Entry Wainscoting
I wanted to brighten up this house and get rid of all of that awful orange wood. I created this wainscoting by routering a bunch of MDF and nailing it onto the wall. It was actually a lot of work but well worth it!
I don’t have enough before pictures but you can let your imagination fill in the blanks. The whole house was the same kind of ugly, entry and stairs included!
BEFORE
*Tearing out the carpet involved 2 pairs of big pliers and a lot of elbow grease. Just grab the carpet and pull with all your might. Probably a good job to wait for a big, strong man to take on. If you’re impatient like me and want it done RIGHT NOW! Just get ready for a GOOD workout and be mindful of your back.
I just noticed that you painted all of your stained woodwork. Was that horribly difficult? That's another thing that I'm wanting to do, but husband is thinking it is just fine. He thinks a stained door is twice as nice. Men!!!
WOW — Perfect. What an impressive project. Did you happen to do a tutorial on the carpet removal and redoing the stairs? I was just telling my extremely skeptical husband that I wanted to remove the carpeting on the stairs and he just gave me that look. Wait till I show him this picture! Beautiful.
What a difference! It is gorgeous!
Beautiful!!! I love that white and dark wood combo-one of my favorites! -shaunna
That looks so so good! What a difference. I like that your darkened your railing too. Did you strip and restain or just add stain? Can you come and be my teacher?