Craft Room Makeover: Walls

Definite arm twisting occurred in order to get this wall started, but I'm so glad I stuck it out and convinced the hubs it would look good. Now all I need to do is put up the crown molding and I can get started on the whole wall of shelving!

This is what my craft room looked like before. When we first moved in three years ago, I added the open shelving and blue paint but it was just not very functional. Cute and fun, but not capable of holding all my craft crap. There is also no windows, can you say dungeon?! That's why I knew that I had to do white paneling as accent walls to brighten the space.


All the hardware down and ready to get a face lift.

I got this pine paneling free from the parents. Being free was part of the reason I wanted to do it, but it had been in storage for awhile so it required a spray down to get rid of all the cobwebs and dirt!

Isn't he handsome! I love me a man who can work a power tool.

I got rid of the dreary yellow and put up this gorgeous gray blue instead.


Almost done. The last one wouldn't quite fit, so we had to cut it in half lengthwise before popping it in. My FIL actually liked the look of the pine. I did too, but not for the space. At first, I just did a whitewash to it so I could keep the wood detail but with the awful lighting in there the wood pulled a weird blue color. I gave up and just painted it plain white.

Caulk is my favorite friend! I ran it along where the wood ends met the walls and in the corner where the wood came together. It gave it a more polished look. If I had left it whitewashed, I probably wouldn't have done this step.

See where the dark comes through, no good.


Much better, right?


I personally love it, but what are your thoughts on white paneling?