How to redo an old log cabin badly worn and dirty bathroom?
Our log cabin is all wood ceiling and walls and bathroom is small and dark. I have cleaned and tried to bring wood back to life but to no avail some of wood is old and stained. Can I paint a wall around toilet and lavatory to brighten? Opinions appreciated
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I would use Kilz as a primer over the old stained wood and then paint what you want.
Good morning, Teresa,
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Hi Teresa, at some point with wood the only way to get it back is with sanding the stains out of it to get it back to bare wood. Then you could use a white wash wood stain to brighten the space up. YES absolutely paint would also work I would make sure to use a serious (and a couple of coats) of a stain blocking primer or you may see bleed right through it. Good luck!
Absolutely. Sand, Prime with kilz, lightly sand again then paint with moisture rated paint for bathrooms or use oil based.
Clean the the wood with TSP, then prime with a Stain blocking primer. Zinser or Kilz are good ones. Let dry thoroughly. Then use a good paint such as Benjamin Moore, Sherwin Williams of Behr Marquee. Thin paints will not work.
Painting the bathroom walls will brighten the area and make it look bigger. Here is a video I found on cleaning interior log walls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9NnrLQ4OF0
I have seen a lovely home where some of the walls are painted/ stained in a light color and others are left untouched. Beautiful. Here's a link to peek. http://foxdenrd.com/log-cabin-tour/
Hello!We had professional contractors sand and reseal our log cabin walls successfully it was a job that was just too big for us. Additionally and other rooms in our log cabin particularly bedrooms the previous Homelite owner put paneling up and the paneling was painted white or very light colors in the bedrooms it is a room brightening upgrade that we really appreciate. I hope this helps
Hello Teresa,
Yes you can, what have you to loose? Give it a go, choose your favorite colour or maybe warm yellow. A colour that is strong enough and warm enough for a good result. You could use a wood shade used for colouring garden furniture and fences. Pretty colours too.
Yes, you can paint it!