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! :-)

Can you use the casing from the rest of the house on the sides of the bathroom trim, then do the top and bottom as in your inspiration photo? Then later if/when you would like to change out the trim in the rest of the house, you just cut off and replace the tops and everything would then match perfectly. Or, do the bathroom the way you want, then later cut off and replace the tops of the mitered trim and everything thing would then almost match. I too like the craftsman look and have mitered trim, so the above approach is what we are considering doing one day. DH says he doesn't even need to pull the casing off the wall to cut off the top! Replacing trim is expensive and wasteful, and painting trim is a PITA, and this would be a good middle ground :)

I hope your project makes you feel better about your home. I am soooo excited for you. Out with the old dark dang walls and in with a burst of color and feel good feelings when you walk in the room. Personally I can't stand all white rooms nor all dark wood walls although in some houses they look fine [just not in my house]. DON'T WORRY.... BE HAPPY When you put primer on the wall you think unless the primer looks perfect like paint the succeding coats will not look right but that is not the case. The purpose of primer is to make paint stick better, to get even color, and to seal the surface you are painting. Here are some more tips for using primer: After filling and sanding holes spot prime first. The roll over that with a coat of primer. One coat of primer is fine if there are no heavy stains (heavy stains require 2 coats) Dry time is 1 hour for most primers. I prefer Bullseye primer but Kilz works good too. You should paint no more than 4 hours after priming. If you wait longer than that you might have to prime again because the paint might not stick! As for your runs sand them down with fine grit sandpaper. Also for anyone who is starting this project I forgot to also mention to wash the walls down before priming. You are not washing them to get all the stains off because primer will cover that but you are doing it to get oils and such off the surface. Sometimes I assume people know to do this but it is not the case. I use a solution of TSP. Judy please post pics of your before and after pictures of your project! I am sure you are going to be happy with your results and LOVE your walls. Sandy tell your hubby to read this thread. Maybe it will give him some courage to dive in the project and make his wifey happy :-) Happy New Year ALL!!

We have a room w/ painted paneling & stained woodwork, it looks OK. We used a semi-gloss for the paneling...it's not really shiny but it seems to give a more finished look.