Project · Huntley, IL
We Painted Over the Wood Paneling in This Huntley Ranch
The dark paneling and the old colors in this Huntley ranch are gone. We repainted the whole inside.
Ranch house · McHenry County · Written by Tim Dodaro, owner of Level Best Painting
- Town
- Huntley, IL
- Job
- Whole-house interior repaint
- Painted
- Walls, ceilings, paneling, cabinets
- Rooms
- Paneled, pink, blue, green
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The Job
This ranch had dark wood paneling in the family room and the den. The kitchen was pink, one bedroom was bright blue, another was pale green, and a third had a kids’ alphabet border around the top of the walls.
We repainted the walls and ceilings through the whole house in one light color. A ranch this long has a lot of rooms opening onto each other, so one color lets it finally read as one house.
What We Did
- Walls throughout
- Ceilings throughout
- The wood paneling in two rooms
- The kitchen cabinets
The Paneled Family Room
This is the biggest room in the house, and it was paneled floor to ceiling. All that wood soaked up the light from the sliding doors. We painted the paneling, and the room looks like it doubled in size.
Before
AfterThe Fireplace Wall
Paneling ran right up to the stone fireplace. Painted, the paneling steps back and the stone stands out. We cut the paint in along the stone by hand, since that edge is uneven.
Before
AfterThe Paneled Den
Same story in the den, in a smaller room where it felt even darker. You can still see the grooves after painting, which is how painted paneling should look. It reads as texture instead of 1960s wood.
Before
AfterThe Pink Kitchen
Pink walls and a pink ceiling, all through the kitchen and eating area. They went to the same light neutral as the rest of the house, with a clean white ceiling above. We painted the cabinets white to match.
Before
AfterThe Blue Bedroom
This one was a strong blue on all four walls. Getting from there to a light neutral takes two coats on our jobs, and a dark or strong color can need a primer too. The window trim stayed stained, so the cut lines around it had to be straight.
Before
AfterThe Green Bedroom
Pale green walls with a narrow window up high. Same light neutral here, and a white ceiling instead of the old one.
Before
AfterThe Alphabet Border Room
An alphabet border ran around this bedroom, with decals on the walls below it. All of that came down before we painted, since a border’s edge will show right through new paint if you leave it.
Before
AfterThe Front Entry
The entry was the first thing you saw when you came in, and it opened onto paneling. Light walls here tie into every room off of it, and the stained front door and louvered closet doors stayed as they were.
Before
AfterThe Living and Dining Rooms
These rooms were already a tired cream, so they got less of a dramatic change. Fresh walls and ceilings matched them to everything else.
Before
After
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