More Painted Paneling

The Paneling Got a Reprieve

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So, after yesterday's unanimous decision for keeping the paneling and painting it....

I'm happy to tell you the paneling still stands much to the chagrin of the contractor.

Turns out he showed up with his drywall guy all set to tear it out and put up sheetrock.

Shannon, who had not really decided and who had not seen all my photos yet...

threw them out of her house.

I'd like to say it was because she wanted the paneling painted but it was more 

because she hadn't decided and he started talking about tearing out not only the paneling

but the woodwork, trim and quarter round too.

He then said the beams would have to be recovered with different wood and made beefer.

She could see this turning into another huge project when they are still trying to finish up the kitchen.

She just cannot take living in a construction zone any more.

So she told him to get out of her house and come back the next day to only do what she'd approved.

So thank goodness the paneling still stands.

This way she can live with it and decide.

I say go ahead and paint it...if she doesn't like it....then she can tear it out.

But I know she will like it.

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I thought we needed a few more photos of how great it looks.

This way...she can come by my blog and be reminded.

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This ceiling has beams much like her's. I don't think she wants the walls dark like this....

but I think painting the ceiling dark between the beams makes the ceiling seem taller.

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Of course I really love these walls painted a sea foam color.

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But creamy white is so classic.

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Yes, classic.

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As for painting her brick....I've suggested this for ages but she likes her original brick color.

She likes things more rustic than I do...so the brick goes with her stuff.

She does have a nice color of brick unlike many ranch houses I've seen.

Thanks for chiming in yesterday on this topic. 

I knew you all would agree but I think she needed convincing.

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Painted Paneling

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A friend of mine....Shannon H is redoing her whole kitchen. She gutted it last July in preparation for 

having it all redone by November because she always does a big Thanksgiving.

But....here it is like a week and a half before Thanksgiving and the carpenters and plumbers are still in her house. 

The kitchen is just about done but now she is thinking of redoing the floors and walls in the 

adjacent living room and dining.

(Thanksgiving will have to happen elsewhere)

The living room has paneling original to the 1957 ranch house.

I've said for years that if it were my house...I would have painted that paneling first thing.

She has left it a light wood color. 

But now she is ready to change it and when she told the carpenter/painter that she wanted it painted

a creamy white to go with the kitchen they told her that she should tear it out and sheetrock it.

When she told me this the other night...I said, "Whose advice are you going to take mine or your contractor?"

Yesterday I sent her all these photos I'd gathered from Pinterest showing how great painted paneling is.

It's way better than just plain sheet rock especially in the sort of house she has.

A 1957 cottage/ranch.

I know you all will agree with me. I love the way all these rooms look.

I'm hoping to she keeps the paneling....I'll let you know.

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It's good enough for Vern Yip. What more reassurance could a person need?

What do you think....paneling or sheetrock?

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