Mum turns her ‘awful’ wooden panelling into a family photo wall – but some blast it for looking ‘common’
A MUM who hated her ‘awful’ wooden panelling decided to give it a makeover by turning it into a photo wall - but people aren’t convinced.
She inherited an original panelled wall at the top of the stairs when moving into a new house, but despite the design being popular nowadays she wasn’t a fan.
She couldn't afford to get rid of it but rather than painting it or covering it in wallpaper, she decided to use the shape to create a feature wall using family photos.
She put a snap in each square, amounting to 20 photos in total.
The mum shared a snap of her handiwork to Facebook group, to , where not everyone was convinced by her idea.
She said: “So after lots of lovely comments, here it is my awful wooden paneling that was already in when we moved in but we just couldn't afford to get rid of it. . .
“So I made it into a family picture wall and now I love it and it's now staying.”
Nearly 1,000 people have liked the post and despite the mum loving it, some people reckoned it looked better before.
Commenting online, one person said: “Preferred it before. A nice paint in navy blue or deep green would look lovely. Panelling is all the rage at the moment.”
Agreeing, someone else wrote: “It’s not awful. It’s really lovely.
“No offence but I think the pictures make it look a bit common to some level.
“It looked nicer before. I agree with [Facebook user] a nice deep colour would make it really lovely.”
A third thought: “Prefer the before.”
This person commented: “That panelling could be gorgeous, and it’s very ‘in’ at the moment’.”
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