Makeover of a Mobile Home- Photo Heavy Post!
ATTN: Feel free to check out the updated post on our home here http://www.hometalk.com/diy/home-tours/updated-mobile-home-post-11538927
Original Post
When we moved into our mobile home....it was to say the least....retro, and not in a good way. Wall to wall brown paneling and tacky fern leaf wall paper was not going to stay. I did a 4 part post on my blog where you can see the transitions, along with the "what was I thinking" moments.
Original Post
When we moved into our mobile home....it was to say the least....retro, and not in a good way. Wall to wall brown paneling and tacky fern leaf wall paper was not going to stay. I did a 4 part post on my blog where you can see the transitions, along with the "what was I thinking" moments.
Before- all brown paneling
dull and brown
more brown
Painting cupboards and counter tops gave it a light, fresh, modern feel
For the kitchen dining area we used paintable wallpaper and for the bottom the torn paper techinque- see blog for details
taking a bright color into the smallest laundry room turned it from a dark dismal corner to a fun place to do laundry....yeah right!
Even old brown doors can be updated, see later photo, adding half round and painting gives a more modern look
the door to the heater/water heater after it got an update
and more brown bedroom before
bedroom after
wooden ceiling beams were removed- they were only faux
the built in hutch before
the after of the book case. Glass removed and painted to match the room in two colors, new center shelves built in
In the living room we placed sheet rock right over the paneling, texturized lightly and painted
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colors are a great improvement, but there is not a spare inch on your walls or your furnitiure that you don't have something sitting on it! get rid of some of that and you can really see an improvement and make all your work show up.too much STUFF in the rooms.
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Our home is always changing, In Fact this has a link to an updated post but...even that is outdated now.
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Your post definitely inspired me. I had this on the wall and when I saw your idea for the furnace door I though...duh!??...why didn't I do that? I'm going to lower it a little, but love it! Much closer to the coffee maker, too!
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Frequently asked questions
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I'm renting Mobil home,wall panels are brown makes home dull looking,I like to put wall paper but if I ever move I need to leave walls original wood panel.is there any wall paper I can easily strip off?
What did you do with the ceiling beams? Mine are the original wood/fake wood and I'm leery about painting them.
Did you do anything special with the cabinets before you painted them?