We live in an old house that we've been working on fixing-up/remodeling for years. Years, because I didn't inherit my Dad's artistic/creative mind/soul, darn it, and I didn't have Pinterest.
Worse, J is apparently even less creative-thinking than me, and that's saying something. Like, I have none, so he has less than none.
So he depends on me to design what I (think I) want, and he tries to implement it. Usually he gets started and my "vision" isn't looking in reality what it looked like in my mind. Then I get discouraged and abandon the project and start another.
Well I didn't know what I wanted. Thing is, I practically grew up in old houses like this one. My Grannie's house had wooden plank walls, and I did not like them. When we inherited J's Grandpa's house it had wooden plank walls, and I had him cover them up with sheetrock.
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| Image: Moon Meadow Farm |
But now, thanks to Pinterest, I see how lovely the wooden plank walls actually are, and are exactly what I need for my old farmhouse style!
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| Image: Sweet Pickins |
Someone else apparently didn't like the wooden plank walls here before me, and I guess they tore them out during the 1970's remodel when they put up the ugly, cheap pecan paneling.
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| Image: The Inspired Room |
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| Image: Pinterest |
I happened to come across a fantastic deal on some MDF wall panels at Lowe's. These 1/4-in x 5-3/8-ft x 8-ft wall panels on sale/clearance priced at only $5.98 each. (Regular price then was $11.66. Now they are priced $17.98.)
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| Screen shot of the webpage that is still on there as of 9:49pm on 1-19-13, showing 5-3/8-FT |
When we get to the first store, they hadn't pulled my order, so they go to pull it and come back and they only have 4 in stock, not the 10 that I ordered, but worse, they were 5-1/2-INCHES, not 5-3/8-FEET as advertised.
Unfortunately I had forgotten to print out my order sheet so I couldn't prove to them that yes I did order 5-3/8 FEET sheets, not 5-1/2-INCH strips. The cashier's computer/register showed 5-1/2-INCHES, so she just thought I was a dumb chick that couldn't tell the difference between inches and feet.
Soooo disappointing.
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Dang! Sorry it didn't work out as planned. I've found a project on Pinterest I'm trying to talk hubby into. Our flooring needs redone, and I found a link to use plywood to make wood flooring. Our house is old too, and we are afraid to tear stuff out - afraid of what we will find.
I think I pinned the same plywood floor idea, in case I need to remember it in the future. We have hardwood floors, but we had to fill in a board here and there and I thought they needed sanding/refinishing to be made to look new again. But I have seen pictures of wooden floors that were painted a shiny, high gloss color and they looked really good even if some of the boards are mis-matched or chipped. So eventually I'm going to tear up this crappy laminate we put down a few years ago and try painting. If that doesn't work, then I'll probably try the plywood idea.
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