How to Decorate Knotty Pine Panelled Rooms
Take advantage of your home's knotty pine paneling by decorating with a fresh, outdoors-inspired style. Knotty pine paneling infuses a space with a relaxed, cabin-like feel. Enhance the paneled room with cozy fabrics and patterns that reflect nature. Choose natural furniture materials and invest in handmade pieces. A knotty pine paneled room is the ideal place to hold nature-themed parties or warm winter gatherings. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Paint
- Wood filler
- Home accessories made of natural materials, such as wrought iron
- Warm fabrics and patterns, such a plaid slipcover
- Place mats and cloth napkins
- Towels
- Log furniture
- Faux fur rugs
Instructions
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Decide whether you want to keep your knotty pine paneling as is, or if you would like to update it with paint. Use white paint to give it a fresh touch, or red for a rich look. Fill in the seams with wood filler and cover the walls with primer prior to applying the paint. Since knotty pine paneling is so dark, you may need to use several coats of paint to completely cover the knot details.
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Enhance the knotty pine's rustic look by decorating with natural materials, such as stone, wrought iron, burnished metal or tin. Hang country-inspired tin wall sconces, or choose a standing lamp with a wrought-iron base. For a casually elegant look, hang a wrought-iron chandelier featuring intricate scrollwork from the ceiling. Update your kitchen cabinets by replacing modern silver handles with rustic burnished metal versions. Replace your Formica countertop with natural stone tiles. To bring a bit of the outdoors in, install pebble tile, which is created by adhering natural pebbles and stones to mesh backing. Use natural marble tile for a casually elegant, polished look.
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Choose warm fabrics and patterns to complement the knotty pine's woodsy style. Update your couch with a red, blue and green plaid slipcover, and decorate it with a red wool throw blanket and matching pillows. Cover your bed with a down comforter featuring pinecone designs; stay cozy during winter months with flannel sheets. If you have hardwood floors, add warmth by enhancing it with a large wool rug.
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Liven up the space by using nature-inspired colors. If your kitchen has knotty pine paneling, decorate your table with forest or grass green place mats and cloth napkins. If the paneling is in your bathroom, decorate in an autumnal color scheme. Choose accessories, such as a bath mat and towels, in shades of olive, burnt orange, gold and chocolate brown. If you want to lighten up the look, choose soft colors, such as sage green, sunny yellow or creamy ecru.
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When decorating rooms with knotty pine paneling, use nature as your design inspiration. Furnish your bedroom with a handmade log bed frame and dresser set, or use a log dining room table set in your kitchen. Add warmth to cold floors with faux fur rugs. To complete the nature-inspired look, display rustic terra cotta pots filled with green plants in your bedroom, and use a vase of handpicked wildflowers as a table centerpiece.
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