Wood panel kitchen makeover

Say goodbye to 1970's knotty pine wood paneling and give your room a fresh new start. Zinsser Bulls Eye 1-2-3 Primer is the perfect start for your wood paneling living room makeover, like this one from SoPo Cottage. This water-based primer sticks to all surfaces without sanding, while sealing stains and tannin bleed. Your walls will thank you.

After living in their house for a little over two years, Amanda, of the blog Simply Maggie, and her husband decided it was time to remodel the kitchen. They'd tried a few stop-gap measures to make the kitchen more to their taste, but it was still in need of a major makeover. Amanda's plan had always been to keep the cabinets and just paint them, but they had a lingering mustiness that just wouldn't go away. So out came the cabinets, and the dingy tile, and in came a stunning brand new…

Yet more proof in the transformative power of paint.

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This DIY 1950s kitchen remodel features painted cabinets, open shelving, peel and stick flooring, and more budget-friendly updates.

We’re pretty sure this could have been one of the neighbor’s kitchens (minus the modern appliances) in an episode of Mad Men. But as charming as the wood paneling might have been in the 1960s it doesn’t fit most modern ideas of a bright, warm cooking space. Like many readers of The Kitchn, Tatiana decided to give this space a bright, white makeover and add a little bit more space. Take a look at how it turned out — pretty impressive!

The first option for updating wood paneling is often paint, which can immediately turn off many home improvement enthusiasts. However, there are a wide variety of ways to update outdated paneling, from wallpapering to covering with a wall liner. It first needs to be prepared before the makeover.

My dining room at the fifties fixer upper may not be completely done at this point, but it has come a long way since I bought the house in the fall of 2017… so I think it is time for an update.