Some home owners looking for an alternative to the ultra open airiness of this house may like this paper board I found at Dollar Tree the other day. It is the classic 1970's diagonal wood wall paneling. It has made a comeback, I have even seen new front doors on vintage traditional homes with this look. I love it, but just make sure it's a mid-mod house, not a Federal or Colonial! Anyway, if this were to be mounted on paperboard, cut to size and fitted into the vented slats on the house it would help enclose it without diminishing the overal design asthetic. You could even make panels that pop out so you can put them in and take them out whenever you want a new look.
In an earlier post, I showed how I did pop in and out foam board panels for the downstairs side rooms, in effect closing in the kitchen and dining rooms. This would be a great interior wall paper to dress up the otherwise plain white look of the foam board. I only saw one of these sheets, so you may have to shop around several Dollar Tree store locations to get even one. Mine was creased, but if you turn it upside down, lightly spray with water and iron on medium heat you can get it perfectly flat again. If it curls up (and it probably will at least a little bit) just lay a large flat book on top until it finishes cooling off. As a side note, I also bought dollar tree stock this week during the buying opportunity, made $3.50 on the first day of having it, in effect paying for the sheet and then some! Smart strategy: get one thing to pay for another. =-)
This is the real life version of what they were going for on these plastic houses:
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