How To Change Wood Paneling Walls

If you don t like the color of the dark stained wood paneled walls in your home consider painting them a brighter color.

How to change wood paneling walls.

We hoped for finished plaster like the rest of the wall or maybe the fireplace bricks would go all the way up to the ceiling. Keep your walls simple and use wood paneling just behind your fireplace. Grab some drywall compound at your local home improvement store then use it to fill in the distinctive cracks and lines of the wood paneling. The retro design element is simple and chic.

However budget and seeing a friend s updated 70 s paneled walls in action helped to change my mind and give it a whirl. Before painting paneling use painter s tape to mask off your mouldings windows doors and ceiling. The dark wood has been replaced by a breath of fresh air. 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.

My first flip s kitchen had ugly paneling on the soffit but instead of tearing it down and going through the hassle of installing drywall i decided to fill the grooves of the paneling in and paint it to make the soffit look like one smooth surface just like drywall. For laminate paneling use. Use a brush to fill in any grooves. It ll help it stand out and make it the focal point of your room.

Afterward sand prime and paint the wood whatever. Allow the primer to dry a full 24 hours before painting over it. Apply a thin coat of primer with a roller. Think your wood paneling is dated.

I am so happy with the results that i decided to share my tutorial on how to paint paneling aka how to fill in the grooves. Paint a striking color. The vintage rug shop. Clean the wall with a damp rag to remove any dust before painting.

Revamp your wood paneling to create a modern sleek look for any space here are our favorite interiors that prove it can be done. The scariest part of this project was that we didn t know what was behind the wood paneling. See more at sugar cloth. Lightly sand the surface or use a chemical de glosser to give the paint a roughened surface to grip.

Removing the wood paneling.