wallpaper?

There are many different wallcoverings available these days, such as vinyl, paper, fabric back,and even rice paper, these products are made for certain areas just like paint is made for certain areas, such as interior exterior , but on wallcovering there are also commercials grade, that come in bolts 30 to 90 yds at a time
mostly used for hospital,hotels, daycares, and the reasoning for that is they dont hold any bacteria or germs so many choose this product for there building, you will find wallcovering in the most common places and may not even know its there like your dunkin doughnut shops your banks, it is very common .
beside the look they also have a health benifit to them,they come in many colors and patterns your choice is endless,
bolta  and armstrong are one of the leading wallcovering companies and offer an array of choices so your not limited to just one style,
now preping your surface also depends on what kind of adheisive you would be using there are clay base, that need a shellac size on the wall before you can install you wallcovering and there is 880 clear adheisive  by sherwin williams that you can use a pro block primer to size the wall,
now dont forget that home wallcovering most of the do come with the adheisive all ready on it which is called pre pasted,which ever one you choose im sure you will be happy with, but when in doubt as your painter or pro hanger for advice,