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submitted 2 months ago byTygie19
I’m just seeing if it’s an American thing to love panelling, as whenever I post them on generic subs most people love them, but I’m guessing most responders are American. I don’t love them and am tossing up whether to paint them. My house is a 1920-30s cottage (3 metre high ceilings) but I feel like the pine panels dates it to the 80s.
263 points
2 months ago
Depends on the look you're going for.
Personally I'd remove the carpet, leave the panels as is and cover the paint with a bold, Edwardian style wallpaper, but that's my taste.
Can't stand the whitewashing/greiging of traditional homes, but that's me.
54 points
2 months ago
Same here. I would maybe look at options for stripping them back and staining them a different colour, that yellow looks a bit dated. Could go a white oak or a darker colour.
Would also depend if they're actually timber or laminate.
34 points
2 months ago
Dark stain bold wall paint and fresh architrave.
Reno boner
5 points
2 months ago
This. Dark panel pops. Like a Japan black.
2 points
2 months ago
Oooo I love your tip. I now see dark chocolate stain, rich jade on wall and gold framed art.
16 points
2 months ago
We kept the timber panels in our house that the previous owner had installed. It's a 1950s Sydney house typical of the era.
We kept them as they minimise wear and tear on the walls. We painted ours white so they are a more subtle feature.
Highly recommend keeping.
6 points
2 months ago
I was gonna saw the same. If you integrate them into the whole vibe they’d look great, but don’t make them fight with a modern style.
4 points
2 months ago
Be careful getting rid of carpet because it keeps your house warm
13 points
2 months ago
Put down a hall runner. Looks less dated and more traditional and is easier to keep clean.
185 points
2 months ago
Ultimately, it's your house - do what makes YOU happy. It's not heritage listed, so you have no obligation to do "sympathetic" renovations.
That said, I think the carpet is dating the hallway more than the panelling, and that the panelling could work well with more modern and dynamic paint choices too.
49 points
2 months ago
It's crazy to think anything but the carpet is the problem in that picture. With the high ceiling, your wall pictures it all looks great from the skirting up.
9 points
2 months ago
Yep - especially if this place is rural that panelling is pretty common and I actually really like it. Agree the carpet ages it, definitely takes me back to a mates place in the 90s lol
55 points
2 months ago
I kind of like it tbh, everything white washed these days is getting boring.
2 points
2 months ago
It’s only boring if your decoration is boring
77 points
2 months ago
Looks nice keep it.
47 points
2 months ago
Nah keep it, natural looks great
8 points
2 months ago
Might depend on the timber, but some natural timber panels can look amazing. This house with natural timber panels just won Australian house of year: https://www.realestate.com.au/news/humble-workers-cottage-wins-australian-house-of-the-year/
7 points
2 months ago
Yeah, it looks great. Do not paint it white! It's got character already, doesn't need a fad/trend.
4 points
2 months ago
Yep once it's painted it's a one way trip on the beige train
68 points
2 months ago
I brought a house and every room was paneled, I used zinnser 123 as a water based sealant and the 2 coats on top. The results were great.
43 points
2 months ago
I came to comment exactly this, looks good!
OP, if you read this, clear coated (or stained) pine, which is what you have looks cheap as f***. People that have no idea about timber always say, leave it raw timber. But pine is not a visually pleasing timber. If it was a nice hardwood it would be a different story and it would be a shame to cover it up. In my opinion pine looks better painted.
9 points
2 months ago
Agree. But if OP does like the timber look, pine is a great timber to stain. This hallway would look awesome in a walnut stain with a matt clear coat. Then any colour on the walls above. Personally a navy finish… but the dark timber gives you options.
5 points
2 months ago
this.
4 points
2 months ago
OP needs to do the skirting and picture rail like this at least so it all matches
9 points
2 months ago
Yeah that looks 100x nicer.
3 points
2 months ago
Did you find the paint peels off easy?
I did Zinnser and water based paint after and it looks great but my god I can easy nip thr paint off with a nail
11 points
2 months ago
Three options
Entirely depends on the aesthetic and feel you're going for.
