How to decorate this wall?

Some_randomer

So I'm almost finished a kitchen renovation. The old kitchen was L shaped with units along the left and back walls, and I put in a galley kitchen with the units on the left and right, which left the back wall empty.

As shown in the pic the back wall is in pretty bad shape where the old units came off. What's the best way to fix this wall, or what's typically done in this scenario? Does it just need to be skimmed then painted? Would it need a layer of plasterboard first? Is there any hard wearing wallpaper or other type of decoration that could be a nice finish?

All suggestions and ideas appreciated 👍️

kitchen-wall.jpg

Leg End Reject

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058273309/how-to-decorate-this-wall

Ideally you should have had it skimmed before installing the new kitchen, then it could have been painted.

I'm not sure what the best thing to do is now.

niallb

Fibreliner paper would give you a much better surface to paint.

Worth a try at the price.

https://www.screwfix.ie/p/wallrock-white-fibreliner-wallpaper-750mm-x-20m/62929

niallb

You'll need to patch the wall a bit before doing anything else, but the paper is very forgiving.

More expensive, but finishing out the wall in a similar white subway tile to the counter backing would look amazing!