The guest cottage originally had a wall airconditioner/heater. Since we're not there all of the time, that just didn't work for us. We didn't want to leave the heater running all of the time with no one there, but needed to keep some heat in the building so that the pipes wouldn't freeze. So last winter, Phillip put in central heat/air for this one room. Now...big hole in the wall...what to do? Phillip put wood on the walls in our basement a couple of years ago and it looks great, but it took a lot of time and was expensive. My great idea....take a 1/4 inch thick sheet of plywood and cut into 6" strips and apply to the wall like he did the "real" wood. Plus, this is thin enough, that it butted right up to the trim and he didn't have to redo the trim.
It looks fantastic! To finish, I mixed 1 part latex paint in the color used on the other walls and 1 part water. I then dry-brushed this mixture over the wood. The result is that the wood grain shows through, and the color blends with the other walls.
AFTER pictures to follow when the entire renovation is complete...
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Looking good! Can't wait to see more pics! One of these days I'm going to have to haul my crew up there to spend some time with the Pitts boys in NWA!
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