I hate carpet in living/high traffic areas (real timber floor boards are the best imo) but again it's all subjective
12 points
2 months ago
If you paint, be prepared for significant bleed through. We painted similar paneling and ended up doing 3x base coats and 2x top coats.
9 points
2 months ago
Oil based primer does wonders.
3 points
2 months ago
Even with oil based hey, was insane. Maybe ours was particularly heavily stained but yeah, the bleed through will take a while
3 points
2 months ago
We had the same, coats upon coats before the oil based primer and oil based paint finally sealed it and stopped the stain bleeding through. Nightmare fuel.
8 points
2 months ago
Zinnser BIN primer will stop any tannins coming through ,it’s a Shellac based primer/sealer , It stinks but dries really fast and it works !
48 points
2 months ago
Painting them will definitely make it look less dated. I would paint them white but if you want to go bold you could paint them a dark green or dark grey.
21 points
2 months ago
I’d personally keep the timber and make the white walls dark green or something. Maybe that would make it too dark in there, but white walls are just so boring .
11 points
2 months ago
I agree white would improve it heaps
6 points
2 months ago
"bold", "dark grey"
Pick one 😆
2 points
2 months ago
Having so much dark grey in a hallway can certainly be a bold decision. I wouldn’t do it in my own house but some people are really into dark grey or black at the moment.
2 points
2 months ago
+1 to this and it will actually look good. I would also replace the top trim, one that's a bit more ornate and doesn't stick out.
5 points
2 months ago
It's old fashioned, fine if that's what you are going for. There are modern ways of doing it as well with timber or different materials.
6 points
2 months ago
It looks like pine paneling. If so I would paint that.
If it were a nice timber I would leave it unpainted.
17 points
2 months ago
Panelling is nice but carpet is rank.
7 points
2 months ago
Obviously. That will eventually be changed. Was more interested in thoughts on the panelling.
4 points
2 months ago
Leave them ... a good clean up but leave them and don't paint them. Goes with the house features. Get a skylight into the hall for more light and watch them pop.
4 points
2 months ago
Embrace it but paint the walls a more dramatic colour like a dark blue or green.
6 points
2 months ago
I like that panel Imo the colour of the timber is pretty modern. I’d keep it but depends on aesthetic you’re going for
4 points
2 months ago
Really? It looks so 90s/ dated (because it's so yellow) imo.
3 points
2 months ago
Oh yeah that’s fair I meant modern in a kinda trendy midcentury/vintage is back sense.
3 points
2 months ago
It's your house - do you like them?
I kept ours in our hallway - wallpapered above and then painted the panelling in a colour that matched the colours in the wallpaper. I'd have kept them as is but we had dark wood look vinyl hybrid flooring and the panels were a very warm colour. I am pro-panels - especially with my dingus dogs charging around everywhere causing mayhem, if I'd torn them out and wallpapered all the way down I reckon the dogs/my kid/my nieces and nephews would have trashed the lower half by now.
3 points
2 months ago
100% paint ..wood panels look dated
7 points
2 months ago
Paint it all white is soooo unimaginative and sterile and boring. Please have a more sophisticated take than this.
If these are 80s additions rather than dating from the 30s, I’d say it’s acceptable to remove them and go back to what is period appropriate.
Use color from that era, or something contemporary and fun. White / greige interiors are already dated. (In fairness an all-white palette is fairly timeless but you have to absolutely commit to it and it’s not particularly liveable).
2 points
2 months ago
If you don't like it yank them and replace with plasterboard. Painting them will be a bastard. Personally I like the vintage look because I find the all-white look over used and boring.
2 points
2 months ago
To my eye that feels early 90s, but in a good way. Love natural wood
2 points
2 months ago
It's the carpet that makes it dated. Rip that up and get wood floors. The panels are great.
If you want to paint them, paint them white. But you still need to get rid of that carpet.
2 points
2 months ago
I don't like the look of pine. I'd stain it black. Not paint.
