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Originally Posted by sampson159

you are correst!paneling looks great painted.my sister is decorater and she mades lots of money painting wood paneling.inexpensive and very nice finished results.she actually has a technique where she can lighten the wood and its unbelievable.she retired at 40 on her earnings.

Oh man, painting wood paneling is a major pet peeve of mine! You mentioned she could lighten the wood? In this case, if she could maintain the original wood grain look, then its not so bad, but to actually paint paneling a solid color is something that always drove me nuts. My preference in homes is anything from the late 50's-late 60's, mainly a brick ranch with a full basement. I like the "wide low profile" look in ranches from that era. We all have our own tastes and I respect that, but I personally like wood paneling in its original condition. I guess my most major pet peeve is when someone goes into a decent original 60's home and literally paints everything white, including all the woodwork, replaces all the original (quality made) light fixtures and to finalize the death of the home, they install white particle board kitchen cabinets from Home Depot. Its like walking into a hospital when its all said and done.