Hgtv star chip wade shows you how to modernize old school wood paneling with paint for more follow the hashtag rachaelrayshow.
How to hide half wall wood paneling.
Ventilate the room with open windows or fans.
Paintable wall covering paintable wallcovering is available in many patterns and textures manufactured to hide cracked walls old paneling and cinder block.
If half or two thirds of the surface were paneled it wouldn t work nearly as well.
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A common way to split walls in homes that prefer the rustic look is to use recovered or new sheet metal to cover a lower or upper half of a wood panel wall.
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.
Gloves and a face mask are recommended especially if you re working with a large area or in a room with poor ventilation.
I suggest you paint all the wainscoting before deciding what to do with the fireplace.
Move all furniture well away from the paneling and cover the floor with drop cloth.
Cover the entire wall with sheet metal.
It is a wall covering that is.
Afterward sand prime and paint the wood whatever.