Paint in my hair! Don’t you love that for a DIY blog name? Lisa from Paint in my Hair blog has two great projects to share. Both involving paint and both are awesome.
See original post at Beefing Up Crown Molding
Crown molding before:
After adding more pieces…but you have to see the original post to learn her genius trick for making crown molding more luscious! Seriously – it’s something I plan on doing. Super cool and she makes it look so easy!
Love it! What a huge difference! Definitely a great idea and I love the results!
Lisa also had an entire real wood paneled room. It’s beautiful. And Lisa hesitated to paint it. She even lived with it thinking it’d grow on her. She added light colors to try to brighten it up but it just wasn’t working.
I know how that feels. It’s hard to make the commitment to paint wood. (One of our family members is going to cry when they see our painted oak cabinets.) It’s taboo when it’s “nice” wood. No one advises it. I have to admit, it’s a hard decision but I’d do the same thing. I love painted wood paneling so much better. I share Lisa’s opinion. It’s so much more comfortable, cozy and fresh. I love it.
See more details and pictures at Family Room Before and After
Lisa – I love both transformations – you did a fantastic job. THANK YOU so much for sharing your DIY!
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I am a HUGE fan of painted paneling….Love it! 🙂 Thanks for sharing my dear!
Missy 🙂
Oh it looks 100 % better! Such a refreshed and up to date look! I did the same thing with our fireplace bookcase. It was cheap, darkstained pine, really dated as far as colour and now it is a soft beige.
I love that she painted the back a soft blue. Very sophisticated.
WOW – I mean wow! Huge wow factor in the room, I totally agree with ditching the paneling look. Beautiful!
I want crown molding! She did a great job.
Thanks for including me!!
I love the crown molding tips! I do have a question. Are there any guidelines when it comes to crown molding? I have an open floor plan so should I do crown in all areas? My ceilings aren't that high so how big should the crowns be?
Really pretty! The room was so overwhelming with ALL of that wood before!
haha, love that name ! I looked in the mirror yesterday and thought I had some new gray hairs….. It was just paint, whew !
THAT is fabulous! I'm headed over to investigate.
I have an 80 year old house with lots of wood paneling! Not the pretty paneling either!
Next step… finally attempting molding!
Thanks for the shoutout! That was really sweet of you!
I love the look of it painted! I'm sure it was a hard decision, but it looks great!
Stunning! I am a huge fan of painted panelling, too….. very craftsman…. gorgeous!
(and either someone was smoking when you took the before picture, or you have a ghostie!) 🙂
Love the shelves around the fireplace!!
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