Cover a paneled lower wall in low gloss eggshell white and paint the walls and ceiling pale tropical green.
Paint half wall wood paneling.
If half or two thirds of the surface were paneled it wouldn t work nearly as well.
Maybe a deeper blue green or dark cream from the rug.
If desired lightly sand all of the paneling don t forget the trim and moldings with 150 grit sandpaper.
Fill and sand the wood.
When painting for wood paneling choose either a stain blocking latex primer or an oil based primer.
Inspect paneling in some instances you may be able to remove the paneling and paint the walls directly.
Allow the primer to dry a full 24 hours before painting over it.
Use a brush to fill in any grooves.
Paint the paneling in the living room charcoal and the upper wall and ceiling dove gray.
Fill any holes or cracks with wood putty using a putty knife and allow it to dry.
Before painting paneling use painter s tape to mask off your mouldings windows doors and ceiling.
While many home improvement websites will tell you that you need to clean the wood paneling with tsp sand it prime it sand it again prime it again if you took some of the primer off with sanding and then paint it i have found this to be much more work than.
Painting wood paneling is an easy and cost effective way to update a room with wood paneling.
I suggest you paint all the wainscoting before deciding what to do with the fireplace.
The idea is to take off the sheen and create a lightly gritty surface so the paint will adhere.
Also in some cases the paneling was placed directly on the wall studs with nothing behind it.
How to paint over fake wood paneling.