Give Your Room a Makeover for £60
My lounge was missing a focal point and I was determined to give the room a lift.
It was looking more like a kids snug then an adults living room
I headed to my local diy store b&q and picked up some MDF
They advise me they cut the wood for free so I went ahead and asked them to cut the sheet into 10cm width strips at 1.4m high. I roughly knew the hight I wanted as I measured my walls before I headed off.
I bought the 2.44m x 1.22m sheet 6mm thick for £30
when I got home I placed the MDF strips up against the wall to visualise what design I was going for.
Once I was satisfied I proceeded with my project.
I picked up a two decorative trim moulds at another diy store (WICKS for £3 each as I wanted to give the panelling a nice finish on top. Once home I measured them and cut them to the length of my back wall.
I used adhesive glue from the pound store to stick the strips starting with the frame. Once I had the bottom, sides and top adhered to the wall I then added the internal strips making sure I had the same width between each strips from top to bottom. I left 16 inches between each strips
At wicks I had also picked up paint an undercoat aswel as wood paint. I did two coats of undercoat and two coats of satin wood paint.
As I bought wicks own make these paint pots only cost me £6 a tin
When I had finished adding the decorative mouldings and finished painting all the strips I wanted to give the rest of the wall a luxury feel
I had left over wallpaper from I love Wallpaper which I loved and proceeded to wallpaper the top half. It feels alot more grown up in here now, we need a few more things to add like cushions, throws, side tables. But you can really appreciate what paneling can do to a room.
I did this project by my self, I took my time, didn't rush it and enjoyed the process hopefully you can give this ago aswel.
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Patty on Jul 28, 2023
You live with what you love, you don't follow fads. Some like vibrant color and busy rooms, others more subdued colors and a minimalist look. I recently saw a room here that looked like a rainbow exploded and left the debris all over. IT made my eyes cross, but it wasn't MY room. Guess I am somewhere in between. But this room is very calming and nicely done.
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It looks great! I was just wondering if you had to caulk around the MDF strips?