Question: My house has old paneling with vertical grooves, and I want to cover it with drywall and paint it. But I am not sure how to handle fitting the wood trim around the doors and windows. Do you ...

Dear Ronald: Installing drywall over old paneling is one method to improve the appearance of a room. As you noted, it can be a difficult task to extend all the window and door trim to fit over the ...

Yes, you can hide that old paneling with a wallpaper coverup, but it’s not a quickie job. First, you’ve got to fill in the grooves in your wall and cover them with liner paper, creating a solid, flat ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Q: Our living room has dark wood paneling that we would like to brighten. Should we paint or wallpaper it, and how do we do it? A: Painting is easiest, but ...

Q: We own a 50-year-old tract home in which all the rooms, including the kitchen, are covered in luan paneling. Over the years, it has faded badly. There are dark spots where pictures have hung and ...

Q. The walls in my house were covered with paneling in the 1970s and I am thoroughly sick of the wood look. Anything I do to redecorate the walls has to be easy and inexpensive. I’m not interested in ...

Dear James: My house has old paneling with vertical grooves, and I want to cover it with drywall and paint it. I am not sure how to handle fitting the wood trim around the doors and windows. Do you ...