When we bought this lovely mid-century modern house a few years ago, my only real complaint was “I hate that fucking wall!”
Short term solution was to bury it behind bookshelves, but it’s still there… LURKING. It irks me just knowing it’s still there, that half-assed wainscoting made of plywood strips and blue paint.
At a minimum, my plan is to pull the plywood off and re-paint before putting the bookracks back, but there has to be something nicer.
Maybe something like this above the bookracks where the wall is exposed? I dunno. I’m open to ideas.
How about plain old plaster? Strio whatever this is, finish it with plaster and a paintjob and you’re done. Easy peasy (actually a fair bit of work,but renovating a wall is a fair bit of work)
Not a bad idea, a bit beyond me doing it, but that’s what contractors are for! 😉
Nah mate, that’s something you can do.
Pull the slats and the ugly ass accent strip off and you’ll almost certainly find plan ole drywall or plaster. Get a little fix tube, it will even have a little scraper attached to the bottom as part of the tube, and just spend an hour squirting plaster in to the holes and scrape it smooth. Grab a sanding block, and sand it down once it’s dry. Prime, paint, forget about it.
Even if it’s a nasty gouge you can still manage the plaster yourself. It might just take a tub and a wide plaster knife but it’s certainly not hard.