Arguing against: Ken Best of Synthesis Design
Expertise: “Designer, perpetual renovator, man in possession of random orbital sander — and, yes, I know how to use it,” says Ken Best. “I’m also a director with Synthesis Design, based in North Vancouver, Canada, where we design new houses for clients, encouraging those clients to “listen” to the site, and renovate existing homes, for which we “listen” to what the existing house has to say prior to making changes. Over the years, I have had the privilege of responding to numerous heritage and midcentury modern houses, all of which have asked me to advocate to keep their unpainted ceilings honest and exposed. If we won’t speak for them, who will?”
Why he’s against it: “When I purchased my own Fred Hollingsworth midcentury modern post-and-beam rancher, the feedback from friends (and many fellow designers) regarding the heavily shellacked ceiling boards and wall paneling was, ‘You should paint it all white!’ Seeing it through their eyes, I can see why this seemed like the solution to the problem of yellowing wood stain, subtle signs of water damage, and the open knots and cracks that had begun to appear over time,” he says.
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