Another option would be to whitewash the walls.
Painting interior log walls.
Our living room would look like a dungeon.
Typically log homes have interior framed walls that can be covered with matching log siding so you may want to paint the log siding walls only.
Just 1 maybe 2 of the smaller walls instead.
Actually using log siding on your log home walls for color is a good way to go.
If you have a true log cabin you might want to preserve the rustic character of the interior of the log walls.
To paint an interior wall start by protecting your floors and furniture by putting down painter s canvases.
Additionally apply painter s tape to the edges of your walls molding and door frames to make sure you work in straight neat lines.
You could leave them to darken naturally over time or apply a stain or clear finish to enhance the color and texture of the logs.
The interior sides of the walls were already painted when we moved into our 1935 log cabin and i can t imagine them being wood.
Examples of painted.
The following pictures show some of the ways that you can still have a nice log home without necessarily having shades of brown as your primary color scheme.
And if you hate it it is easier to replace the log siding wall versus covering a full log wall.
Then pour primer in your paint tray and use a paint brush to line the outer edges of your walls with it.
I have no interest in painting all or even most of the log walls inside our house.
Options certainly abound but with the right selection you ll step into your completed project and sigh with relief that it looks just as you imagined.