Knotty pine is used anywhere wood appears as a decor element.
Painting knotty pine paneling walls.
Paneling for walls and ceilings flooring cabinets and furniture.
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.
I suggested painting the room to jeff but he wasn t sold on the idea.
I was finally able to convince jeff that the knotty pine would look great painted.
Mine made my room sooooo dark.
Knotty pine paneling has long been a staple of summer cottage cabin construction and the 1950s 1970s was completely ubiquitous in even primary residences.
Painting over stained knotty pine.
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.
How to paint knotty pine paneling found a home you re in love with but the inside is totally covered in pine paneling.
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 paneling is an inexpensive material that works great for creating a rustic log cabin feel.
Painting our knotty pine walls has been an odyssey to say the least.
If you re looking for something a little more contemporary though it s fine to just paint over it.
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.
Unfortunately though mine was on all 4 walls of the living room and all 4 walls on the adjoining entryway.
We get it not everyone likes pine paneling.
Wood wall paneling was very popular from the 1940 s and probably for a while before thr.
I have the same knotty pine wood walls in my house.
That was short lived though because with our existing bedroom furniture it just wasn t working.
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.
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.
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.
You can see where the nicotine and tar had darkened the walls around the electrical outlet.
Traditional knotty pine is characterized by warm yellow to orange colors.
Stained knotty pine is more.
A close up of our knotty pine paneling before we started cleaning.
Now the knots in the 2 white walls are bleeding back through.
