Well, I've called all around and any of the wood "reclamation" companies aren't real interested in pine boards. Those that may be would require me to take it all down, sort by size and stack and bind all the boards up for shipping, and they're in different states I figure they're not going to pay much if anything for it once they figure their transportation costs. I could give it to habitat for humanity I guess, but again, someone would have to carefully dismantle it all, stack and take it there and we don't have a truck. I was hoping against hope there would some company out there that would come and take it down and haul it away - I'd give it to them for free just for their labor. Now if it was cherry, or hickory or something interesting like barn siding I think I'd have some takers! :-)

My suggestion is this, find a great painter. Do a pickle finish on the knotty pine. Walls and beams two coats and ceiling one coat. It will still show the texture but update the space overall. Do NOT let them use a white that’s has warm tones, blue toned white pickle finish. Then the charcoal? Sofa/divan works. The area to the right of the front door is a play/study area. Move the tall cabinet on the stair wall. Then the wall it was on becomes the play area future game table study area with a comfortable large scale upholstered chair on the window wall. Then move the tv and console/stand to the wall opposite of the larger bay windows that backs your kitchen counter. Place a long console in front of the bay of windows and place the sofa/divan in front of it. Use the chair ottoman to the left of the fireplace for the time being. Add a comfy chair just to the left of the door when you can. Kids are ez so have a few floor cushions made for tv viewing fun. Cool puppy! Pyrenees? I ❤️ the wall lamp above the sofa. Navy or deep royal blue and medium green with a pop of coral are good accents and mount those shades about 3/4 of the way up the windows. Looks cold there so u can add neutral drapery panels to draw when you need a little insulation

Oh, I’m definitely not doing whitwashing then if it looks like the 90’s- we are trying to take that out of the house. Thank you! ( I would show pictures of our room, but we are finishing our floors in our living room, so everything is in here right now...) not much room for you to see. No our ceilings are popcorned, that’s next to go. We have a fireplace, and a large floor to ceiling window opposite of it. I’ve have found probably every picture out there with paneling, and a lot of them are beautiful. I think if it was a room were weren’t in everyday I could win this battle, but it’s our bedroom. That leaves us to painting then (he does live here too...haha...) I actually think paneling looks stunning when painted navy. I may even let the knots show through and not make it perfect with that color...hmmm?

Is your husband an expert in color or interior design or an artist? Does he really believe he knows better than all the experts and designers? There are a dozen blog sites written by people who spend their lives learning about paint color and they all say the same thing about white in a room without really good lighting. ------------------------------------ "This is a great question and the answer is, if you don’t have enough light streaming in your house for most parts of the day, then white is not the best idea. What will happen instead is your walls will look gray and dingy because the shadows all on their own will simply cause your white walls to appear gray." Maria Killam ---------------------------------------- "Why Can’t I Paint a Dark Room Bright White? The most counter-intuitive tip is that you need lots of light for white paint to look good. If you have a dark room, white gets shaded in the corners and turns into a dingy gray." Color Concierge --------------------------------------------- "Design Mistake #3: Painting a Small, Dark Room White" - Emily Henderson ------------------------------------------- I have been painting for over 50 years and studying interior paint colors for the past 20 years. I say do not paint the room white with great confidence. I understand how white works and when it works well. I often share the following information when someone wants white and it is a bad idea. . . HOW WHITE WORKS White needs light to look good