If you’re thinking about updating a room with wood-paneled walls, your instinct might be to start fresh, either by tearing out the paneling or by concealing it behind drywall. Both of these options ...

With a long history stretching back to medieval times, wood paneling has had just as many "eras" as Taylor Swift. From the elegant wainscoting in Victorian mansions, to the groovy synthetic panels of ...

Mauro paints wood paneling; Lee shears shrubs; Nathan builds a daycare mud kitchen. Mauro Henrique discusses how he sees color, and shares some of his favorite colors to use for projects; Then, he ...

Question: Is it a crime to paint over old wood paneling? We are rehabbing a l9th-century farmhouse that has seen better days. It was used as a barn for years and the paneling (it's either oak or pine ...

Q: I read your article the other day about rejuvenating redwood paneling (Sweat Equity, Sept. 10). I have pine paneling in my bedroom, on the walls as well as the ceiling. The paneling is dry and ...

When I was kid, the old, dark paneling like this was so popular. Nowadays, people want to brighten things up a little bit. And whether you have real wood paneling, like this, or sheet paneling, the ...

Fall House Hunt Transform cheap paneling with a little elbow grease and a lot of paint Flimsy dark paneling, the highlight of nearly every ‘70s rec room, was as ubiquitous in Greater Boston as ...

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