"Tiger Lily" > wrote in message
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> On 10/9/2010 10:40 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> "Peppermint > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> In >,
>>> > wrote:
>>>> "Peppermint > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> I've never lived where I had a hood over the stove. If what I'm
>>>>> making
>>>>> is very smelly or smokey, I open a window.
>>>
>>>> Bet you have to paint more often too. A range hood definitely cuts a
>>>> lot
>>>> of cooking smoke and the residue it leaves all over the walls over
>>>> time.
>>>
>>> Paint? My kitchen has panelling.
>>
>> I guess it depends on where you live. Here, paneling pretty much went
>> out
>> with the 60's and 70's. My parent's house was built in the early 60's.
>> They do have paneling but they have painted it white. Most people just
>> remove it when they remodel.
>>
>>
> errr, paneling as it existed in the 60's and 70's has changed
> significantly over the years to keep up with current colour schemes
>
> check the do it yourself shops, they have many kinds of paneling you can
> buy, and you may even like some of them


My house has paneling in the basement and hallway, and I can't wait to
remove it from the hall and paint it in the basement. It makes any area
very dark, whereas when it is a painted surface, it gives a feeling of
space.

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