Would you paint wood paneling? - Democratic Underground

cally

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Sat May-13-06 10:36 PM
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Poll question: Would you paint wood paneling?

I was flipping channels and saw a man telling a designer to paint this beautiful, old dark wood wainscotting and all the doorways. I know everyone has different tastes but would you paint beautiful wood trim to incorporate a different style?

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Catshrink

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Sat May-13-06 10:38 PM
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1. I've done it..

my house had dark wood paneling. I couldn't afford to do drywall so I used 2 coats of Kilz2 and a final coat of real paint. Brightned up the space and didn't cost a lot.

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cally

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Sat May-13-06 10:42 PM
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3. I'm on the side of not painting wood but I would paint dark

wood paneling in some cases. I remember touring the California Governor's Mansion about 20 years ago and the tour group laughing snarkily because some Governor had painted the wood trim. I guess we're back to doing the same thing. :shrug:

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Haole Girl

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Sat May-13-06 10:40 PM
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2. I would take some of the great ideas on HGTV and

paint it! :)

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Oeditpus Rex

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Sat May-13-06 10:58 PM
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4. I had a house about 13 years ago

built circa 1930 with mahogany trim and doors that had been painted or were covered with yellowed varnish. I spent like two weeks stripping all of it and getting it back to more or less original. (Note: Jasco and skin are a bad combination.)

A few years later, I moved and rented the house — and the tenants painted over it. :grr:

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cally

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Sat May-13-06 11:04 PM
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6. Oh, that would infuriate me

I sold a house and the new owners painted the redwood ceiling. It annoys me and I don't even own it.

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Rowdyboy

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Sat May-13-06 11:02 PM
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5. If its just cheap paneling, paint it. you'll LOVE the light and airiness

I'd never paint old hardwood (I live in an old house) but old paneling is just ugly. Painting is an easy solution that can be very well done.

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cally

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Sat May-13-06 11:05 PM
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7. Oh, this isn't about my home. I would never paint

wood unless it's cheap paneling like you suggest.

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Rowdyboy

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Sat May-13-06 11:34 PM
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13. We have some beautiful 8 foot oak sliding doors that had around 8 layers

of paint. The woodwork in this old place must have been magnificent. Now, most of it is lost beneath layer after layer of ugly crap.

What were they thinking back in the 1930's when they painted hardwood? Was the Depression really that depressing>

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cally

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Sat May-13-06 11:38 PM
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14. I don't know. I love the wood trim if it's done well.

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UTUSN

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Sat May-13-06 11:14 PM
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8. I'm down with the naturalness of wood.

But at a happy hour there was this professional painter. I told him I wanted to take the paint off the window whachamacallems, the framing around the windows and go the clear route. He gave a world weary sigh and said, "Why don't you just pry off the boards and put in new ones." Haha. That said, I've done the paint-stripping thing on different things every ten years or so. These doors were tough to do. The paint was really sealed on, and it took SEVERAL coatings of that horrible chemical gloop, plus electric sanding, and I ended up doing only one side of each.

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cally

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Sat May-13-06 11:28 PM
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10. That door is beautiful...

what did you put on it to finish it?

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UTUSN

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Sat May-13-06 11:44 PM
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17. No stain. Just off the rack polyurethane, water resistant

You never know what you'll find under the paint. The other door had a perfectly cut and fitting square cut into the leading edge of the door, the edge that opens into the room. Oh, and it is a totally different wood/color--did I forget to mention that? But to me it breaks the expectedness of things. Thanks for the good word.

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Left Is Write

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Sat May-13-06 11:15 PM
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9. No. I wouldn't.

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rucky

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Sat May-13-06 11:30 PM
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11. real wood or fake? n/t

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cally

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Sat May-13-06 11:39 PM
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15. Real...nt

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rucky

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Sun May-14-06 12:52 AM
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20. There's a circle in hell for those who paint real wood. n/t

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Lars39

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Sat May-13-06 11:34 PM
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12. I once saw Debi Travis start to paint the gorgeous cross-cut oak trim

in a turn-of-the-century house. I don't mind telling you I screamed.
My family thought I'd fallen and hurt myself. I'm still outraged.

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cally

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Sat May-13-06 11:40 PM
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16. I would have screamed, also.

I know it's the style now but it outrages me.

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Lars39

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Sat May-13-06 11:47 PM
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18. It was horrible; the couple had just gotten married and sunk

everything they had into buying the house.
You could tell the husband wasn't too wild about it. :(

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Arugula Latte

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Sat May-13-06 11:48 PM
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19. I'm sorry, but too much wood can be depressing and oppressive.

If it's gorgeous wood I'd say, well, try to live with it. But if it's not good wood -- use paint, and lots of it.

We had ugly paneling in our downstairs and painted it a light color. It improved the feel of the room by about 400 percent.

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Floogeldy

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Sun May-14-06 12:55 AM
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21. Could you please define the differences between . . .

. . . paneling, wainscotting, and wood trim?

Thanks. :)

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