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Hello! Just bought my first home and am looking to do a little work on the living/dining/kitchen area to start.
As you can see it's a little dated with the wood paneling and boring matching cabinets, etc., so I'd love to make it a little more modern feel with the color scheme, maybe grays/browns/whites. I will have new stainless steel appliances in the kitchen.
I'm also looking into re-surfacing the fireplace and getting an insert. Instead of the brick, maybe a type of flagstone?
The color of hardwood I really like is in the second pic (if it's possible to restain to something close to that?) and I was thinking maybe gray-tone walls with new white trim for the wall without wood paneling.
My mom thinks I should just paint over the wood paneling, but to me that seems like it'd only look worse.
Leave the floors for later, as you may come to love them. I would paint the paneling as this is a cheap and easy fix. You can rip it out later if you hate it.
Painted cabinets are all the rage right now. You can pick a medium gray for those and a light gray for the paneling. I made the mistake of getting light cabinets and I am always scrubbing them.
Here is a lady who painted her white cabinets gray. I so want to do this, and if have only lived with them a few years. Keep scrolling and you can see the white and the gray cabinets. http://www.susieharrisblog.com/2010/...racefully.html
The fireplace might not look so bad once the rest is painted. Red and gray is a classic combination. Then you just put in a new insert.
Hello! Just bought my first home and am looking to do a little work on the living/dining/kitchen area to start.
As you can see it's a little dated with the wood paneling and boring matching cabinets, etc., so I'd love to make it a little more modern feel with the color scheme, maybe grays/browns/whites. I will have new stainless steel appliances in the kitchen.
I'm also looking into re-surfacing the fireplace and getting an insert. Instead of the brick, maybe a type of flagstone?
The color of hardwood I really like is in the second pic (if it's possible to restain to something close to that?) and I was thinking maybe gray-tone walls with new white trim for the wall without wood paneling.
My mom thinks I should just paint over the wood paneling, but to me that seems like it'd only look worse.
Thoughts? Thanks for any feedback!
OOh, cool floorplan! There's a lot to like about your new place!
I love the hardwood floors. If your current ones are in decent condition, I'd hold off on refinishing them for now, but that's just me. They look warm and inviting.
Have you considered painting your kitchen cabinets and replacing the hardware? You could go with a gray-green moss green sort of color, or a rich cream, or a taupe. That would really update the look without breaking the bank.
I like your idea about resurfacing the fireplace with flagstone - I'd definitely do that!
Painting wood paneling CAN look really good, because painted paneling isn't just flat, boring sheetrock - it has a texture. What do you have to lose? If you don't like it, you can just tear it out and install sheetrock walls, maybe with a stucco look. I do think that the paneling is too dark and dated a look.
Please keep us posted with pictures as you start and finish projects!
I really like your new place. Have you checked out any pictures of what painted over wood paneling looks like? I'm actually a fan but it totally depends on your taste.
Wow, thank you all for the great responses and checking out my place. I was a little hesitant with the painting over the paneling idea but the pictures posted and all your words actually changed my mind.
Some really good ideas in those pics Meyerland. This definitely gives me some ideas moving forward. Keep you all posted on the progress!
I love the wood paneling but that is definitely a LOT of wood. I'd definitely rip it out rather than painting it but I'd consider leaving it on either side of the fireplace as an accent. The rest I'd just take out and drywall.
Knotty Pine Paneling Design Ideas, Pictures, Remodel and Decor
These photos show knotty pine but in a modern way. If you wanted to keep it as is(I think it's nice) you could add substantial white trim around the window and doors. Brightening up the kitchen with either new cabinets or painting the existing cabinets would make a huge difference.
I like it. You don't say what style of house you have, but I do not hate the knotty pine. It looks like the real deal. What is bad is that the floors, paneling and kitchen cupboards are all the same tone. Especially bothersome to me is the color of the island.
I, too, would paint the kitchen cupboards and the island and get new hardware. I would get rid of the awful fireplace screen.
I would take out the shelf to the right of the fireplace, and decide how to make the fireplace wall a focal point, either by staining that wall a darker tone or painting it. If you want to do the flagstone or other stone over the brick, that would be great. Choose a shade of stain for that wall that you pull from the new stone.
Those things being done, I would get a nice big richly colored area rug, some fabric on the window, and paint the white walls a coordinating color. Then stand back and see if anything else really was needed. In my mind, its already looking warm, inviting and finished.
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