To clarify, it’s not that I don’t like it — I just like it painted out. Real knotty pine wood paneling from the 1950s is fabulous architecture to have. However, I prefer to paint it a light ...

Q. Years ago, I opened an in-home child-care program. I had to treat my old knotty pine paneling with fire retardant. It used to be a beautiful accent in my beach cottage home. Now the finish on ...