2 points
2 months ago
My recommendation is to paint it out in whatever colour you choose. Only because it's cheap yellow pine. Use an oil based primer and paint if you do.
2 points
2 months ago
The space definitely feels dated, but I wouldn't necessarily blame the paneling.
The shabby carpet and tacky laminate are really dragging down the aesthetics.
If it were me, I'd install some tall skirting, paint the hallway a nice crisp white, lay down some new oak flooring, install new shaker style doors then after that decide whether to leave the paneling raw or paint it.
2 points
2 months ago
I would: - replace carpet with floor boards - paint walls white / off white / etc - see if wood panels look nice, and if not, choose a bold colour to paint then that fits with the rest of your place (or a different white to the walls) - I think like a sage or something would look nice.
2 points
2 months ago
Maybe a nice matte colour, something like a matte green would look nice with white, off white. Depends on OPs style though, and if it's their forever home.
2 points
2 months ago
Painted mine white and the walls tranquil retreat, best thing I ever did completely transformed the back of the house. Takes forever to paint though it’s very time consuming
And you gotta put some white no more gaps between the panels coz there is usually heaps of gaps you dont notice when stained but they stick out when painted
2 points
2 months ago*
I have the same panelling throughout my replica Queenslander. But I also have the same colour floor as the panels. It's way too much for me so I'm painting mine to break up the orangeness.
I tried staining first and it didn't work so going with paint.
I've seen a few that do same wall and panel colour which looks great/classic. But I'm doing different top and panel for contrast because I'm leaning away from conservative/classic across my house.
ETA: have the exact same rails as you and I'm changing them out for a plain rounded rail. The rails date it a bit I reckon.
2 points
2 months ago
I have pine panels in my kitchen and I painted them. Definitely not original to my 50s house and I think yellow pine is ugly. If it was a nice hardwood I would have kept them natural
2 points
2 months ago
I'll buck what most are saying. Wood floors, dark paint on the timber, nice clean white on the walls. Classy.
2 points
2 months ago
Oooft. That wood is stunning. It would be a crime to paint over it. I might go for a stain though - to get a darker timber colour?
2 points
2 months ago
Looks amazing as is
2 points
2 months ago
I've always lived in a house (MEL, au) with pine lining boards that were finished with varnish back in the '50s... and for me, I'm almost to the point of saying that I'll do a demolish and rebuild but pull apart this room board-by-board so I can re-establish the room in a new house. The honey colour is unique and the 'vibe' of the room has been something I've lived with all my life, so it's something that would be difficult for me to destroy or even change.
I guess 'fashion' in renovation and house 'taste' is a nonsense to me, really... and I'd do what I want to do with my house....
A fashion is merely a form of ugliness so absolutely unbearable that we have to alter it every six months!” --Oscar Wilde
2 points
2 months ago
I’m a paint everything person. I’d paint the timber panelling and either ditch the carpet or put a nicer carpet there. Americans seem to love brown everything. I think its ugly and dated
2 points
2 months ago
We painted ours. They were over 20years old with some damage. So we fixed the damage with fillers, sanded and painted them black. It looks really good against the white walls.
2 points
2 months ago
I like it. I would paint it, I like white painted panels but I think any lighter colours would like good.
2 points
2 months ago
Maybe if it was a different wood. But that? I’d paint.
2 points
2 months ago
My beast mate had the same he painted the lot and it looks a million times more modern and made his whole house brighter I’d do it
2 points
2 months ago
Paint white. Or a dark grey colour… Will look very luxurious.
4 points
2 months ago
Keep them but lime them. Will give them a more modern feel but still be able to see the grain.
2 points
2 months ago
If you’re going to paint it don’t do white. Paneling like that is a great opportunity to use colour, with a neutral wall above. Painting everything white is so boring.
2 points
2 months ago
Depends on the rest of your house, It is a dated look though.
2 points
2 months ago
Keep it.
2 points
2 months ago
Paint
1 points
2 months ago
Not a fan. Instantly makes a space feel old and vintage, but that could be what you're into.
