We have bought a 1930s house the hallway of which has been cladded with mock tudor wood panels which have been stained dark brown. All of the downstairs doors and the skirting boards, door frames etc are all in the same colour.
I don't object to the panels per se but they make the hall look so dark. Some of the panels have also blistered over time.
Any ideas? We thought of either painting with a light colour or in a worst case ripping all of the cladding out and re plastering but that seems a big task.
Also, how would one strip the panelling back in order to paint it if that was what we decided to do or should it just be rubbed down? What about the blistered panels?
Any help gratefully appreciated.
Regards
Brit
I don't object to the panels per se but they make the hall look so dark. Some of the panels have also blistered over time.
Any ideas? We thought of either painting with a light colour or in a worst case ripping all of the cladding out and re plastering but that seems a big task.
Also, how would one strip the panelling back in order to paint it if that was what we decided to do or should it just be rubbed down? What about the blistered panels?
Any help gratefully appreciated.
Regards
Brit