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Wall Paneling is What You’re Looking for
It has come to my attention that more people, in the past few years, are using wall paneling when remodeling their homes. This is an easy solution for many home owners who have several types of wall imperfections and cover up is the only solution.
So now let’s explore some of the typical scenarios in which you would choose to panel a wall in your home to cover up imperfections.
I got a call from friends of mine, a married couple, whose names are Tom and Nancy. These two have always had an interest in purchasing an older bungalow in North Carolina with all the decorative wood trim throughout the house. After searching for quite some time they found the home of their dreams.
This was a four bedroom, two full baths, 2760 square feet set on three quarters of an acre was built in 1923. With hardwood floors throughout and beautifully finished moldings, baseboards and doorways, this house has the charm of old world craftsmen.
With a lot of updates that took place in the mid 1980’s, there was more room for improvement. The plaster walls in the bathrooms, dining room and stairway leading to the second floor had several hairline cracks.
Tom and Nancy had thought about tearing the walls down and replacing them with drywall, but before they made their final decision the got in touch with me.
After they explained to me their wall situation at their new home, I suggested to them that wall paneling would be the perfect solution to their problem walls.
They e-mailed me photos of the two bathrooms, dining room and stairway so I could get a good idea of what their house looked like. After studying the photos I came up with some suggestions.
For the master bathroom I suggested that they go with Aquatile. This is wall paneling that has the look and feel of ceramic tile, but without the maintenance of cleaning grout that come with real ceramic tile. This embossed tileboard is moisture proof and comes in varying tile shapes and sizes and truly has the look of ceramic tile.
In fact, I suggested they go with this same wall paneling in their second bathroom, only go with a different style that the master bath.
For Tom and Nancy’s dining room I suggested that they go with designer paneling, wainscoting about one third of the way up the wall. This would be an off-white beadboard in a style called sculptured stripe. Above that, all the way up to the moldings would be a soft light gray marble looking wall paneling called Winterhaven II.
For the inner wall of the stairway (and hallway) leading to the bedrooms upstairs, I suggested beaded panel wainscoting. Above the wainscoting I suggested Terrace Stone wall paneling. This will end up being a stunning mixture of wood and stone wall paneling with extremely low maintenance.
With the variety of wall paneling available today, the possibilities are wide open that you will find a style to match your style. Take you time and research all that is available and you will find that beauty and convenience can be achieved.
About the Author
Barbara Tobiasz is an expert in interior/exterior decorating. Along with her husband Joe, they own and operate Wall-Decor-Concepts.com. For more information on Wall Paneling, go to: http://www.Wall-Decor-Concepts.com