If you're tired of the wood paneling in your home, give it a new look with a fresh coat of paint. While painting paneling isn't hard to do, proper preparation is important to allow the paint to adhere well. Without taking appropriate measures, you could end up with an uneven paint job that you'll have to redo later on.
Follow our step-by-step instructions for how to paint wood paneling, and get a new look in no time. Start by wiping wood paneling clean with a damp rag to remove any dust or dirt. If grease or other problem stains are present, remove them using a mild cleaning solution, then wipe with a clean, damp rag. Be sure to get in the crevices of the panels, which tend to collect dirt.
Make sure the wall is completely dry before moving to the next step. Putty any nail holes or other imperfections with spackling compound. Use a putty knife to best spread the compound over the holes or imperfections. Don't worry about the color of the putty—it will dry neutral and be covered with paint.
Allow the putty to dry, then sand the spackling flush with the surface. Wipe away any dust with a tack cloth. David Jensen 4 years ago.
Like Save. Paint it light and stain the mantle to match the floor. He will fall in love and before you know it you will have cream colored cabinets too, lol. If I did anything to the brick it would be to make them have an aged look and multi color accents.
I don't think that either painted wood or natural and stained wood finishes are inherently faddish or subject to looking dated over time.
Rather, it is the overall style of the furniture and coherence of the design in which it is used. So without more information, this isn't really an answerable question.
It depends on what style you want, and what over all effect. If you are planning to resale soon I would consult a local Realtor before you paint. There is also nationally a trend to bring more "organic" decor into the home I think your diagonal paneling is far more updated than the traditional vertical application.
There are many other ways to update the room without taking away what is now a pretty unique character of the space! D M PNW 4 years ago. For me, the scalloped valence and the wall to wall carpet are more dated than the wood walls. You could also paint it and then put a light glaze over it to add interest. The wood is luan which is nothing special.
Paint it. A V 4 years ago. Vickie Original Author. Forgot the after photos. Related Stories. Children ran from the scary dark walls in this spare room, but white paint and new flooring put fears and style travesties to rest. If there is molding or ceiling that you do not want the paint to inadvertently color. Having finished scuffing the full width and height of the wood paneling to be painted, give the surface its initial coat of primer to prevent any of the wood grain, imperfections, and the like from showing through the final coat of paint.
Choosing the right primer is key. For solid wood, use a water-based product; for veneer, use a shellac-based one. One detail you absolutely should look out for? This trait helps hide any knots that appear throughout the wood paneling, or else you may see them bleed through your weekend paint job sometime in the future.
Start in with a 2-inch high-quality angle sash brush to cut in at corners , then keep it handy to dab away drips as you work. Two thin primer coats are normally sufficient. I like the coverage it gives and it acts just like paint should. If your paneling has fairly shallow grooves, you may be able to just paint the whole wall with a roller. Remember, the deeper the groove on the paneling, the higher nap roller is necessary to reach inside the groove.
Now, I have painted some wood paneling where the groove is just too deep for a roller to reach. In those cases, you have to use a paintbrush. Brush all the lines, and then roll the rest. It takes much longer to do it this way, but sometimes there is just no choice.
Since it takes much longer to paint the paneling with a brush and a roller, I would suggest trying to paint the paneling with a roller first. Be sure to select a primer that is made for slick surfaces. This will help to ensure that your paint has good adhesion to the wood paneling, and will reduce the likelihood of the paint peeling off when scuffed. As I mentioned earlier, painted paneling lends itself particularly well to a cottage, shabby chic, farmhouse or even coastal styled home.
Accordingly, I would recommend painting the paneling in a light shade. Good paint color options for painted paneling are white, light gray, yellow or pale blue. For more ideas on paint colors for wood paneling, check out these posts:.
White Paint Colors. Blue Paint Colors. Coastal Paint Colors. Here is my living room before I painted the paneling. It had very dark wood paneling on two of the walls, and beige wallpaper on the other two. Plus, it has lots of trees outside, blocking the sunlight. Altogether, this made for a very dark space. After painting one coat of primer, I decided to fill in the grooves. This is what the paneling looked like with one coat of primer.
This is what the wall looked like after I filled in the grooves. For more on that, check out my post on making wood paneled walls look like drywall. And this is what the wall looked like once it was painted.
Just looks like a wall, right? Exactly what I wanted.
0コメント