My fingers have not been so excited to kind out a title for a very long time. It is one factor to be performed portray the paneling nevertheless it’s an entire ‘nother feat to rise up a tutorial about it – solely took me a few months…HA! It is a hefty one with quite a lot of fastidiously ordered steps that can assist you alongside should you’ve been desirous about laying a contemporary coat on the wooden paneling you’ve got inherited. We’re actually joyful we took on the duty. The tip end result has us heck-yeahing and has our lounge trying a bit extra fashionable. We have painted painted wooden paneling earlier than in our rental, however we have by no means painted unpainted, stained and sealed wooden paneling earlier than so this was considerably uncharted territory for us. There are many tutorials written on the market however I’ll allow you to in on just a few ideas and methods and every little thing we discovered to point out you a extremely environment friendly option to unload some paint onto these dated, paneled partitions should you’ve acquired ’em and wish to convey them into 2020. First issues first, like I mentioned above, it is a doozy of a portray venture. It is not simply slapping paint on just a few partitions and calling it a day. There may be prep and extra prep concerned and it may well get tedious, so earlier than you begin, search and scroll by way of the abyss of photographs on pinterest or google of “painted wooden paneling” to soak up all of the inspiration you may. You may want all that inspiration to show into motivation. Okay, okay. Perhaps I am making this sound approach more durable than it’s. It is laborious however it’s SO well worth the effort. Take it one step at a time. You are able to do this! This is our after (or so-far if we’re together with adorning) so as to add to the plethora you may log into that motivation financial institution: This is what it appeared like earlier than: Darkish and woody and in time-capsule, 1985 situation. I had just a few folks inform me I should not paint it and you understand, that is completely tremendous with me. You do you. Embrace you. For those who just like the look, seize it by the horns and go! There may be nothing that claims you may’t take wooden paneling and magically rework a room with it as-is into a contemporary masterpiece. I’m all for doing what YOU like and never paying any consideration to the present development. However in our case, we wished gentle and brilliant in right here and so the paneling was getting us nowhere in that regard. So, regardless that we wished it a unique colour, we love the character the paneling provides with these vertical traces. That’s the place the treasure in paneling lies – that additional character. Somebody jogged my memory throughout this course of that, again when wooden paneling was in and all people was placing it up of their properties, it wasn’t a budget possibility. Drywall was a budget possibility. Paneling was the splurge. It made me recognize our partitions a lot extra. 😉 Let’s get began with that course of. I am going to attempt to be as concise as potential however there is a vital order of occasions right here that we really feel acquired us from begin to end the quickest and most effectively. Relying on what sort of paneling you’ve got acquired in your house, these steps would possibly look a tad completely different however I would say typically, most issues will apply. This is what our course of appeared like. 1) Wash down these partitions and trim (and ceilings if you are going to paint them too!). Our home was house to a heavy smoker and wooden is a kind of supplies that basically soaks in that odor. So this room was heavy with it. Earlier than we moved in, we washed down all of those partitions with water and white vinegar and it actually helped take the sting off, regardless that we had been nonetheless left with a slight ashtray scent that we seen once we walked into the home after being gone for a pair days. (The opposite factor that majorly helped with the scent was scraping off the popcorn ceilings – particulars and tutorial right here.) In case your partitions are actually shiny, I would seize some liquid deglosser and use it to degloss them so the primer sticks nicely. We used it to wash and degloss the trim on this room. I’ve additionally used it on cupboards earlier than portray them. I dilute it with water just a little (that is not an official instruction nevertheless it nonetheless works for me and lasts longer) and simply wipe it on like I am cleansing. It is speculated to take the shine away without having to sand and to this point, the paint we have painted on after utilizing it’s nonetheless sticking so I’ll give it two thumbs up. (I’ve additionally seen this model beneficial by some bloggers however have not used it personally.) A fast sanding with a tremendous sandpaper block will assist take the shine off too…simply be sure to wipe the partitions down after. It will be a wonderful bicep work out too. Now that every little thing is clear… 2) Fill in knots and any holes within the wall. We had quite a bit. Enjoyable instances. I used this light-weight spackle*. I prefer it since you needn’t sand after. In some deeper knots, I needed to layer it on twice (letting it dry between fillings) nevertheless it offers a better course of than the apply, dry, sand spackles. Put up-painting, you may’t even discover a single knot. Now we’re prepared for paint… 3) For those who’re portray ceilings first, like we did, prime (in the event that they’re naked drywall) and paint them earlier than you begin on the partitions. Gravity would not cease for paint and so it splatters if you’re portray overhead. You do not need these splatters getting in your freshly painted partitions. Transfer from the highest down. We used oil-based primer to cowl up any lingering smoke odor. 4) Prime the trim within the room. If it is already painted, transfer alongside and rejoice in the truth that you do not have to do that as a result of portray trim is perhaps the worst, worst, worst. Since our trim is stained wooden, we went with that smelly oil-based primer once more. (Pssst, we did not prime or paint the baseboards as a result of the flooring in right here shall be changed soonish and so they’ll must be eliminated. Quite than scuffing up the brand new paint job, we thought it might be simpler to color them whereas they’re off.) 5) Prime the grooves within the paneling – there is a bonified approach to make use of when portray