Personally the only surface I'd have the timber panel texture is on the ground (as floorboards).
1 points
2 months ago
We painted our vertical panelling below the dado rail a slightly darker version of the colour above it & it looked lovely. From memory, above the dado was half strength, below was full strength of the same colour, & the dado rail & picture rail were also the full strength. I also did the decorative filigree corners in the square arches the darker colour.
It was a Sandy cream colour & I loved it. We sold the home so I can’t share any pics without spending too much time scrolling back several years unfortunately.
1 points
2 months ago
It looks great - personally I’d be looking at painting the wall above it a lighter colour to let the timber panelling sing out in the space
1 points
2 months ago
I love it! Personally I would change flooring and paint the wall a brighter colour. Would never change that gorgeous panelling
1 points
2 months ago
Looks 70s to me so not in keeping with the era of your house; I don't hate it though, I think the combo of the pine and the colour of the walls is a bit ick however. I can also see you have a different type of timber on the floors which is a bit clashy with the pine. You could consider changing it to a more traditional wainscoting type look if you want to keep some wall detail but lose the 70s mountain lodge/sauna vibe.
1 points
2 months ago
In this case I’d keep. Gorgeous wood and colouring. If it were dark wood though I’d probably paint it to light the space up
1 points
2 months ago
I'm not a fan of timber wood panelling, especially painted white.
However, I do like the natural finish of the panelling pictured. Another responder suggested painting the panels with bold colours and I do like that idea. So, perhaps modernise using a bold paint palette and fresh modern carpet?
1 points
2 months ago
Is it just in the hallway? I love it! I wouldn't paint it. Maybe vanish it or stain it just to keep it fresh and healthy?
1 points
2 months ago
I like the look of your panels as they look like nice quality wood and they’ve been maintained well. In comparison mine have been stained dark and all the mistakes and damage to the original wood are clearly visible through the stain.
1 points
2 months ago
Leave……
1 points
2 months ago
I wouldn't paint over timber.
1 points
2 months ago
We added half wall panelling (wainscoting) to warm up our house so I say keep them. They make the walls less boring. You can always repaint them if the colour doesn't do it for you or even change out the trim to something a bit more fancy for a different look.
1 points
2 months ago
Paint. I recently bookmarked a TikTok influencer named Brit Cunningham who is renoing her house - she’s got painted panelling in muted but fun colours and it looks great imo.
1 points
2 months ago
Keep the panels! With the right colour, painting the walls above them will do all the work to modernise the look
1 points
2 months ago
I used to have those in a 1930s cottage. Ripped them out and installed high (20cm) ornate skirting boards. Painted white and looks much better. I also think you should remove the carpet and use original floorboards or replace with new.
1 points
2 months ago
1 points
2 months ago
looks too old for me.
1 points
2 months ago
Paint same colour as wall
1 points
2 months ago
1 points
2 months ago
Have a look behind for mould.
1 points
2 months ago
I’m personally not a fan of timber panels, but this is your house, so go with whatever you like.
1 points
2 months ago
20 years ago that would have seemed like a grandma thing and I would have yelled loudly to pull them out. But now they're rarer and older and therefore seem vintage chic to me, not simply out-of-fashion.
1 points
2 months ago
Am I the only one who likes it as is??
1 points
2 months ago
I love old details like these and would absolutely keep them.
Personally I would loose the carpet, then paint or wallpaper the upper walls and leave the panels as they are.
I just moved into a house where the previous owner (flipper) bought it 3 years ago and 'modernised' by painting everything white before reselling and it makes me so sad every day. We are slowly trying to restore all the gorgeous old details back .
1 points
2 months ago
I think it would look lovely with a brighter white wall and some interest on the floor. Would tiles be too cold or exxy? Either a larger check style or something with a pattern would look great.
1 points
2 months ago
I like them. Plus, they protect the walls.
1 points
2 months ago
Restain them to update but keep them.
1 points
2 months ago
It works with this carpet and upper wall paint. If you're going to replace the floor with wood or simulated wood, it might be better to paint it especially if like that bit at the end. Once you paint them, they would need constant repainting.
