One exemplary embodiment of shielding wallpaper uses a CVD applied sub-micron layer of highly conductive and corrosion-resistant metallic nickel to a cellulose based paper substrate. This coated paper then has similar handling, weight, and application characteristics to the uncoated paper, but now with the added functionality of electrical conductivity and electromagnetic shielding. By applying an adhesive (such as a wallpaper paste, conductive or not, or a coextensive sheet of film adhesive, or any other suitable resinous penetrating adhesive such as, for example, vinyl tile adhesives, urethane-based polymers, and the like) to one side of the CVD coated paper, the CVD coated paper may be transformed into wallpaper that may be installed in customary fashion. Additionally, however, the CVD coated paper may be applied wet using an on-site wet lay-up process because the resin used to seal the CVD coated paper from corrosion acts as an adhesive to secure the CVD coated paper to a wall, door, ceiling, or floor when applied wet and allowed to dry in place. This CVD coated wallpaper has added functionality of isotropic electrical conductivity and effective electromagnetic shielding.