Priming and Painting Pine Tongue and Groove Walls
Hey there!
I’m so excited to share our kitchen renovation progress with you! Today’s all about priming and painting pine tongue and groove walls!
If you missed us installing the tongue and groove walls you can find that article HERE!
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Materials Used for Priming and Painting the Tongue and Groove Walls
Primer
Since the wood is pine with lots of knots chose to use B-I-N Advanced Synthetic Shellac bases Primer to help prevent tannin bleed through. I’ve used a few other Zinnser products with great results and I’ll be sure and let ya know how it holds up!
Wood Filler
After 1 coat of primer I filled in any visible knots with wood filler.
Paint
I used my all time favorite white paint Ultra Pure White by Behr in eggshell.
Rollers
Paint Brush
This is one of my favorite paint brushes
Priming
As I mentioned I used the shellac based primer to help seal the knots and prevent tannin bleed through. This can be a pretty real issue with pine. If you’re not familiar tannins are a chemical compound in wood and can come through paint and leave behind a discolored area, specifically where there are knots.
Wood Filler and Priming Again
After giving all the walls a coat of the primer I went through and filled in any visible knots and imperfections I wanted covered. I did this for two reasons. One, again it will further help prevent tannin bleed through. And secondly, because I didn’t want a rustic look of lots of visible knots.
Then I sanded the wood filler with a block sander and gave the whole room a second coat of primer.
Why did we chose pine since it created more work you ask? Because the prices of lumber are through the roof with the pandemic and also because there are such limited quantities available. Supply and demand at it’s finest. Pine was available and in our budget, so I didn’t mind the extra elbow grease involved.
Paint
After the second coat of primer was dry I gave the room two coats of the Behr Ultra Pure White paint and primer. I love this white paint because, in my opinion, it is a very true white. It reads very neutral. Not too warm and not to cold…said the baby bear lol!
I chose eggshell as a finish because I prefer a more matte finish and with Behr’s new Scuff Defense line I don’t have to worry about scuffing and I can still wipe the walls clean if/when needed.
Priming and Painting Pine Tongue and Groove Walls
We absolutely LOVED how the pine tongue and groove walls have transformed our kitchen! But as always paint shows up and seals the deal! Now this kitchen is feeling like us, and feeling like home! Let me know if you have any questions! New flooring coming next! Whoop!
Thank you so much for stopping by the blog today!

6 Comments
Toni
It’s looking GREAT!!! Your hard work is paying off. Will you put some molding trim around the top of the room where it meets the ceiling? Just curious. Can’t wait to see the floors!
Amanda
Hey girl! Thank you SO much!! It feels like it is! 😅 And yes! We’ll be adding crown molding and baseboard trim! Oh and window and door trim too, which I’m sure you figured 😉
Diane Bennett
Looks great and well worth the work! Just wondering, what type of material is on your ceiling? I am thinking of covering up ugly popcorn,
Amanda
Thanks so much! The ceiling is also tongue and groove wood that’s original to the house. But Ed and I installed faux shiplap over popcorn ceilings in our last house! I’ll link the article here
https://midcountyjournal.com/how-to-plywood-plank-over-popcorn-ceiling/
Patty Sumner
You guys are doing a wonderful job! It’s going to be beautiful!
Amanda
Thank you so much Patty! It feels good to be making some progress and start to see it come together!