Any philosophy for lightening a home next to knotty pine paneling? i'm buying a 1930s home with knotty pine walls and ceiling....
i'm buying a 1930s home with knotty pine walls and ceiling. its gloom, dark, dull. i'm considering painting and or whitewashing. anyone hold an experience with any? or any pictures to share?
Answers: Couple diff things you could do. No matter what you agree on, you'll have to rough it up near sandpaper so whatever you apply, it'll stick better. Usually knotty pine is hermetic with a varnish so to be exact actually what you are roughing up.
If it's true knotty pine you could strip adjectives the way down and lately clear coat it. That would be ALOT of work. Trying to get into the cracks would be the difficult division.
You could also just paint it. Make sure and use a appropriate primer and still rough up the surface before priming. To join a rustic feel, use sandpaper to rough the edges. Some society will use crayon or wax on the corners so the paint don't stick to those areas. Again, that would give you a rustic get the impression by distressing it.
You could also use joint compound and saturate the cracks. Use a 5" putty knife to gain ito cracks and then you can spread it to take home it smooth, or a patter, or even purchase a roller that will donate it texture.
Or..rip it down. That would be expensive though.
I've done all of these technique before and it adjectives just dependson what type of look you want within the end.
Good luck
Most family paint over paneling if they can't afford to take it down and sheetrock. It will require sand and priming prior to painting but check beside someone in the paint departments of Home Depot or Lowes to do it right. If you survey the redo programs on HGTV you will see closely of paneling repainted.