Here's our front room from the hallway outside our bedroom.
The view from the front door.
The view from the corner of the living room.
Some of our hopes and dreams and plans include tearing down the wood panels and painting the walls, ripping up the patterned carpet and laying down an area rug instead so we can show off the hardwood floors underneath, and replacing the funeral home drapes with panels and sheers. I also want to get some table lamps for our end tables to make it a little warmer in here.
The Great Panel Debate: My parents really liked it. My dad said he must have arrived at a point in his life where he'd keep it because it's "good enough". I've never been a big fan of it, and seeing our furniture in these pictures reinforces the idea that it just doesn't work--our furniture blends in! Of course, we could buy all new furniture, but I think our checking account would go on strike.
Looks like a nice, cozy room! My opinion about the panels? Take 'em down. They're too 70's-ish. Plus, I think if you took them down, it would make your room look bigger. And, even more of a bonus, you can paint that room any color you want, and not be stuck looking at brown walls all the time. But, that's just my personal opinion...
ReplyDeleteWe have wood paneling in our basement and we were a bit too afraid to take it down for fear of what we would find behind it. Our solution: Paint the Paneling! It was really cheap and I think turned out really well. Just my two cents. :)
ReplyDeleteHoly wood paneling, batman! I'd paint it as a temporary solution. But at least take that valence thing off of the drapes. It will help. Trust me.
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Someone who also moved into a house will terrible existing window treatments