grooves down in #9. Seize a paint brush and brush oil-based paint into each single one in every of them. I’ll repeat one essential level – OIL-BASED PRIMER. I do know it appears solely pure that we used it once more since we painted it onto our ceilings and trim however with each of these issues, you may in all probability get away with utilizing latex. On wooden paneled partitions although, you may wish to use this. We used this Kilz primer* however solely suggest it should you’re planning on opening the can as soon as and utilizing all of it. For some purpose, we have had unhealthy luck with utilizing one can greater than as soon as – opening it to pour after which closing, storing, and reusing. Small globs are within the primer the second time we open it and so they wreck the remainder of the primer as a result of they do not dissolve when you’re portray or rolling. They only stick with the wall/trim and it is likely one of the most annoying issues. After the primary can did this, I believed we perhaps simply did not shut the lid all the way in which however then it occurred to 2 cans since and so it may well’t be consumer error. It is on my record of issues to-do to put in writing Kilz to ask why this occurs…I am going to put up an replace right here after I do. Oil-based primer? Yep. Except your paneling is faux wooden that hasn’t been stained, it’s essential. Your grooves will appear to be this after priming should you use oil-based primer: And this is what they may appear to be should you do not use it however go together with latex as an alternative: Not solely the grooves, however the knots within the wooden too. The entire stain that was as soon as utilized to that paneling will simply seep proper by way of the latex primer and you may cry your self by way of one other spherical of portray grooves which, by the way in which, is up there on the tedious totem pole. How do I do know this for sure? As a result of I examined it and painted over a groove again once we had been portray our breakfast nook and that is what occurred. You don’t want to have to do that twice. Belief me. Oil-based primer. I do know it might sound counterproductive to color grooves if you’re simply going to roll over the partitions however likelihood is, a paint curler will not fill in these gaps fully so you may be left needing to work the paint in with a curler (annoying) otherwise you’ll simply be left with unpainted spots that you will have to return over. Once we primed, I primed the grooves and Anthony rolled the partitions – it goes faster in case you have two folks going without delay. Necessary facet notice: For those who’re utilizing oil-based primer (likelihood is, you have to be), be sure to ventilate the room – open home windows and activate followers – and preserve the youngsters out should you’ve acquired ’em. We did this within the warmth of the summer season so we could not open all the home windows lest we’ve a $1000 a/c invoice so we waited till after the youngsters had been in mattress and it was barely cooler (in all probability nonetheless a sweltering 80 levels), opened a window, and had a fan blowing the within air out. We even have this masks* which filters the fumes extremely – you may’t scent them one bit. It is well worth the $ when you are going to be utilizing quite a lot of oil-based paint like us. 7) Prime the partitions. Checking off this field was an enormous milestone for us as a result of it meant that we had been performed with the oil-based paint and fumes and that we might lastly get a glimpse of that lighter and brighter we had been going by way of. Hooray! 8) Paint the trim within the room. We painted our trim Pure White by Sherwin-Williams (color-matched into Valspar paint) in a satin sheen. Listed below are our recommendations on portray trim. Once more, if you do not have to do that as a result of it is already painted, joyful dance it. One factor I’ll point out and suggest is that you do not paint the nook trim that almost all paneled partitions have to cover seams the identical colour as you are portray the baseboards/crown/door trim/window trim. Paint these nook items the identical colour as what you are going to paint your partitions. The individuals who painted the wooden paneling in our rental saved the nook trim the identical because the crown molding and baseboards and it actually chopped up the partitions in a not-so-good approach. See that nook piece painted the identical colour because the partitions? 9) Paint the grooves. I discussed above there is a approach to this. It appears uber easy and easy however this is the factor, should you simply load up your brush with paint (or primer!) and brush up and down, you is perhaps left with a raised edge the place the paint ends. Once I say “you would possibly”, the chances are fairly good, particularly should you’re speeding by way of this half due to it is tedious nature. Rush by way of, that is tremendous, however when you paint up and down, filling that groove with paint, go proper over what you simply painted at a diagonal to eliminate any raised paint line you would possibly’ve left. It takes a few additional seconds every part nevertheless it’ll be value not having these raised traces all over the place, particularly since you may’t actually eliminate them simply as soon as they’re there. 10) Paint the partitions. That is when issues get actually thrilling since you’re nearly performed!! We painted these partitions China White by Ben Moore (color-matched to Valspar paint – this is the code) in eggshell. 11) Rejoice. Lighter and brighter? Mission completed. 12) Vow to by no means paint that room once more…nicely, perhaps by no means. 😉 + + + If I want to elucidate extra or you may have a query, go to the combox or e mail me – beaninlove@gmail.com Or, should you used our tutorial to color your paneled partitions and also you need us to see how superior they give the impression of being (as a result of we actually wish to see!!), tag me on Insta or Fb! *These hyperlinks are affiliate hyperlinks which signifies that, should you click on over and/or make a purchase order by way of the hyperlink, we might obtain a small fee at no additional value to you. All of those hyperlinks will lead you to issues we truly paid for or which are just like the merchandise we paid for in case ours is thrifted/offered out/secondhand. This extra cash helps us with the prices of operating the weblog and shopping for paint. 😉 Thanks on your assist and for fueling our like to share all issues DIY!
