Knotty pine paneling, need flooring style suggestions
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoMy first thought was the tiles that look like slate. Too dark?
Log Cabin · More InfoBut maybe lighten things up. I wouldn't do wood, look of wood, engineered wood, wood look laminate, etc. Tiles like this can be bought in numerous formats pretty cheaply.
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Comments (6)What I would do to update old knotty pine paneling is a little different than what most people would do. I would get cream colored milk paint and wipe the boards down with milk paint making the boards an antique white. You'll have to do a few tests with the milk paint mixture to see how thick you want it and what type of effects you can get. As I was wiping down each board with the paint, I would have someone follow up behind me with another cloth and rub out each knot leaving an antiqued cream white board with the grain showing through and the knots visible. Another option would be to get a cream latex paint with latex glazing medium and do the same type of process. The difference is that the milk paint gets pushed into the grain of the wood and becomes part of the wood where the paint/glaze mixture will sit on top. I have done this with knotty alder to make a distressed antique faux barn wood look by first staining the wood with Minwax Ebony (2718) stain applied heavily and then immediately rubbed off as much as possible so that the wood was mostly grey with the knots and crevices totally black. The milk paint was then put on in two coats. The first mixture was extremely thick and used to color streak the wood, and then a thinner mixture was put on and wiped into the wood over the thicker highlights until the wood looked like grey, aged barn wood. The knots were rubbed out so that they were revealed through the finish. As the wood was going into a bathroom, it was sprayed with a dead flat varnish so that the wood looked like it was totally unfinished - but, in reality was totally sealed on all sides from moisture. In your case, since it is paneling in a room, you could leave it unfinished in the final milk paint as it really doesn't need a sealer. In a paneled room, I would go for more of an aged white look and apply the milk paint fairly thick and heavy and then gently wipe it off with the knots wiped back to reveal them,...See MoreHelp Needed with Red Formica and Knotty Pine Kitchen!
Comments (9)You've got a funky,cool cabin in the mountains,I would pretty much keep it that way. The floor in there bugs me way more than the cabs. Have you considered a new floor? A door from the kitchen to the outside? Can you lose the topmost cabs altogether? What if their doors went away and that space was then open storage? Paint wise, a warm taupe would work if you want more harmony,a cooler blue gray would work to contrast. Many Farrow & Ball type colours would work. Just depends if you want to harmonize or contrast. Paint the red backsplash area with primer so you can more easily decide.ps- I wouldn't try to hide the slide. So many approaches & what a great project! http://www.designsponge.com/2018/03/a-southern-california-cabin-escape-in-the-mountains.html...See MoreKnotty Pine Built-ins and Fireplace Need Update
Comments (2)I agree with the comments above. Right now, ALL of your elements in the room are the same brown/red - floor, walls, fireplace, rug, furniture. Personally, I would paint the paneling. But if you like it and want to keep it, consider painting your bookcases a warm white or cream, and using a much larger light colored rug in the room. A larger, brighter, horizontal piece of art would be better over the fireplace. I don't mind the screen or the hearth which both blend well with your brick....See MoreHelp with us with our 1950’s knotty pine paneling! (Please...)
Comments (17)Oh, I’m definitely not doing whitwashing then if it looks like the 90’s- we are trying to take that out of the house. Thank you! ( I would show pictures of our room, but we are finishing our floors in our living room, so everything is in here right now...) not much room for you to see. No our ceilings are popcorned, that’s next to go. We have a fireplace, and a large floor to ceiling window opposite of it. I’ve have found probably every picture out there with paneling, and a lot of them are beautiful. I think if it was a room were weren’t in everyday I could win this battle, but it’s our bedroom. That leaves us to painting then (he does live here too...haha...) I actually think paneling looks stunning when painted navy. I may even let the knots show through and not make it perfect with that color...hmmm?...See Moreraee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoThis is our kitchen in our lake camp, pretty utilitarian beige vinyl.
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IdaClaire
7 years agoHere's your basic "wood overload"! This was the attic conversion of my previous (1940s-era) home, with original knotty pine on the walls and ceiling and original oak flooring. I think you can do wood-on-wood and have it look just fine, so long as the tones complement one another. They don't have to match perfectly, and you can see from the photo of the den (below) that in this room, the paneling and floor definitely don't match.
Since you seem to like the engineered hardwood, I'd keep leaning in that direction if I were you.
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoI found both of these on clearance at Menards; would have to visit several stores to get enough for the room but that is certainly doable at this price. This is a floating vinyl. I brought a sample of the 'mountain slate' home and think it reads pretty neutral and not too dark. What do you all think? I can't take a pic of it against the pine tonight, will try tomorrow.
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7 years agoThomas H
4 years agoWe are struggling with what to do with the flooring in this room. Thinking about a lighter travertine. Thoughts?
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