How To Cover Wood Paneling With Wall Liner

Painting wood paneling is a simple way to change the look of a room.

How to cover wood paneling with wall liner.

In my basement renovation introduction post i outlined the countless okay you can count them five options we considered regarding our faux wood paneled walls in our basement. It lists paint tools you ll need tells you the best paint for paneling and gives tips on choosing a primer for wood paneling. Wall liner also sometimes referred to as paper wall liner lining paper and wallliner is a thick paper that s is designed to cover flaws in walls. Cinder blocks cracked walls paneling stucco non pasted first quality new unpasted wall liner.

In between your paint and wallpaper you add a chair rail to separate them. P s we bought our paintable wallpaper from amazon here. Wood paneling to wainscoting. This home depot guide gives you step by step instructions on how to paint paneling.

Cavalier wall liner is a. Each bolt has 56 sq feet and is 21 inches wide x 33 feet see more product details. Wall liner is basically wallpaper but it s much thicker and paintable. For use over paneling the wider your paneling grooves the thicker the liner should be.

A fresh coat of paint quickly updates old wood paneling or wainscoting for less than the cost of replacing the walls. Instead of spending extra time. Heavy duty wall liner smooths and covers. Wall liner is an extra sturdy wallpaper that will cover but not hide the grooves in your paneling.

A large amount of homes have old wood paneling as wallcovering. Once you install liner you can hang any wall covering you prefer with success. Putting up the wall liner was really easy. Then you wallpaper the top 2 3rds of your wall.

Wallpapering with grasscloth was a bit hard. I ve seen situations where severe cracks telegraphed through it so patching wide or loose cracks beforehand is a good idea. Alternatively you can decorate wood panels with bookshelves drapes or art to minimize their appearance. Some versions are smooth.

Often this liner must be special ordered as most wall covering retailers will not carry liner in stock especially a heavy duty liner appropriate for paneling. Wallpaper liners application is so simple and easy and is done in a similar way as regular wallpaper. Some have a textured or patterned surface. This idea involves painting the lower 1 3rd of your wood panel wall white.