Too much wood!

Discussion in 'Styling & Decorating' started by Horace Blegg, 7th Sep, 2020.

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  1. The Y-man

    The Y-man Moderator Staff Member

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    A quick visualisation of the finished product:

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    The Y-man, 9th Sep, 2020
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  2. Horace Blegg

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    Thank you all again. Its going to look great!
     
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    I kept waiting for it to load!
     
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    Haha i was about to reply with the same thing, i checked if my wifi was connected.
     
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  5. Depreciator

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    Looks like I'm on my own in saying I like a timber feature wall. I would keep it the way it is.
     
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  6. The Y-man

    The Y-man Moderator Staff Member

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    I preferye olde fashion style

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  7. wylie

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    If the timber table and chairs and the timber sideboard re swapped for something "not timber", black table and chairs, or white, and same with sideboard, then I'd also not touch it. Once you paint it, you have to keep painting it.

    Right now though, it is jus too much with the furniture blending into the walls (for me anyway).
     
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  8. rld

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    This is our place, we thought about painting the timber white but they have grown on us.
     
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  9. The Y-man

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    That's awesome!

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  10. Depreciator

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    Thank goodness you didn't paint that. I can imagine years down the track when you are selling it a prospective buying saying, 'We really like it, but can't believe someone painted that timber. It would be too much work to restore it.'
     
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  11. Paul@PAS

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    I would line the area under the stairs with gyprock . I would line the area above the stairs with V board. Or both with V board. Horizonal timbers wont give the sense of height. Then see how it balances out. The risers on stairs could also have Vpanel? The vertical timbers and proliferation of timber tones is over kill.

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  12. TAJ

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    That is a lovely looking room. What is the timber that has been used?
     
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    I was told 'silky oak'.
     
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  14. wylie

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    Looks like silky oak (quarter cut). Our first house had the most gorgeous silky oak panelling and coffered ceilings too. Stunning. Our first born was nearly two when we extended our kitchen and living area into a light filled extension, and I didn't have to spend all day in the panelled rooms with the lights on.

    They were so dark, but no way would we ever have painted them.
     
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  15. rld

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    Yeah that's the only problem with it, it's very dark.
     
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  16. Bee-mumma

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    It's beautiful! Low maintenance and hard wearing timber. I'd style it before I would pull it out that is for sure. Thinking "Australian themed" decorations. Large vase of gum leaves, some Aussie fauna prints on white back grounds ect. I'd also switch out the light fitting and change the blue to a gum grey. Mirror required to reflect light and make it brighter. With the right accessories this room could be such a wonderful timeless space.
     
    Bee-mumma, 27th Oct, 2020
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  17. unicorntears

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    I'd either
    - swap the furniture out for something white or black, or
    - just paint the staircase white but leave the back wall in timber
     
    unicorntears, 10th Nov, 2020
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