How To Update Paneled Walls

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How to update paneled walls.

Chip showed tina a dark blue shade called north sea get the most creativity out of your wood paneling by starting with some spackle. 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. Spackle should be used to fill in the lines that connect the panels together. If both the color and texture of your paneled walls is an issue you can still use paint to update their.

Use a spackling trowel to smoothly fill in the lines and create an even surface along the entire wall. Contrary to popular belief darker tones actually play really nicely on walls. See more ideas about wood paneling painting wood paneling paneling makeover. Who says the style has to be relegated to walls.

Small doses photography by michael wiltbank. Whitewash your panels this technique allows you to keep the woodgrain texture of walls but not the deep color. The bleached look makes the space feel light and airy rather than closed off which can happen with darker panels. Test it out in a smaller and less risky way via your furniture.

No matter what it says on the package spackle does shrink so let it fully dry. If your paneled walls main flaw is their dated color a fresh coat of paint may be all it takes to give them a. You can hide. In another midcentury home update the wood paneling in this loft bedroom was extended up the ceiling to give the cozy space a textural change and to make the paneling look like a desired design.

If the paneling is pockmarked scratched up or riddled with divots it will need spackle as well.