This jessica helgerson designed space is pretty much peak mid century but thanks to the varied shades of wood it stays away from the clichés.
Update half wall wood paneling.
It breaks up the natural material and brings some light in too.
Contrary to popular belief darker tones actually play really nicely on walls.
Grab some drywall compound at your local home improvement store then use it to fill in the distinctive cracks and lines of the wood paneling.
Chip showed tina a dark blue shade called north sea get the most creativity out of your wood paneling by starting with some spackle.
No matter what it says on the package spackle does shrink so let it fully dry.
If you re mimicking this in your own living room keep one wall a clean white.