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Bedroom 1 - the beginning

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Some people love paneling. I mean, they seriously LOVE paneling. So much so that they would rip out hand-crafted plaster walls in order to see this smooth, fake wood on every surface. Maybe the plaster walls were cracked and they didn't want to deal with it? Maybe they thought paneling would be cozy, like a lodge or log cabin? Maybe it was just a hipster thing to do once upon a time?

It doesn't surprise me that people who love paneling this much also have a corresponding fondness for shag carpet. Mauve shag, blue shag, even orange shag - we had the whole rainbow. This first bedroom at the front of the house featured lime green shag over particle board over original pine, that cozy paneling over other particle board, and acoustic tiles stapled (lucky us) to the ceiling. Unlike many old houses, it did have a closet, albeit a strange tiny but oddly deep closet, I guess so you can hang no more than 10 of your really, really wide garments.

Can you blame us for wanting to destroy this room first? Not to mention, it would be a guest bedroom when finished, so we figured it's good to practice on a room we won't live in every day. Lucky for you when you come to visit, huh?! For your sake, let's hope it turns out a bit brighter than this dungeon.

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