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 In or out of date, I liked paneled walls, except when I had to paint the ceiling.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 In or out of date, I liked paneled walls, except when I had to paint the ceiling.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.