Memories of paneled walls

[Jazzy1]

 

[Imogene]

Do I ever!

In the early 1970s we added a room on to the farmhouse and we paneled the walls with that gray barn siding style paneling. By gosh, Lowes still carries it.!

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Brewster-W...MI0ta3lpOukQMV3jcIBR3BtStXEAQYBCABEgJ2N_D_BwE

 

[Jazzy1]

The walls in the mobile home I grew up in had paneled walls. I remember polishing the walls in my room using Lemon Pledge.

 

[Gardenlover]

My dad finished our basement in this type of paneling. Seeing it again brought back happy memories, thank you.

 

[MACKTEXAS]

Yes, the house we used to live in had paneling, but only in the living room. The ceiling was white. In or out of date, I liked paneled walls, except when I had to paint the ceiling. That was a real challenge.

 

[IrishEyes]

There was a short time I liked them but only on one wall. When a room had them on all sides I felt closed in.
My 1st house in Missouri had them and I had to paint them eventually to brighten the room and make it seem bigger.

 

[Jules]

It was common to have the panelling in the basement. It was easy and cheap and made the room a dungeon. We loved it.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

We had this type of panelling in our finished basement. It brought back mixed memories.

 

[Paladin1950]

I have 2 rooms in my house with paneled walls. One is brown, and the other white. The white one has a matching paneled ceiling.

 

[Aunt Bea]

We never had the wood paneling but we had a very low budget bathroom remodel with similar 4x8 sheets of ‘decorator’ panels with matching metal moldings.

Don’t forget the 12” ceiling tiles that were stapled in place.

 

[RadishRose]

There was a short time I liked them but only on one wall.

Same. Only on one wall.

 

[TeePee]

There was a short time I liked them but only on one wall. When a room had them on all sides I felt closed in.
My 1st house in Missouri had them and I had to paint them eventually to brighten the room and make it seem bigger.

I felt the same way. Not only do I feel closed in if they're on all four walls, but it's depressing to look at.

 

[TeePee]

Yes, the house we used to live in had paneling, but only in the living room. The ceiling was white. In or out of date, I liked paneled walls, except when I had to paint the ceiling. That was a real challenge.

At least a white ceiling would help the room be brighter, otherwise I would think the room would be depressing and dark.

 

[TeePee]

I don't care for wood paneling when it's on all four walls. My mom and stepdad added an enclosed front porch with wood paneling. It wasn't too bad because at least one side of it had windows so I didn't feel so enclosed.

 

[MACKTEXAS]

I felt the same way. Not only do I feel closed in if they're on all four walls, but it's depressing to look at.

Avocado refrigerators, or harvest gold, stainless steel or white, carpet or wooden floors, mini blinds or wide blinds, vertical or horizontal, or no blinds at all, and many other styles down through the years evolve / change / repeat, and that will always be.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Avocado refrigerators, or harvest gold, stainless steel or white, carpet or wooden floors, mini blinds or wide blinds, vertical or horizontal, or no blinds at all, and many other styles down through the years evolve / change / repeat, and that will always be.

I agree, IMO it’s best to stick with the basics and change/update the accessories.

 

[MACKTEXAS]

I agree, IMO it’s best to stick with the basics and change/update the accessories.

And at this juncture of my life, I'm changing nothing, Aunt Bea, unless it breaks. No one comes here anymore except repairmen.

 

[ChiroDoc]

My dad finished our basement in this type of paneling. Seeing it again brought back happy memories, thank you.

Same here. In 1960 my folks remodeled the basement into a rec room and bar. They used blonde paneling for the walls with indirect lighting.

With the ping pong table and wet bar, I'd have trouble guessing how many thousands of hours I spent in that room!

 

[Gardenlover]

Same here. In 1960 my folks remodeled the basement into a rec room and bar. They used blonde paneling for the walls with indirect lighting.

With the ping pong table and wet bar, I'd have trouble guessing how many thousands of hours I spent in that room!

We had ping pong and Foosball

 

[Nathan]

I like wood paneling, but it's harder to work with than drywall.

 

[TeePee]

Avocado refrigerators, or harvest gold, stainless steel or white, carpet or wooden floors, mini blinds or wide blinds, vertical or horizontal, or no blinds at all, and many other styles down through the years evolve / change / repeat, and that will always be.

That's true.

 

[oldman]

A friend of mine paneled his office walls. I asked him straight out if he couldn’t afford plasterboard. He told me he paneled the walls so he wouldn’t have to paint them. I had no comeback for his answer that I could repeat and keep him as a friend, so I just smiled and shook my head.

About a month later, I met up with him in Denver. He was getting ready to fly to Chicago and I was preparing to fly back to Washington. He came over to me and said he decided to rip off the paneled walls and put plasterboard up. I asked if he would like sone help, but he said, No,his son was going to help him get the job done.

A few weeks later, I went over to his house to see the new walls. They were plastered alright, but not painted, which I mentioned to him. He said the painting could wait because he hates to paint. I nodded my head and smiled.

 

[JustDave]

It was a good way to finish a wall. Just build it, and your done. No messy dry wall that has to be finished by an expert or at least some handy guy who may not be around, and I never thought it looked half bad. And no painting was required. Very efficient, actually. Makes me want to go out and buy some paneling right now.

 

[GoodEnuff]

This house, built in 1963, has paneled walls. The previous owner was a professional painter and he mudded and painted them to look smooth. The paneling is still there but it looks like drywall now.

And in most rooms, the ceilings are the 12" acoustic ceiling tiles. I do not plan to remove them. They are in good condition, most have been painted (white, of course). Dated? Yes, but that's fine with me.

And the main bathroom is pink! It's like stepping back in time. In all of this remodel/reno, I am intentionally trying to keep the 1960's character.

And yes, blinds! When I first moved in, early summer, I removed the mini blinds and tossed them. Hung curtains. It wasn't until winter that I realized that the heat from the baseboard heaters was just going up behind the curtains. Now I know why they had the blinds; with the way the windows are installed, the mini blinds or those double layered pleated shades ($$$), inside mount, are the only choice, lol. One room does have the pleated shades. If $$$ doesn't run out by the time I get to windows, I will install that. Much nicer.

 

[stretch5881]

Wood paneling was an upgrade. The 1st couple of houses when I was growing up had some kind of thin wallboard that had taped seams and then just painted.