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Wall of Wood- learn to love it?

Danielle Lidiak

5 years ago

We just purchased a home that comes with a wall covered in beautiful wood... I really don’t like it! However, the wood is so lovely it feels wrong to paint it. Any ideas? Stain or some other treatment? I think it’s the tone of the wall paired with the floor that seems off to me. (This is a photo from the listing, not my furnishings. We won’t live there for several more months. Maybe I should see if it grows on me!)

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lynartist

5 years ago

I could see if this was interesting old barn wood or old shiplap but it’s just new wood! Paint it!

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kaye1951
5 years ago
It appears to be tongue and groove pine so I would not hesitate to paint. (I had that very wall torn out when new wiring and speakers were installed during a remodel.) You may find the wood has aged unevenly when the artwork is removed....another reason to paint! You could whitewash if you like that look.
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Bri Bosh
5 years ago
I agree with you, it doesn’t relate to the rest of the room. Paint!
everdebz
5 years ago
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Their tables, etc. didn't have either the wall color or floor color. I'd consider items that have the 2 color/stains... to highlight wood material in a way you like and works for the room.
everdebz
5 years ago
Houzz: "The new custom media wall crafted of white oak and walnut is a big part of this room’s transformation. 'Using two species gave us two different patterns of wood grain going in two different directions,' Curtis says."

--just idea again to repeat your wood/stain, maybe on the wall, with a tv unit, etc..
everdebz
5 years ago
Or -- maybe you'd like a wash/ tint when your palette is chosen.
gustaruygers
5 years ago
Even if the would was painted i don't think it would work. I would remove the wood all together . What's on the other side of the wall..,maybe remove it if not load baring to open up the space.
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JAN MOYER
5 years ago
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Call the drywall guy. Get rid of it, and then spend some time thinking $$ on how you will unify the FLOORING. And improve the lighting look.: )
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
5 years ago
I agree and this seems like a logical place for a TV / storage/ display wall. Maybe check out Besta at Ikea for some fabulous ides
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Diana Bier Interiors, LLC
5 years ago
I like it. It adds texture to the room--I'd paint it and definitely have a TV on that wall.
J J
5 years ago
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jpp221
5 years ago
I think it depends largely on your room’s furniture style. While I wouldn’t leave it as is, lightly stained or washed, in the right room, it could look great. But again, it depends on your room’s overall styling.
Brown Dog
5 years ago
It's pine shiplap. Pine is usually paint grade. Paint that sucker. Because it's already a different texture than the rest of the space, you could make it a different colour than the rest of the room. Could look really cool! Good luck!
Mark Brunner
5 years ago
Learn to like it. The problem is the stark contrast with the black. Move in, live with it, then decide. Is it a priority?
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BeverlyFLADeziner
5 years ago
Stain the ship lap. Select a color or a natural stain.
zimmer
5 years ago
I’d stain it a lighter complimentary shade then the floors or you could white wash it.
All depends on your decor style.

Taking it down could prove costly depending on how it was attached to the wall. Has it been nailed in or glued and nailed in place?
tatts
5 years ago
The big problem is that it's just flat-sawn pine, so you get those wild whorls, and they look even worse when stained. If it were quarter-sawn, if it weren't knotty, if it were fir or a better wood, it might be worth saving, but it's really not.

If you paint it, you'd be better off with wallboard, so I'd just do that. Easy, cheap, and matches the rest of the walls.
girl_wonder
5 years ago
I don't think it's so bad. Every time I've moved into a new place I have a TON of things to do. Maybe move in and see how you feel living with it (and see where it falls on your list of priorities?)
Rina
5 years ago
I like knots in wood. So shoot me. But I agree that you need to move in and wait a while before deciding what is going to work for the room with your furniture and art.

From that one glimpse, though, it looks like a lovely, light and airy house. Congratulations.
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JAN MOYER
5 years ago
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Why jam a thing you don't love down your own tonsils? Get a drywall guy, and have it gone in three days. There is nothing great about it. At all. It will be worse yet, stained dark, Sorry. Bye, bye.to the wall : ) It's PINE, not a mahogany work of art.
skunst2017
5 years ago
I would paint it black ..
skunst2017
5 years ago
Or white , and put a long buffet table in front ....hang photos , paintings, a large mirror , put flowers ..candelabras ...decorate ...a bit ..and it's a great space ...
daisiesandbutterflies
5 years ago
Remove the wood, replace with drywall.
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