Too lazy, cheap and non-power-tool-inclined to drywall
Our soon-to-be master bedroom suite is covered in dark, ugly, fake woodgrain panelling. We can’t stand it. It has to go — but not in the literal sense.
Jodie and I considered tearing down the paneling and drywalling over it, but that’s a bit expensive and, well, we’re lazy. And have never worked with drywall. And don’t want to spend the money to get a pro. And… well, we’ll leave my (lack of) comfort level with power tools out of this.
So we got to thinking. We painted over our living room paneling (just straight up panels, not the dark fake grain stuff), with good results. Couldn’t we do the same with our master bedroom?
Why yes, we can. Here are tips on how:
Painting over fake wood grain paneling
- Paint Wood Paneling – Lowe’s
- How to Paint Wood Wall Paneling – eHow.com
- How to paint or wallpaper over wood paneling
- Painting paneling [Archive] – DoItYourself.com Community Forums
- Painting Paneling-Contractor Gives Tips on Painting over Paneling
- Decorating : Tips for Painting Paneling : Home & Garden Television
- Go the extra mile: Covering Paneling With Drywall Compound
We have a cottage in Northern Michigan. Every room is paneled with wood paneling, even the kitchen and bathrooms. I have painted the paneling in the bathrooms and really like the way it looks. I am debating about painting the paneling in the rest of the cottage. What do you think?