Paint on Knotty Pine
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Anna B
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My den is knotty pine with a very light matte glaze, not the type of dark knotty pine we see most often. I have maple hardwoods on the floor. I am SO tired of the knotty pine, can I paint it? Is there anything special I need to do? I'm think about a light creamy color, yea or nay? There is also a wall of built-ins that are not knotty pine, but are the same color as the knotty pine walls. Should I paint those?
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@Judy H. If you are going to paint it you may have to prime it - would recommend kilz as the knots may bleed through the paint - this has happened on some of our window frames causing a yellowing of that area. Others may have different opinions, just speaking from our experience with window frames. Can't comment on colours as members would need some pics to provide suggestions there. Depends on your decor, size of room etc. Hope this helps. Thanks for posting.
Gail Salminen
on Jan 21, 2015
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@Judy H. ran across a post from 2012 by @No. 29 Design who painted here knotty pine walls. You could check with her regarding the bleeding I mentioned.
Gail Salminen
on Jan 21, 2015
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I painted our knotty pine walls in my office/craft room last winter. I agree with Gail that you should prime it. Even then, if like me you chose to paint it white, you'll still paint at least two more coats of paint over the primer. The other thing to think about is that you might want to fill in any big knot holes before you start. The walls in my room have the knotty pine going sideways, rather than up and down. I'm much happier with the room having painted the walls. I want to say that my first thought was just to do a whitewash, but that totally did NOT work - it looked awful and very orange.
Lisa
on Jan 21, 2015
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In addition to priming with Kilz or a similar product, I'd make a test first to see if there is varnish/shellac on your pine. If so, the Kilz may peel right off. I would very lightly sand a vertical panel (only about 12" or so, and I used the natural vertical separations in the paneling when I did it - and behind the sofa so I didn't have to look at it ), wipe it down with a damp cloth to remove the dust and lightly brush on your Kilz. To an adjacent panel I would just lightly brush on some Kilz without sanding first. When it is dry just scrape across it with your fingernail. On mine, on the unsanded section, the Kilz was easily scaped off. The sanded section held fast. That was all I needed to know - the room had to be sanded first. It was incredibly messy, but the paint job looked so good, and now, 6 years later, still looks great.
Thistleoak
on Jan 21, 2015
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I would paint the built-ins first and paint any trim in the room the same color. My neighbor painted her built in a greenish gray along with the baseboards and window trim. She left her pine walls and added color with furnishings and fabric panels on the windos. She loves it and has decided NOT to paint the knotty pine which had been her first idea. I liked the look of painted pieces with pine walls. My philosophy is "you can always do more- but start with less" and see you like it. I have painted knotty pine and it is ALOT of work but rewarding if that is what your heart is set on.
Tracy
on Jan 22, 2015
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good idea!!
Anna B
on Jan 22, 2015
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