So instead i tried to brighten up the room with bedding accessories.
Painting knotty pine paneling walls.
Paneling for walls and ceilings flooring cabinets and furniture.
Before you paint over it or tear it out try these knotty pine walls decorating ideas it just might make you love that paneling after all.
Knotty pine paneling has long been a staple of summer cottage cabin construction and the 1950s 1970s was completely ubiquitous in even primary residences.
Traditional knotty pine is characterized by warm yellow to orange colors.
A close up of our knotty pine paneling before we started cleaning.
Unfortunately though mine was on all 4 walls of the living room and all 4 walls on the adjoining entryway.
I thought about whitewashing but was too scared it would like like a poor paint job since painting paneling is not like painting a wall.
Mine made my room sooooo dark.
Even more people don t like it if it s covering wall after wall.
Look around the web and you ll find tons of blog posts about why and how to paint over pine but today we ll go through when it s appropriate to keep it and 3 ways to make the most.
As you know from my ramblings post a few weeks ago i had three makeover projects underway at the 70 s landing pad the mudroom laundry room the guest room and the guest bathroom.
I suggested painting the room to jeff but he wasn t sold on the idea.
Stained knotty pine is more.
We get it not everyone likes pine paneling.
Last year i sanded down all the schellaced knotty pine walls in my rec room primered them with kiltz primer and then painted 2 walls white and the remaining walls taupe using latex semi gloss paint.
The wood is often stained and varnished.
Knotty pine paneling is an inexpensive material that works great for creating a rustic log cabin feel.
You can see where the nicotine and tar had darkened the walls around the electrical outlet.
Most wood species need at least one coat of primer before painting to seal the pores ensure even coverage and encourage long wear.
Knotty pine is used anywhere wood appears as a decor element.
Wood wall paneling was very popular from the 1940 s and probably for a while before thr.
That was short lived though because with our existing bedroom furniture it just wasn t working.
How to paint knotty pine paneling found a home you re in love with but the inside is totally covered in pine paneling.
I was finally able to convince jeff that the knotty pine would look great painted.
To do it right it took a ton of prep trial and error and some really good respirators.
If the knotty pine has been covered with polyurethane you ll probably need to use an oil based primer first because a latex primer won t stick well to the polyurethane surface.
Now the knots in the 2 white walls are bleeding back through.
I have the same knotty pine wood walls in my house.