If you’re faced with ugly-, dark- or a hideous-colored paneling in a room, you have two choices: remove it completely or cover it up. If you rip it off the walls panel-by- panel, you’ll find more challenges. The paneling was likely installed on furring strips leaving the walls pockmarked with nail holes to patch or…
Strip Varnished Paneling
The old dark knotty pine paneling of the ’50s covering many basement and rec room walls can be lightened and revitalized by removing the varnish. But it’s a lot of work. We think it’s worth it, because when the dark varnish is gone, the natural beauty of the wood shows up, giving new meaning to…
Install Beadboard Paneling
We see beadboard wall paneling everywhere in new and old homes, anywhere a wall needs some punch, or as a design interest instead of ordinary flat wallboard. Years ago, beadboard was milled wood used as a coverup to add a surface to a porch ceiling or to surround a room with wainscoting. Today, it adds…
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