Replace Old Wood Paneling
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Kitty Bartholomew transforms a room with her clever money-saving solution for wallpapering and painting your old wood paneling.
It is very important that you wash your walls first with a solution of tri-sodium phosphate (TSP). This will really get down into the grooves and will leave the wall a bit tacky, so don't rinse it.
It is very important that you wash your walls first with a solution of tri-sodium phosphate (TSP). This will really get down into the grooves and will leave the wall a bit tacky, so don't rinse it.
![Paneling Paneling](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/foodhome/home/decorating/slide/20020731/images/home_slide_paneling_02_350.jpg)
Hang a heavy underlining wallpaper horizontally across the wall. This will make the paneling grooves disappear.
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Next, apply a textured wallpaper that is made to be painted. Pick a texture that will suit your décor.
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When the wallpaper is dry, paint it any color you'd like. Voila, your room is now transformed!
Published 01/01/2006