Oh man, it can be so hard living with dark wood work. I feel your pain. Ours is dark too (on the main floor), and I have the urge to paint it on a yearly basis. It’s in such nice aged condition though that I feel like it would be a disservice to the house. If it was hidden under layers of varnish I would def consider it. You’ll have to tell me what you do.

Ha, I know that’s kinda what I thought about ours too. No, you can put holes in the plaster, everyone else has for the last 100 years.

Hey Jaqueline, The wallpaper is from Hygge & West, hope that helps.

Hey Meghan! I know, right? What were these people thinking. I seriously don’t get it, even if I try my hardest to understand, I just don’t get it. I have asbestos siding on the outside of my house that will be too expensive to ever remove, I can’t fathom that it was easier and less expensive for someone to re-side the house instead of scraping and painting the clapboard. I would die if I could see my house in clapboard. I feel for your acoustic ceiling tiles, maybe there will be a way for you to remove them some day..

Thanks so much, Vanessa! It really does look so much better.

Hey Clare, I’ve seen it in farther from the ceiling like you’re describing.. Yes it was dark and dirty looking up there, it just didn’t look good. I like it much better now.

Oh man, a genius, shucks. I probably wouldn’t have minded my molding either if it was all equidistant from the ceiling. It wasn’t though, and it just looked wonky and dirty. You should totally try this trick if you are considering a more beefy look for your moldings.

I don’t blame you Lea, this picture molding is really puny isn’t it. I would want to beef it up in my living room too, especially if it was dirty and badly painted.

Thanks so much Anna! I’m glad you found me, hope to see you around the blog in the future.

Why??? Who thinks that is a good idea. Did they take down the baseboard and trim too? Our house only has molding in this one bedroom, I like the look of the “flush” wall to ceiling transition too.

Thanks, Arlie! We’re really happy with the bed on this wall.

Thanks, Emily! The bed is the “Upholstered Sleigh Bed in Pewte” from West Elm. They’ve got it priced really nicely, we love it!

Thanks, Kaylin!