I found the perfect spot for my favorite piece of art. But, there is this horrible phone jack that would distract from the beauty of the piece. Who still has phone jacks on the wall? No one! They are ugly and utilitarian. I simply can not put my prized artwork next to such an ugly distraction.
The right way to do this is to replace the entire 50 year old wood panel with a new custom cut and stained floor to ceiling panel. That's not going to happen. To be honest, I'm not even sure if it's possible. And it would absolutely be out of my budget and time constraints. I want to hang my art now!
My solution is a dirty cheap fix, but workable.
First things first, get rid of plastic plate on the wall. Cap off the wires and stuff them in the box.
Then I took some contact paper that has an old plank pattern and cut to size. I used a wood stain paint pen to darken it down to my desired tone.
And applied it to the wall. It's not a perfect fix, but it's still less distracting than the plastic plate. And there is no competition for the Renoir etching on the wall.
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