. Does that make sense or could there be another issue? We painted our dressing room a couple of years ago, and the paint is starting to bubble and peel. Bathrooms are a major place to look for the water’s source, but there may be other issues with the house such as excess humidity or a leaky roof. It helps the paint adhere to the wall better and last longer. Bubbles caused from a loss of adhesion and lifting of the paint film from the underlying surface. I was so proud that I'd managed to fill, smooth and paint (and even paper some walls). I’ve been scraping away the peeling/chipping paint and patching with drywall spackle. We have recently had our stairs and hallway plastered. Repaint. Help! It was a purple and I painted over the purple with a gray which covered nicely. This is the most labor intensive way to deal with this problem. One possibility is simply age – paint does not last forever. Glues or resins in the original wallboard breaking down. 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