It's very rare that a buyer can envision something different than what they see.

So I was really hoping to be able to get this wallpaper off myself but after reading all of these comments, I'm beginning to think this might be a nightmare!!!! LOL

Nice space. I agree that buyers want to make a house their own, but in my experience, buyers are also terrified of the work they think is involved in taking wallpaper down. Definitely get rid of it and paint in a creamy color to blend with your tilework. I'd use satin finish...matte and semi-gloss tend to show defects in the walls. Add fluffy towels, take the stuff off the vanity and the jewelry off the wall, and remove the bench/basket. Your room will look SO much bigger!

Removing wallpaper is a pain but I think that is what you have to do. Your Realtor knows your market and also suggested to remove it.

To add fuel to the fire : > ), I love wallpaper and OP’s is a vintage Jacobean and I would work with it if I bought the home. It is great with the natural wood, but everything else would go. I would use that paper for inspiration for the new floor and shower tile. But, that’s what makes the decorating world go ‘round, I guess.

I love wallpaper in bathrooms but not this wallpaper. I say remove it. Most people have no imagination. So the wallpaper may just make them not see that is actually a nice bathroom. Sometimes removing it is a pain, sometimes it comes down easy. But people think it's hard so don't want to tackle it. Do it for them and paint it something that goes with the permanent fixtures of the room. If it is a vinyl as most bathroom, the top will come down in one piece. Then just spray with water to saturate the paper that's left over and remove. It will take time It needs to be wet. Beyond that remove the valance and your jewelry hooks. it will look so much better and appeal to more people. Since the glass is frosted you can remove the shutters or leave them for added privacy. They would be something a new owner could easily remove.

You can get it off yourself OP! It's not a fun job, and it's wet and messy, but it's a bathroom so wet's not a big deal and it will be easy to clean up after. You can buy a steamer for $50. Soak it good, letting it sit wet for a bit helps it come off easier. We would often pull off the paper facing then have to wet and scrape off the paper from the back. To get the glue off I used a tsp substitute, just spray it on then scrape off the glue. If you're not sure you did a perfect job getting the glue off use Zinssier Gardz as a primer before you paint, it will seal it so it won't affect the paint.

I vote to remove that paper asap, lol! If you go to any hardware store paint dept. you can get a scoring tool (small handheld thing that you roll over the paper and it makes little scratches in it). Then spray with a 50%-50% mixture of hot water and plain vinegar. Let it soak in for a few and should scrape off pretty easy (thank you This Old House) the vinegar melts the glue bond and it's not toxic. And find a paint swatch that matches the lightest, cream-beige color found in your tiles and paint. I think the majority of prospective buyers cannot see past color (wallpaper/paint/carpet) even if they look at a space and think they might want to remodel.

Well I would never attempt removing wallpaper ha ha but as Forever Now posted, it's not a technically difficult job. My parents removed wallpaper several times - it was the era of wallpaper so whenever my mother got the yen for something, new the wallpaper would be changed - they also installed the wallpaper themselves. My mother was a very meticulous measurer and cutter (she sewed) and my father did the physical labor under her direction :-).

I remember the steamer being gotten out and then the trestle tables where the wallpaper paste was applied.

I’m sorry to say this, but that wallpaper is not the kind that is trendy. I would definitely remove it. That would make a huge difference in your bathroom.