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Paint Design Dilemma Living Room

updating diagonal cedar paneled wall

7 years ago

Hi all, we have an early 80s cedar home with a huge cedar wall in the living room. The color and style is a definite clash with what I would like to do. The quote we got to take it all down and replace with drywall was just too much with all that has to be repaired. I want to use gray neutrals to update. How awful am I if I paint this cedar white

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
7 years ago
To be honest I like it with the furniture especially since the coffee table matches.What is you want to do?
Jen H
Original Author
7 years ago
yeah, the coffee table is a hand me down I was planning to refinish in a true brown (basically take away the red tone)
I'm planning to use a grey neutral on the walls and I'm worried the reddish cedar clashes, makes the room darker and is dated. If I painted it, I would paint it white.
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Kristie Manny
5 years ago
Did you ever paint it? I am wanting to do the same with our cabin (paint it)

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