Makeover wood panel walls

Transform your wood paneling with expert tips! Learn how to paint wood paneling for a beautiful new look in our step-by-step guide!

My fingers haven't been so excited to type out a title for a long time. It's one thing to be done painting the paneling but it's a whole 'nother feat to get up a tutorial about it - only took me a couple of months...HA! It's a hefty one with a lot of carefully ordered steps to help you along if you've been thinking about laying a fresh coat on the wood paneling you've inherited. We are certainly happy we took on the task. The end result has us heck-yeahing and has our living room looking a…

In the 1970s, paneling was a popular look for walls. While there are benefits to paneling, including fewer upkeep requirements than painted sheetrock, many people no longer prefer the appearance of this sort of wall covering. If your home still has some lingering paneling, and you would like an inexpensive fix, fear not. Painting over dark wooden paneling, though a bit time-consuming, yields excellent results.

Do you want to learn to paint wood paneling and modernize your home? Find out the steps I took to transform my home.

This dated design trend is an undesirable home quality, but don't fret. Here are five ideas on how to transform your outdated wood-paneled walls into a stunning design element.

We are rocking along on the house. I’m down to the last big room to be painted and that is the den. Yowza, at the brown wood paneling in that space. I have never been a fan of wood paneling and vowed if I ever inherited a house that had it, it would be painted …

Say goodbye to 1970's knotty pine wood paneling and give your room a fresh new start. Zinsser Bulls Eye 1-2-3 Primer is the perfect start for your wood paneling living room makeover, like this one from SoPo Cottage. This water-based primer sticks to all surfaces without sanding, while sealing stains and tannin bleed. Your walls will thank you.

Paneled walls. I’m not sure there’s anyone who would willingly put these up in their home in the 21st century. And any time I come across them, my first instinct is to RIP. THEM. DO…

Wondering how to paint wood paneling? Watch this VIDEO TUTORIAL to find out all you need to know about painting wood paneling.

Buckle up for a long post about a 20 foot wall of luan wood! Done on the smallest budget you could imagine! Changing the entire feel of the house! Hopefully this info can help you add period-approp…

Discover creative ways to enhance your living room with stunning half wall wood paneling ideas. Transform your space with a modern wood paneling makeover that adds style and sophistication. Learn how to incorporate bold colors for a unique and stylish living room design. Elevate your decor with painted wood paneling half walls, creating a beautiful and elegant space. Find inspiration on how to modernize classic wood paneling for a fresh look in your home.

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This 1950s Ranch-style house in Lafayette, Louisiana now feels like a cozy French farmhouse thanks to exposed wood walls, moody colors, and lots of antiques.

I have clients who have bought a house in upstate New York. They are a NYC couple who are transitioning their lives to working and living full time upstate and going into the city as they need to. They admired this house from afar, and when it came onto the market a year later, they snatched it up immediately. They are now going through the process of renovating it to become the home of their dreams. Like any renovation project, they are discovering all sorts of issues and dilemmas that are…

When we bought our first flip house , we were dreading the ugly paneling that covered almost every wall in the basement. We put that project in the back or our…

Are you struggling with a wood paneled room? It can feel so dark and dated. But it doesn't have to! Especially if you're trying to sell your home. Learn how to lighten the wood paneled room without painting the paneling.

I was so tired of the wood paneling even though I had taken good care of it and oiled it over the years. It was the affordable and popular paneling of the sixti…

Knotty pine is a type of softwood often used for decorative finishes in the home, like furniture, wall paneling, window edges, doorframes, and trim. It’s a popular choice for most households because of its natural orange-honey color, fine texture, straight grain, and small, tight knots that are easy to cut around.