We have a room with a feature wall that is a darker cheap wood paneling. The original owners had a real fancy for wood paneling. The rest of the walls are normal. The color choices I have in mind are White Dove (white) and Revere Pewter ("greige"). The floor has an old green carpet that we are going to take out and refinish the nice hardwood it's covering.
My question is, should I paint the paneling "greige" and the remaining walls white, would it look weird to paint all the walls "greige"? I would consider painting the paneling a darker grey if the other walls were to remain white. I just a want to do something nice, versatile, and appealing, as I plan to sell the house next year. I will take any suggestions!
Information about the room: The room in a normal situation would be considered the living room and has a big front window. However, our house has some odd things going on with the layout, including an extension made to what originally was the dining room. So, the original dining room area with the extension is going to become the living space, and the original living room will become our dining room. When we finish with this house, the new owners can have the option of where they dine or lounge.
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Wood paneling is pretty much outdated telling on the period of the house. I would get a wash and apply it on the walls and rinse off/wipe dry before applying a couple coats of Kilz primer to the paneling before painting the color of your choice. I think the same color as the rest of the walls would look nice or you could paint the wood paneling a deeper color of the other walls. Either would look nice. The dark painted panel wall will cast a hue onto the white walls and give a lightly tinted appearance in that area of the room.
I was just reading a decorating article about the trends in paint. Greige is very popular. You might do the whole room in that, just the paneling wall, or go with a darker shade on that wall and greige for the room. I personally do not like painted wall paneling, but it is certainly a dated look, and since you plan on selling, likely your best option is to paint it.
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