hi just had living room ceiling and walls plastered found a huge tin if dulux barley white could i use it to seal walls prior to painting colour i want? or should it just be white emulsion? watered down?! Thanks!

The 'recess' is actually the main entrance: Ive tried to take a photo of it in context.... This is a close up of the stone work by the door. You can see its of poor quality with lots of old lime plaster, new gypsum plaster, bits of cement and all sorts... This is a close up of the stone around the fireplace. It seems more 'finished'. I wander whether in the past it was meant to have been exposed, but then they thought better of it and decided to plaster to the stone arch. (You can see the curve of the white line where the plaster did finish). Maybe the stone work by the door is as good as the stone around the fireplace. Im almost afraid to touch it in case large chunks come out!! (It doesnt look or feel very sound! ;) )

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Can I wallpaper over lime plaster? If so what prep sealing and adhesive products should I use?