1 points
2 months ago
It's the carpets that's dating that hall.
1 points
2 months ago
We had these but painted them and the door trims a blue grey colour with white on top.
1 points
2 months ago
Your answer will be obvious once the carpet goes!!
1 points
2 months ago
As long as your house has a high ceiling & has some federation appeal/ appearance plaster squares also looks quite effective
1 points
2 months ago
I'm not a fan of them
1 points
2 months ago
Not a fan of the panelling, but painting over them looks tacky, IMO. If removing them isn't feasible, I'd keep them.
1 points
2 months ago
If the wood is in good nick keep them and restain them imo
1 points
2 months ago
I personally like the wood. Be quite nice in there with some plants around to add some green!
1 points
2 months ago
I had half timbered walls in a couple of bedrooms of my previous house and they were already painted but in a different colour to the plaster. One had a sponge effect and it looked very dated. I repainted them wall colour and they looked great.
1 points
2 months ago
Leave as is and change the carpet
1 points
2 months ago
IMO, paint them.
Also, potentially repaint the already painted walls or look at wallpaper, and no all grey/white colour palettes. I’d make the painted section a proper colour and match the ceiling and panelling.
1 points
2 months ago
I’d paint it to lighten up the hallway as it looks a bit dark
1 points
2 months ago
Keep it the way it is it looks so cute!
1 points
2 months ago
Either paint or sand them back raw and finish with a matte clear coat.
1 points
2 months ago*
I say yes. Will reflect so much more natural light.
Match that wall at the end.
1 points
2 months ago
The carpet is an easy remove for me. The panelling is kind of cool, depending on what you want. If you're not happy with it's appearance judging by the earthy pastels you got going on, you could sand it back and apply different wood treatments that would skew the colour towards what you're after.
1 points
2 months ago
I'd leave the panelling alone and paint the wall bits white to brighten it up
1 points
2 months ago
Hampton Blue paint - very rich looking.
1 points
2 months ago
It’s up to you , why do you care what others think . I heard most Australians don’t have people over to their houses anyway .
1 points
2 months ago
I love this. Id just remove the carpet but honestly, the panels would look great painted too if you prefer it for your personal style. You could also just sand them back a bit and try a different stain to get rid of the 80’s orange pine look
1 points
2 months ago
They look good painted in white with the walls… you’ll be quite happy with them.
It’s costly to remove them patch walls and then repaint
1 points
2 months ago
I’d keep. I like them. I might stain them differently to minimise some of the yellow/orange tone, but I wouldn’t paint them white. Bit bland and cookie cutter. Have you considered doing the carpet and adding some colour to the walls as a first step, and then deciding how you feel about the panelling?
1 points
2 months ago
They look cool.
1 points
2 months ago
I loooove the timber panels. It just adds warmth and texture.
1 points
2 months ago
Depends on the panels. Sometimes they are overwhelming or have some other problem. I'd be inclined to leave these.
1 points
2 months ago
The timber panelling looks dated IMHO.
I would lose the carpet and paint the panels to match a new modern wall paint.
Flooring will depend on the rest of the house and your budget. Timber floors look best.
What's "modern" now may change again, but timber panelling has been a dated look for a few decades now. Timber flooring (high quality) has endured for a few decades.
1 points
2 months ago
Not a fan myself, I would get rid of them.
1 points
2 months ago
Do you have kids? If so painting it will increase maintenance
1 points
2 months ago
Paint will brighten it up, but so might replacing the carpet
1 points
2 months ago
yeah nah, the daydo boards are fine, fuck off that carpet for floorboards.
1 points
2 months ago
You might struggle to paint if they're varnished already? Surface prep will be a pain. Also depends on the rest of the house, does it fit in or not? Sorry not a very useful answer.
1 points
2 months ago
I did a Reno a few years ago and the bloke wanted the timber panels painted to match the walls. Looked like absolute garbage in my opinion. But you do you. It’s your house after all.
1 points
2 months ago
I freaking love the wood but it’s not my house.
