wall treatment

I'm in the process of decorating a wall in my second bedroom, I stripped away the wallpaper and found the wall had a few minor lumps and bumps, I tried a paint job but of course it didn't work, I'm looking for a cheap way to even it out, I don't want to re paper it, just make it look ok as I'm hoping to move house and every penny counts!
Any ideas how to deal with this would be greatly appreciated

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Honey there are no 'cheap' ways it is all expensive .

I would say the options to curing the lumps and bumps depending on their size are replastering, plaster boarding or papering with a patterned wallpaper .

I had a similar problem in the kitchen and wanting to avoid even more expense (after a leak which resulted in having to have a flat roof replaced ) I painted the area with a few coats of matt emulsion which does not accentuate the lumps and bumps.

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Depend where they are - we have a picture that covers a nice little repair that wasn't too pretty. And our welsh dresser covers where the serving hatch was removed in the living room and herb hanger covers it in the kitchen.

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It is not that hard, the wall doesn't have to be flat just smooth think of the join between two sheets of plasterboard. remove any irregular lumps then cover the blemishes with a thin skin of fine plaster use fine sand paper to blend into the surroundings and paint.

As someone else said matt or even semi gloss paint disguises blemishes (think of the ceiling they are awful with gloss plaint)

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I always have the filler ready when I decorate, there are always a few bumps, a bit of filler spread around and a thickish, patterned wallpaper usually helps mask it.
Other than that it's a re-plastering job, not cheap.

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I actually like the odd lump and bump, they are like the wrinkles on the face of an elderly friend and give character to a house .

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Agree.

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Cheapskate.

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& Paul.....

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Why not use a sandpaper block to rub them down. ?