• 4am@lemmy.zip
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    1 month ago

    Why would you paint over wood? I’m assuming this place doesn’t have cheap veneer or something.

    That’s like painting a hardwood floor.

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      1 month ago

      So that wood wall is not wood, it’s like 1/8th" veneer. So of all the things, I’m okay with that going. Granted, don’t paint it, rip it out, apply new walls where necessary, and then paint those.

      That being said, we moved in 1997 to a house with the wood paneling, and as we were ripping it down, there were a million large holes everywhere, so we put it back up and painted it. White.

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        1 month ago

        Veneer is fine to paint usually. Textured veneer looks tacky when painted.

        We hide real wood too much in modern interior design; celebrate it because it might become very rare.

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      1 month ago

      For me, I am choosing 1, if I am having a wooden floor, I would rather paint the walls. Or keep the walls and re-carpet it.

      I would probably re-carpet myself. Something soft so it’s a more cozy space, where you want to be relaxing barefoot (no shoes allowed kinda deal).

      I would always leave the “brick work” exposed. That being painted is a crime, as it is a center piece of the room. I also don’t think I would paint the beams black, I prefer them wooden.

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      We thought the walls were veneer and we would rip it out and put in a cute wall paper but that depends. For ease we’re would paint it then maybe get s cute wall paper or even blank slate it and do a mural or two for fun :3

      But if it was real wood on wall, it isn’t our personal style. Would reuse the wood elsewhere though like for furniture for the house or flooring. Then do a cute wall paper or mural like previously mentioned