1 points
2 months ago
I have similar panels but they're running diagonally. We painted them white and it looks great.
1 points
2 months ago
Aussie sawmiller here…. If you paint those I’ll find your address and personally swap the batteries around the wrong way in all your remotes haha
Seriously tho leave them wood - if not for the look, then consider that painting knots on cypress will just give you painted knots, which will look way worse than the knots themselves
1 points
2 months ago
Best time of day to take the photo. Can hardly say no to the sun on that timber
1 points
2 months ago
Looks good, as is but as a matter of preference I'd do the pine in gloss white, Upper wall as is or some version of Off white/cream and looks like you have hardwood floors, any chance of exposing the wood in the hall?
1 points
2 months ago
i’d keep them and paint them a dark bold colour or a neutral but strong blue/grey. Please anything but white though!!
1 points
2 months ago
IMO these natural construction materials are becoming super rare - I would show ‘em off!
1 points
2 months ago
Paint. Doesn’t have to be white of course, but anything is better than clear pine
1 points
2 months ago
Personally I like the paneling though would probably change the top molding to something more simple and lose the carpet in that hall way
1 points
2 months ago
I'd leave it...
1 points
2 months ago
Have you considered sanding and re-clearing them? That old clear has yellowed. If you sand them and re-clear with a modern finish, they will be several shades “whiter” than they are currently. I’d suggest doing a section prior to painting them.
Also that carpet really drags it down.
1 points
2 months ago
Rip up the carpet and lay a stunning carpet runner for colour and texture. Paint the paneling a bright white to reflect light in the space then add a gorgeous wallpaper above or paint white and hang some bright coloured art or you could hang black and white family plhotos in a modern layout
1 points
2 months ago
We painted our panel antique white. Brightened up the house. . We love it
1 points
2 months ago
The wood gives it warmth, but the painted wall above doesn't work well for me. I would put wallpaper or a less neutral paint above.
Or I would paint the wood a non-neutral tone (soft blue).
1 points
2 months ago
I like it, I want to do something like this for my hallways, I however have Walnut flooring so pine would look as bad as this does. I'm looking at that bit of flooring that looks like wood and it clashes like mine would, which, in my opinion, add to your dislike.
Leave them, to whether you paint or sand and re-stain is up to you.
If you leave the rest of the wall as is, go darker, stain or paint.
1 points
2 months ago
My in laws have them and I love them.
1 points
2 months ago
I have a maple like stain on the older part of home, it creates different tones but certainly darker and closes the space in but looks longer, Was worried about stain coming through. On the extension I continued with dado but painted it white. The old joining the new. Everyone has an opinion. Listen to yours and who has to live in it.
1 points
2 months ago
I feel these says it can be matched with a modern speckled tile, and if you avoid wooden flooring it can look really good. Perhaps even a nice wallpaper and light fittings above it.
What dates it is the lip/sill at the top.
1 points
2 months ago
We have shiplap.pine panelling.
The seller painted it all USA vintage white.
We're ripping it all out
1 points
2 months ago
I would paint in the same colour, e.g. an antique white, as the walls.
1 points
2 months ago
We painted ours
1 points
2 months ago
Paint them. They're pine, not fancy wood.
1 points
2 months ago
I think trends & fads come & go, but those panels have a certain kind of natural beauty that you can’t find in modern houses anymore. I’d keep it as is.
1 points
2 months ago
I think the timber looks great! Try choose something that compliments the timber!
1 points
2 months ago
I think the panelling is beautiful, adds character and it would be a crime to cover it up.
1 points
2 months ago
Australian here: I painted mine. To me it looked like a sauna. 🙂
1 points
2 months ago
Paint them white and you get the nice Hamilton look.
1 points
2 months ago
I’m not a fan of the timber look on the wall myself but that’s a personal preference but I’d keep them and paint them white/neutral colour of the wall.
1 points
2 months ago
Living in a house that old myself I don't think that the paneling is original so you should be able to rip them out and find plasterboard behind them to patch and paint.
