Ceiling beams and paneling!!!!!

10 years ago

I'm getting ready to paint my family room and it's an older wick home with a large ceiling beam and paneling. I really want to get rid of paneling but not sure where to start. We are doing the walls a dark grey. What are your thoughts?

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Debbie Fischer
Original Author

9 years ago

we did! We ended up painting over the walls and all paneling with the grey. We left the main beam the wood and the beams that came off wood. We also let it wood just on the front where it came down the side. All other paneling got painted and turned out wonderfully!

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acm
10 years ago
I'd want to look inside that soffit -- if there's nothing important in there, maybe you could rip out all of it without worrying about panelling specifically...
happyleg
10 years ago
You can paint over paneling.
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Debbie Fischer
Original Author
10 years ago
I would definitely love to rip it out but not sure that's an option. I am thinking paint but I'm not sure if we should do the wall color, a lighter grey, white, or black
happyleg
10 years ago
No black. Light to medium in color.
Maria Shisler
9 years ago
did you come up with a solution? I have the exact same problem!
Maria Shisler
9 years ago
Do you mind sharing a photo? Your space is nearly identical to mine, and I'm struggling to figure out what to do with this awful paneled beam!
happyleg
9 years ago
Update your progress.
Maria Shisler
9 years ago
could I see an after photo? Thanks!
happyleg
9 years ago
We want to see!
Melissa H Helton
5 years ago

We live in a very similar home. When we bought this place nearly 20 years ago we wanted to remove the hideous panelled beam, but it was definitely structural. Instead we removed the paneling and wrapped the beam with pine which we stained. I was happy with the results. We also painted all the panelled walls white which made a huge difference.