My first time using a peel and stick wallpaper. It was ok. I think working with a pasted wallpaper is easier it slides better into place. This wallpaper was not embossed tho. Nothing raised at all. It APPEARS embossed but not actually. In the end, Im very pleased with the outcome. Its very easy to work with a brick pattern. Very forgiving and easy to count brick layers as you go to match up.