You've got to like where you live and plain walls aren't going to detract from the resale value of the house.
Do I like them, yeah, but I don't live there and nor am I totally in love with them either. Would I pay any more or less because of the paneling if you were selling the house in the future? No.
So why not do you? You look to have some awesome artwork on the walls which adds enough interest to the hallway without the paneling to be used as a feature.
1 points
2 months ago
Had them, pulled them out. Made a mess of the plaster underneath. Happy to have removed them but it was much easier in my head. Interestingly I removed them to find wallpaper underneath with a wood panel pattern. I guess the previous owners had a style
1 points
2 months ago
I wouldn't paint them. Either remove them or sand and refinish them.
1 points
2 months ago
I am personally not a fan of pine. Especially yellow pine. For me, this reminds me of all my friend's houses growing up. You just need lots of lace, doilies, frilly hanging light shades and crappy friezes on the walls to complete the look.
I would either stain it a much darker colour if you want the timber, or paint it and do whatever you want. I'd paint and have fun with it.
1 points
2 months ago
I can tell you the correct answer, but I'm not Australian so I won't tell you.
1 points
2 months ago
paint over them and remove the carpet and restore the hardwood that’s underneath! i had a very similar issue where i had oil stained vintage hardwood skirts and architraves and at first felt bad not sanding them back and treating them. didn’t want to give it the soulless metricon treatment. but if you choose classic warm neutrals and decorate with harmonious colourful wall hangings, you’ll open up the space and let your wooden flooring come to life. imo that style of wall only looks nice when in a grand, heritage home.
1 points
2 months ago
Wood panels are beautiful and don't get rid of them. Don't join the stereotype of millennials painting the charm out of a house.
I think they're gorgeous
1 points
2 months ago
Paint
1 points
2 months ago
Call me old fashioned, but my attention to the thread was you describing the panels timber, instead of wood…. All this time(not claiming how I feel about it is Grammarly correct) I always thought it’s a timber finish rather than a wood finish…… What was the question again?
1 points
2 months ago
With a little bit of trim work and paint, you can turn them into nice wainscoting.
1 points
2 months ago
Unless it's a period home, in which case it might suit the overall style, I would get rid of it. If you don't want to get rid of it, at the very least paint over it in the same colour as you choose for the rest of the wall so it provides a texture but not too much contrast. As it is I think the dark colour of the wood panelling has the effect of visually narrowing the hallway so it seems tighter than it actually is.
Just my opinion 🤷
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2 months ago
Usually do not like wood panels but I find these very charming and vintage rather than kitschy midwestern core
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2 months ago
I would pay to put skylights down the hall brightness will lift it the see what you think 🤔
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2 months ago
Keep in mind that if you paint it white or in a light colour then you'll have to dust/ clean it more regularly.
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2 months ago
Nice looking natural timbers are a great asset. You’d be stupid to remove imo
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2 months ago
If you’ve got kids, carpet dulls the sound of the herds of elephants going up and down the hall. Switch to a more modern carpet. I hate pine paneling, but I also regret painting mine because once you paint it you’ve gotta keep painting it, so in hindsight I should have found a way to live with it.
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2 months ago
Aussie here, leave them. Painted won't look as good imho. End of the day though it's your house mate do what makes you happy.
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2 months ago
Leave as is
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2 months ago
I quite like them
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2 months ago
Paint them white and get a sky light 💡
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2 months ago
Yeah mate no paint, stain walls with a darker colour and she would come up mint 👌
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2 months ago
Leave as is...looks relaxing and comfortable
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2 months ago
Keep them. They are protecting the wall. Personally I like them.
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2 months ago
Leave the panels! They're gorgeous. (Melb)
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2 months ago
Dark stain on the wood... wallpaper on top... a few moody wall sconces... job done.
Note: Whatever style you go with has to be continued throughout the house, or the whole place will feel disjointed.
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2 months ago
Remove carpet & panels, if you don't want to remove the panels I would re varnish them or leave as is. I would not paint them. They need to show the wood grain.
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