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Post by lorddaxter on Jan 20, 2015 16:18:12 GMT
Been trying to talk hubby into painting over these wood panels for years, even had an interior decorator tell me they would look better painted with the edges picked out in a different colour but alas couldn't sway him, he keeps talking about staining them, I just walk away, found a funny article about men and wood paneling, he wants to re carpet that room so I told him not until he decided about the panels. Well I talked him into it over the weekend, then last night he said he's not sure again, should have slapped some primer on fast eh?! I mean look how ugly it is....2 big walls of it and 2 smaller on either side of fireplace oh and one more wall, anyone else renovated these, had issues talking spouse round? Attachment DeletedAttachment Deleted |
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Post by carshon on Jan 20, 2015 17:08:46 GMT
I actually like the paneling in the dining room - but I had old wood paneling in my dining room as well and painted over it. It really brightened up the room!
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Post by horselover4life on Jan 20, 2015 17:41:17 GMT
We had 1/2 walls of paneling in ours and our sons bedrooms in the old house....
So much work to remove but it was awful looking and even painting would not help...
We went to Lowe's or Home Depot and purchased new paneling in a rich, warm tone and put it up after painting the ceiling and walls....huge difference.
Brightened the room and made it warm & inviting feeling.
Would you consider if possible leaving 1/2 wall of it like where the board goes across like a chair rail and paint the top...totally different look you would achieve for sure but not take away his security blanket and make such "drastic" changes he fears them....
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Post by lorddaxter on Jan 20, 2015 19:19:36 GMT
Lol!.......I hate it, the ceilings wood too, it's just like wood overkill, the ceiling is nice wood thiugh, cathedral high ceiling so it's staying, wood floor too, I'm wooded out!
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Post by lorddaxter on Jan 20, 2015 19:36:42 GMT
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Post by horselover4life on Jan 20, 2015 22:57:31 GMT
Some nice transformations....
Only objection I would have was covering up those solid wood cabinets....
My house has oak cabinets in all their glory showing the grain, color and richness through a clear coating to protect the wood from kitchen grime...
My old apartment in my in-laws home had solid wood birch cabinets.... idiots {family} yanked them down and put up press-board cabinetry which now is falling apart! Stupid, stupid, STUPID!!
I feel your pain ld....
I cringe when I walk into some homes they are so dark, dreary and drab...a fresh coat of paint does wonders and changes a entire rooms "atmosphere"....
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Post by horselady on Jan 22, 2015 2:20:22 GMT
I had paneling in a house i bought and hubby loved the wood. to me it was dingy. grimey and not appealing at all to the house or to my style or my personality. and since i lived in the house too. and especially since the house was in my name. i had the last and final say. so after he said not about a hundred time. i just went out and bought the best paint in could and painted over the wood paneling. what a difference and he loved it. go figure. perhaps just paint over the chair rail. and he still has wood and you have paint that will brighten up the area and make it more formal. and clean and new. besides . you both live there so what can he do. get mad AGAIN?  ?? |
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Post by Valhallanite on Jan 22, 2015 4:08:30 GMT
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Post by lorddaxter on Jan 22, 2015 13:02:12 GMT
Thank you Val, I was wondering if there was a site I could do that but had no idea where to look:) |
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Post by redzip on Jan 23, 2015 12:33:19 GMT
I like the wood,.., it has character cat Altho,., I understand wanting COLOR,., I grew up in a house with very neutral wall color. Our house has a lot more color on the walls. There are sooooo many pretty paint colors available these days. Sorry, I know my response was no help,., it was' wishy-washy'  |
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Post by lorddaxter on Jan 23, 2015 13:20:23 GMT
I'm done with it, he wants to 'talk' about it this weekend which translates to he will do what he wants to do, stuff it, only use that room at xmas and if we have guests anyway, we have this yucky display cabinet thing I hate, I have another one which was way cheaper and second hand that I love well I did talk him into getting rid of the ugly one, he wanted to put it in the games room lol!....I'm like oh yeh that will look great with the pool table, hockey stuff, bar set and leather sofa, idiot, so he makes me put it on kijiji, so I do, I have a couple picking it up this weekend, I tell him this morning, he's like oh great so I have to deal with people this weekend, eh, you wanted to sell it, you think you can do that without dealing with people, the majority of people can't come during the week when you're at work and anyway it's way too heavy for me to lift with a guy, ugh, he bugs me sometimes, ok a lot!
It's going to look awful in there with those panels and a dark carpet that we have chosen, he talked about staining those panels darker, it'll look like count draculas house by the time he's finished with it lol!
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Post by horselady on Jan 24, 2015 12:38:20 GMT
Your hubby and mine sound like they are from the same mold, has to be the welsh in em. why not buy a very large painting or print that will fit in side those boxes. or perhaps do a wall paper nice a bright. that way the paneling is still there and it does make it look brighter.
as for the people just keep the appointment and let him do the lifting or tell the customers to bring help. rather deal with them alone anyway. i get more sold and done without the dragging down and depression and negativity.
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Post by mistersmom on Jan 26, 2015 13:31:40 GMT
How'd things go this weekend with the cabinet?
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Post by lorddaxter on Jan 26, 2015 13:42:21 GMT
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Jan 26, 2015 13:31:40 GMT mistersmom said:
How'd things go this weekend with the cabinet?
Had to cancel, we had heavy rain Friday night, unheard of in January, it froze, driveway is hell, even if they did get up the driveway here's no way we could safely get it into their trailer, maybe this weekend.
Hubby is staining panels, there's a surprise, I'm going to get all the stuff for him this week, hope he has fun!
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Post by lorddaxter on Feb 1, 2015 19:53:23 GMT
So he's in a mood with me as I won't help him sand, I'm cleaning up his mess, that will have to be good enough, he stained one to see what it was like, it looks ok, better than before for sure as they are all sun bleached.
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Post by horselady on Feb 1, 2015 21:31:22 GMT
I still say your hubby and mine are cloned from the same mold. he makes the mess and i clean it up and my suggestions never are good enough. until i put my foot down. and let him pout. after a while he comes around.
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Post by hugs on Feb 1, 2015 23:52:46 GMT
Do you have updated pictures?
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Post by lorddaxter on Feb 2, 2015 13:45:38 GMT
Do you have updated pictures? Sorry but not till my chromebook arrives, can't do anything with pos iPad, at least I can rake pics and load them to chromebook then post, never again will I buy an apple product, rip off |
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Post by lorddaxter on Feb 2, 2015 13:47:53 GMT
People came for cabinet Saturday, he complained for the whole morning, they were an hour late but that was ok by me as I just wanted rid, they were in and out quick didn't haggle over price and left then he's all smiles, ugh men
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Post by hugs on Feb 3, 2015 1:24:32 GMT
I will wait of course I forgot your woes with electronics, sorry about that.
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