Plaster and Glaze Wall Treatment
Since 2005, we've lived in this small country cottage in rural Adair County, Oklahoma just outside town from the county seat of Stilwell. Stilwell has under 5,000 residents. Our bedroom walls were done in 1970s wood veneer panelling of fine quality. But there is something about those panelling stripes that made us feel like we were sleeping in pinstriped pajamas.
Last week with the help of a friend, Dave Holbrook, we plastered over the panelling with plaster-looking texture, and primed it with a pinkish terra cotta colored paint. We added a dark green glaze to knock down the starkness.
This photo shows one of the finished walls. It was taken under incandescent light, and has an amber tint to the photo which is actually more salmon or peach in color.
I was happy to 'make do' with new texture and color rather than moving to a bigger newer house. We paid off our mortgage this Spring and do not have a hefty mortgage payment burdening us during these uncertain times. Sometimes little pleasures are the best.
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