Wood interior siding? Any chance for it to look modern?

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Hello BP!

Its truly great to be a part of this community.

I recently picked up a duplex in Tallahassee. Lots of work as always, but the price was great!( $34K)

It has small 3/1 on one side and decent size 1/1 on another side.

Here is my dilemma:

The 1/1 has finished wood siding instead of dry wall. What do I do with it to make it look more modern? I wish there was a way to bleach the finished wood and make if a blond pine interior. But I am afraid that it will take me took long of a time. I am trying to spit this property for rent in couple of months.

As additional humor bonus, I add a photos of mushroom growing on the ceiling and light fixture of water. Both are courtesy of leaky roof(its tarped now)

Anyhow, what you the wise think I should do about the walls?

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@Yuriy Tymoshenko

I say clean it really good and paint it! We have a bonus room on the back of our house that has wood paneling. I painted it a light grey and painted all the trim white. It looks clean and modern. Getting paint in all those grooves was a lot of work but it was worth it. It was cheaper than drywall and quicker too.

Louis Kelley · Answer

Painting is the way to go. Had the same problem in one of my duplexes

Kevin Harrison · Answer

Just as another thought. Although it is still painting. Try white washing the walls. It gives the place a beachy/old farm house feel. My wife did this to some paneling in our mud room and it looks great.

Yuriy Tymoshenko · Answer

Guys, BP never cease to impress me! Painting the wall didn't even occur to me, although this is the most cost- and time-effective measure to make the place to look "decent enough" to get it rent out and move on to other one.

@Dumitru Anton most of competition here drywall and do just enough to satisfy FSU students, so I am not shooting for "super fancy".

I think paint is the answer.

JD Martin · Answer

Nothing cures what ails ya like paint does. A number of my rentals have paneling on the walls, and when it is painted actually looks pretty decent. Haven't had a renter yet complain. Downside is that filling nail holes is a little more annoying than drywall, but once you get through the first batch it's not too bad.

Dumitru Anton · Answer

@Yuriy Tymoshenko, mmmmm take the mushrooms out to a grill.... (kidding)

you can paint the paneling after some 2 x good primer or i think there are some gel stains (pudding like consistency; general finishes has some) which pretty much work as an oil paint.

but i would want to make it a little more light to the eye. just don't use hospital white

what is your competition doing in the area (if you have any)?

Wood interior siding? Any chance for it to look modern?

Wood interior siding? Any chance for it to look modern?

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