Winter is not the time when most people get charged up about wanting to remodel. But in my family the day after Christmas is traditionally the time we use to plan and begin a new project. Ideally, you wouldn’t want to build a new roof then, but inside projects like replacing the wall heater, or painting seems just right. For one, it chases the winter doldrums, for another it helps brighten the room (if you choose the right colors) and your outlook.

So this winter we’re planning on transforming the fixer-upper part of our house in Pollock Pines. We bought it cheap because the top half was beautifully remodeled and the ground floor was not. It has wood paneling and is very depressing. Now that we have an extra set of hands with family, it should be pretty fun. I will post pics as soon as I get them!

And in case you have wood paneling on your walls and you want to update it, have you thought about just painting it? Read about it here.

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