How To Hide Half Wall Wood Paneling

Maybe a deeper blue green or dark cream from the rug.

How to hide half wall wood paneling.

Ventilate the room with open windows or fans. 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. Move all furniture well away from the paneling and cover the floor with drop cloth. Paintable wall covering paintable wallcovering is available in many patterns and textures manufactured to hide cracked walls old paneling and cinder block.

I suggest you paint all the wainscoting before deciding what to do with the fireplace. If half or two thirds of the surface were paneled it wouldn t work nearly as well. First used as siding for barns board and batten is a type of wainscoting paneling on the lower portion of a wall featuring alternating wide wood or engineered wood e g mdf. Afterward sand prime and paint the wood whatever.

I would definitely paint it but would use a third color not the white of the cabinets nor the grasslands of the wall. Check all product labels for safety information. Gloves and a face mask are recommended especially if you re working with a large area or in a room with poor ventilation. Cover the entire wall with sheet metal.