Here is the Diningroom the day we bought it. Three years ago...
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Wood panelled walls...a very strange texture. The floors where sun damaged and yellow. The aweful oil paint everywhere had yellowed as well.
Here it is today:
![](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/cmeknit/upstairsnow.jpg)
We had the hardwood refinished in a darker stain. The walls I decided to paint and it looks like wallpaper! My hubby does trim for a living...so he retrimed, hung doors, and put up some cove molding. We actually took out the door and just did a cased molding into the kitchen (that is the door in the before photo you see) I made some lovely faux suede curtains....voila!
Happy Thanksgiving Canadians!
3 comments:
Lovely! When we purchased our current home there was dark panelling half-way up (sort of wainscoating) through out the downstairs, minus one room. It made the place look cave-like and gloomy. We have painted out most of the rooms (except the kitchen which we are hoping to do a reno on-we have appliances.....) and it helped so much. Now the exterior doors, shutters and trims are being painted blue (from green). Always something! I would like to just live here and hang out, maybe someday.
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Happy Thanksgiving.
A beautiful transformation.
Thank you for sharing your Weekend Renos with us. As a terminal renter stuck in a 90% paneled (dark) home with the landlord's blessing to paint, this post was the inspiration I needed to get things started. It's truly inviting and beautiful!
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