My kitchen has 1970's pine paneling on the walls. How can I change it?
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Any ideas for changes besides painting it?
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You can cover it with bead boarder white wash the paneling
pine out, sheet rock in. if a fire starts in that kitchen, the pine paneling will spread the fire. sheet rock doesn't burn all that well.
If you want something quick and easy you could put contact paper over it
I would remove it.
I think your choices are very limited if you don't want to paint it. Removing it seems to be the next option--but then you will still have to paint.
In my 1952 ranch, I have wide pine paneling that I had painted. It looks great. I get complements on it all the time. In another house we had the cheaper 1970's panelling and painted it. That was also successful. You don't know what is under the paneling. It could be covering walls that are in bad shape or painted with lead paint. If you really hate the paneling and take it off, you should test the existing paint for lead and to see if it is oil based. If oil based, you will have to prime it with a bonding primer before painting with your regular latex paint. If it has lead in it (a common reason for covering walls with paneling), it should not be sanded. Lead dust is hard to contain and causes brain damage in those who ingest it. If you paint over any paneling, you should use an appropriate primer so the paint will stick.