Help!!!!!!

The addition to our house was done in all knotty pine tongue and groove boards. The stain that was applied, makes the rooms very dark, so we ended up sanding, caulking the seams and then painting the walls white to help brighten the rooms. We had gotten the idea from my parents who had done the same thing in their familiy room and it makes a whole lotta difference. We still need to do it in our bedroom, but that will have to wait until the room is empty. I don’t think you will be disappointed as you still have the look of the wood, now just in a color of your chosing.

I just took a couple of photos for an example, the white is from our laundry room and the stained is from our bedroom; I hope this helps.

Pretty big difference.

Yes, Pat, we did about the same in our old mobilhome. You just need to be sure to use a good primer that will stick and hide it all.

I used to own a small cottage that was all wood paneling I sealed it and painted and it came out beautiful.It never pealed even though the place was never used in the winter.

-- Dustygirl Hastings,Ont. Life is too short to sit around doing nothing

I’m in agreement with these comments… get some “painters’ caulk”, fill in the gaps and paint away!

FYI, Sherwin Williams makes an excellent primer that I’ve just had great results with covering all my walls/trim/etc with. It smooths out and covers like a dream, and will block all the oils/stains etc from the knotty pine. It’s a bit on the expensive side, but IMHO worth it in the long term.

PREPRITE® PROBLOCK® INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LATEX PRIMER/SEALER
http://www.sherwin-williams.com/pro/sherwin_williams_paint/sherwin_williams_paints/primers/latex_sealer/

Good luck!

-- Ryno

I used bullseye 1-2-3 sealer.It works great too.

-- Dustygirl Hastings,Ont. Life is too short to sit around doing nothing