So after months and months (7, specifically) we've FINALLY finished the living room paint job. It took us a while to research the best way to cover the pine knots and even longer to get two coats of the glue-like primer on (we used Gripper by Glidden if your trying to do the same thing). Two more coats of interior paint on top of that and we can finally arrive on the weekend to a completed great room.
We know there are a ton of people out there who'd consider us heathens for even thinking about painting pine paneling but we really love the results!
Here are some before ...
and after pics: