Grab some drywall compound at your local home improvement store then use it to fill in the distinctive cracks and lines of the wood paneling.
How to hide half wall wood paneling.
It is a wall covering that is.
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Afterward sand prime and paint the wood whatever.
I suggest you paint all the wainscoting before deciding what to do with the fireplace.
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If half or two thirds of the surface were paneled it wouldn t work nearly as well.
I would definitely paint it but would use a third color not the white of the cabinets nor the grasslands of the wall.
Paintable wall covering paintable wallcovering is available in many patterns and textures manufactured to hide cracked walls old paneling and cinder block.
First used as siding for barns board and batten is a type of wainscoting paneling on the lower portion of a wall featuring alternating wide wood or engineered wood e g mdf.
A common way to split walls in homes that prefer the rustic look is to use recovered or new sheet metal to cover a lower or upper half of a wood panel wall.
Maybe a deeper blue green or dark cream from the rug.
Move all furniture well away from the paneling and cover the floor with drop cloth.