I got some advice a few days ago from you fine folks on how to put some walnut up on the wall. I finished it (a few days later than planned) and thought I'd share some pictures.
Before:
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After:
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And after it was up, we decided some side lighting would be nice so I added some dimmable LED light strips:
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We're pretty happy with how everything turned out.