How To Deal With Wood Paneled Walls

That glossy polyurethaned heavily grained medium colored oak paneling that went into houses some 15 25 years ago everywhere has us all ready for a change.

How to deal with wood paneled walls.

I will be the first to say that my initial instinct when i saw this space was to rip all the paneling out. Give your walls extra style in the kitchen by color blocking wood paneling and then added a tile backsplash over it. Clean the wall paneling with diluted tsp. However budget and seeing a friend s updated 70 s paneled walls in action helped to change my mind and give it a whirl.

Who says the style has to be relegated to walls. This will create geometric dimension and can easily dress up lackluster areas. The bleached look makes the space feel light and airy rather than closed off which can happen with darker panels. Chip showed tina a dark blue shade called north sea get the most creativity out of your wood paneling by starting with some spackle.

I m right there with you on that one. Contrary to popular belief darker tones actually play really nicely on walls. Any dust dirt or oily fingerprints can prevent the paint from sticking well to the wood paneling so start by thoroughly washing the wood paneled. In the jungle room or the den if you want to be so boring as to call it that we kept the original wood paneling.

The raised pattern and texture makes it a great cover up for old wood paneling. After the wall covering is hung paint it in a color choice that will enhance and renew the decor. Instead purchase a light colored area rug that covers most of the room s. If your room already has dark wood flooring you don t have to cover it with wall to wall carpeting to brighten the room.

Afterward sand prime and paint the wood whatever. Wood paneling that s made of authentic organic wood can be saved with sanding and polish. Small doses photography by michael wiltbank. You know back when having a paneled den was popular.