White is Bright

by Ann|The Apple Street Cottage

The cottage came with a fabulous space in the basement. The walls were finished in 3/4 inch pine boards, it had a bar, and heat. The only drawback...it was pretty dark and dated. Take a look:

basement wall panels painted in white, basement ideas, painting

The first step in this project was washing the walls with a rag and Murphy's Oil Soap. Yes, they needed a good cleaning! This took a lot of elbow grease!

Then came 2 coats of primer and 2 coats of white paint.

This was a BIG job! Don't let anyone fool you with a story like, "we painted the walls and it was great". This took several days with two people working. Here's a look at the "after":

See more "after" pictures at my blog...

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B. Enne on Jun 04, 2015
I had the cheap panels...I never regretted painting them off white, which was meant to be temporary, while we chose colours...That was 15 years ago. It is a great SW shade that looks great at different times of day, and through all the seasons.

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- Ann|The Apple Street Cottage on Jun 05, 2015
  Don't you just love how those "temporary" solutions turn permanent? :)
  
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- B. Enne on Jun 05, 2015
  @Ann That's the case with most things with me...and they aren't always good LOL.
  
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Ann|The Apple Street Cottage on Jun 06, 2015
Good, or not, things can always be changed!

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