Love the house Sandy! I can't wait to see how it looks when you start working on it! I have painted panelling a couple of times. In my condo, there was panelling around the fireplace and it was pretty dark. II wanted it white. used two coats of primer and two or three coats of paint to cover all the dark spots that kept showing through!
I also love glass panels in upper cabinets! Two cabinets in my kitchen have frosted glass... It looks really nice but you can't really tell how cluttered things are behind it
