Re: Has anyone ever removed paneling? What did you do with the walls after?
All the walls in my apartment are panelling. In the 60's the paneling in the bedroom and living room were brown and in the computer room it was black and white. Now the living room is blue and light grey and the computer room is beige.
The only thing I don't like about painting panelling, is the actual painting. It took so long, and you have to get into all the grooves and crevises. Other than that, i don't think it looks too bad.
Look for yourselves:
Shots of the apartment after painting
Shots after new windows were installed
In the spring Danielle and I are getting new carpeting(her brother in law installs carpet), and we are going to repaint the area where the mural is. That is going to be our bedroom. We are going to be putting up a wall to seperate that room from the rest of the apartment. Right now it is a studio. We are also going to paint the area where my bed is now and make that the dining room. Not sure of the colors yet. Something warm though...I was thinking of a brick red with a white ceiling for the bedroom....we will see.
The only thing I don't like about painting panelling, is the actual painting. It took so long, and you have to get into all the grooves and crevises. Other than that, i don't think it looks too bad.
Look for yourselves:
Shots of the apartment after painting
Shots after new windows were installed
In the spring Danielle and I are getting new carpeting(her brother in law installs carpet), and we are going to repaint the area where the mural is. That is going to be our bedroom. We are going to be putting up a wall to seperate that room from the rest of the apartment. Right now it is a studio. We are also going to paint the area where my bed is now and make that the dining room. Not sure of the colors yet. Something warm though...I was thinking of a brick red with a white ceiling for the bedroom....we will see.
