Painting Log Cabin Interior Walls

We re talking about log walls.

Painting log cabin interior walls.

Painting a log cabin is likely to cause more harm than good. Creamy white walls look great paired with the natural half log wall wood ceiling and timber trimmed windows. In this case it would probably mean painting and or staining that wall a very very dark shade of brown which would be the most neutral choice as i see it. The answer is no it won t.

If your log cabin walls are uncoated and new the first thing you need to do is apply a primer in order to protect the log cabin materials beneath. There s nothing stopping you. I also would leave painting the log walls as a last resort. So don t do it.

If you re dead set on painting your log cabin then do it. No taking down walls in a log house for just 10k either because that means that you immediately need to redo the floors. In fact it will cause your logs to rot. Why does wood rot.

There are lots of options when it comes to painting the interior log walls of your home. So to recap the best complements to a log cabin interior include whites and saturated versions of colors such as yellow blue red and green. Some track lighting which you can direct the lights to hit warm log walls and bounce off would work. Why can t you paint a log cabin.

An elegant modern reading nook. The wood is enough of a neutral and the addition of tans beiges or grays would be nothing but dreary. Imagine a beach cabin with a light blue stain painted on the ceilings with bright white rafters and trim. A little girl s room could be pretty in pink or purple.

Unfortunately logs on cabins are exposed to harsh weather conditions which create the perfect environment for rotting to take place when coupled with paint. Don t ever paint a log cabin. I have also seen a lavender bathroom in a log home that was absolutely beautiful. While paint protects other things like metals and stone it actually destroys wood.

The red tones from the rug and couch upholstery work well with the artwork and curtains within the space. It also serves as an effective base for further coats on top of the primer. An ideal option for interior painting is the combination of primer and first coat. Paint doesn t protect logs like it does other things.

This log cabin has an appealing southwestern theme. Great led lighting will go a long way to making your home feel brighter. If you stain keep in mind that the more color pigment in the stain the more often you ll need to re stain to keep it looking sharp. Natural wood products such as cedar shingles and trim pine lap siding or exterior grade plywood can be stained a variety of tones or left to weather gray.

And you shouldn t paint logs. You might be able to get the flat parts of the house painted for 10k but not logs. In reality you can.