Jill's entry from the garage had been a thorn in her side for months. Though the checkerboard floor was a great feature, the paneled walls were dark and dated; certainly not the warm welcome home she craved. In addition to a brighter color, Jill knew she wanted to add what she calls a "landing pad" for shoes, coats, bags, etc — a spot other than her kitchen table!
Bright turquoise paint took the wood paneling from drab to fab, and makes the black and white floor pop once more. After painting, Jill was inspired by a photo of a pipe and flange shelving unit from the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs, and promptly set about building her own version. With cubbies for shoes, hooks for coats and other winter wear, and boxes to corral smaller accessories like sunglasses and hair elastics, Jill's DIY storage unit meets the needs of her active family and looks great doing it!
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This is just outstanding! I just wish we could see the rest of the room as well.
Oh wait, there's a link. My bad.
LOVE!
Nice, I like how they kept the paneling and the floor.
Holy smokes! FANTASTIC!
I click on the link and was hoping to see the entire room. *SAD*.
This portion of the room rocks so I can imagine how the rest of the room looks.
Love everything about it. GREAT JOB!!!!!
This is pretty fantastic, and really a true DIY since she made the existing material (the paneling) work for her, and made small modifications.
@username26 - The landing strip is to the left of the door (from the perspective in the first photo). You can see that because of where the light switch is.
That blue goes great with the checkered floor - very retro.
I'm filing this away in the inspiration folder for my mom's laundry room... we just painted the paneling in there sky blue a few weeks ago, and thought about laying a checkerboard floor, but it was too much work for the time we had allotted. Still hoping to do it someday, though. It looks fabulous here, and the coat rack is amazing. Can't believe it's a DIY!
i would like a mudroom and that polkadot bag, please.
Love the color..super excited you kept the floor! Looks great! :)
i like the before better.
Finally, someone who embraces a b&w checkered floor!
Why oh Why! Lets see the room from the same angle as the first photo is taken... it makes no sense to see the after picture that in no way relates to the before.
What a difference a coat of paint makes! Would still love to see the whole room. Is that hanging lamp still there? You can't tell from the pictures.
Also, I had a black and white floor in my house just like the one pictured and it was a nightmare to keep clean. Everything that would blend into the white showed up on the black and vice versa. Maybe that will be a future project for them.
Now, this is the paneling I like: bright and fresh, like a summer breeze. Well done.
Wonderful! Nice shade of blue, looks very fresh :)
I love it! I would copy you if my entry was large enough.
This is my favorite pipe/wood shelving unit ever. I think I'm going to try to copy you.
I have been contemplating painting the paneling in my kitchen. I recently purchased an old outdated 1915 home and the kitchen is covered in paneling. At this time, I cannot afford to remodel the kitchen. I'm broke from replacing the roof, windows, updating the wiring, stripping wallpaper off horsehair plaster, taking down/replacing ceilings and so on... Would someone have the time to tell me how I would go about painting paneling? I should also mention that the paneling seems to have a sheen on it and quite honestly, I don't see how even primer would stick to it but what do I know?... HELP.
I think you would have to sand it and then use a high quality primer specific for paneling or laminate.
@Allison12: Thank you. :)
Seriously...when doing a before and after, the photos need to relate. Would have loved to see what they did with that light fixture and window treatment.
Hey all who've commented - I wasn't even aware this was here! And I do understand the frustration of not getting the same perspective, however the room is not done and my original post was not a Before & After...just a 'hey, here's what I made' post. Am working on the rest of the room to be unveiled in a Before and After Video.
@Sasnes - I had to lightly sand and use a stain blocking primer (the horrible stinky kind) to stick and to completely block the tannins in the paneling.
Thanks to all and thanks to @Username26 especially!
This is a really cool project. I know most family's could use a mud room substitute if they don't have one. This rocks!
this is an awesome project...as one would expect from jill! she's got amazing style and is a blogger that keeps it REAL! @username26 her masculine dresser is the post that brought me to her, too!!
go, jill! can't wait to see what you do next!
@SAsnes - have you looked under the paneling? What's going on under there? I've been pleasantly surprised in the past (as well as uncovering some horrors.) If you take it down carefully enough you should be able to take it back up if things look grim under there. It's worth a peek. Painted paneling always just looks like painted paneling.
Love the polka dot bag also! It's a retro metro bag from Thirty-One. I can order you one! www.mythirtyone.com/hardgrave
@notyou The polka dot bag is a retro metro bag from Thirty-One gifts. I'm an independent consultant. See my website in the comment above or email me. aharsgrave@verizon.net
That is an awesome blue...almost tiffany blue
Now thats a bit more Cape Cod!
Nice job!