Hi dinkidi4, I'm dealing with the same thing right now. I did paint some of the walls white, which have been good for the time I've been here before doing the 'real' job, however, I don't want this really textured look from the bricks as there are too many walls. I'm about to try Dulux Acra tex on a wall to see if it gives a smoother bagged finish. So still showing the brick lines but not so rough. I'll show photos of the original bricks. Dark, very textured with lots of holes and missing bits of brick as well as deep grout grooves. Such a hard decision - cost and I don't want to make it a flat boring plasterboard house. I have extremely high cathedral ceilings so not a cheap job to plaster either. Excuse the white box - I was playing with it to look at removing arches. Any thing else you've found out since would be a great help

Dark bricks which need to be lightened up. If we cover it with plaster board how do we attach it?

If it's a rental be a bit careful about adding holes to the wall. When hanging pictures of any kind don't go too high - around eye level usually works best. For easily moveable and inexpensive ideas think about: using a wide piece of fabric hung using a piece of dowl at each end to create wall art that you can change out quickly and easily. large seagrass matting to cover the floors. look for décor items that are will pick up the current theme and move with you - places like Tree of Life (if you're in Sydney) offer carved boxes for tables. Look at second hand carved teak blanket boxes (more storage and pretty) Think about batik style cushions in blues and greens to add a beachy feel.

Hi Adrian, i don't think it is carried by wallpaper suppliers in Australia but you can purchase direct online from the US it costs about US$225 plus freight the roll is 10 yard roll 27inch wide. You can check out their website. Hope this is helpful, regards Paul Wales