If you plan to keep the trim s color as is or paint it a shade different than your wood paneling remove it from the wall.
Painted wood paneling half wall.
Some paneling actually consists of a vinyl print that simulates the look of wood.
Now paint the paneling with an interior latex paint.
Painting the paneling will make your room look much cleaner and more up to date you re fortunate that your paneling is nicely balanced with the wall.
If your walls have a vinyl or thin veneer finish you ll need to take extra care when painting them.
Use a prybar and gently pull it loose.
When you re ready to start painting make sure that your paneling is made of solid wood.
If half or two thirds of the surface were paneled it wouldn t work nearly as well.
But traditional doesn t have to mean.
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Cut in the edges with a brush and roll on the primer using a 3 8 inch roller cover.
Vinyl coatings come off quickly revealing the pressboard underneath.
Artisans of old mounted the stiles one by one between horizontal rails but you can now buy pre painted beadboard paneling made of wood mdf or vinyl and stick it to the wall using construction.
A deep slate gray paint is strategically placed on paneling which acts as a nice border around the brighter painted portions of the wall.
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A traditional way to handle wall paneling is to run it halfway or two thirds up a wall and then paint the remainder of the upper wall to the ceiling.
If you plan to paint the trim the same color as the wall lightly sand the adjacent wood trim on baseboards to allow the paint to adhere to it.
Allow to dry completely at least 24 hours.
Paint it on just like a normal wall masking off the ceiling trim and baseboards.