in a cupboard i have some sawn looking wood around the middle (nailed
in on 3 walls) obviously put there to support a shelf. I'm leaving it
in place as i might use it as a shelf in the future (plus trying to
take it off might damage the walls, pull off plaster etc) but want to
paint it to blend in with the walls.

Is it ok to paint this type of wood with wall emulsion? Or should I
really use wood paint. Only prob is i would have to buy matching wood
paint so if i could get away with the emulsion it would save money.As
the walls are magnolia but i only have white wood paint (used for
skirting etc)

ta

On Nov 6, 4:18*pm, benpost wrote:
in a cupboard i have some sawn looking wood around the middle (nailed
in on 3 walls) obviously put there to support a shelf. I'm leaving it
in place as i might use it as a shelf in the future (plus trying to
take it off might damage the walls, pull off plaster etc) but want to
paint it to blend in with the walls.

Is it *ok to paint this type of wood with wall emulsion? Or should I
really use wood paint. Only prob is i would have to buy matching wood
paint so if i could get away with the emulsion it would save money.As
the walls are magnolia but i only have white wood paint (used for
skirting etc)

ta

No reason why you shouldn't paint it with emulsion. If screw heads or
nail heads are visible, prime them with something oil-or solvent-based
first (like a gloss paint), or you'll have rust coming through the
emulsion later.

Regards
Richard

benpost wrote:
in a cupboard i have some sawn looking wood around the middle (nailed
in on 3 walls) obviously put there to support a shelf. I'm leaving it
in place as i might use it as a shelf in the future (plus trying to
take it off might damage the walls, pull off plaster etc) but want to
paint it to blend in with the walls.

Is it ok to paint this type of wood with wall emulsion? Or should I
really use wood paint. Only prob is i would have to buy matching wood
paint so if i could get away with the emulsion it would save money.As
the walls are magnolia but i only have white wood paint (used for
skirting etc)

ta

Emulsion works fine straight on. Its basically pretty similar to thin
water based acrylic primer anyway. Which you could use as a base if you
want it pretty-perfect

Modern water based wood painst seem only really different in that they
are designed for harder wear.

thanks guys

"benpost" wrote in message
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thanks guys

If it's got knots it may be worth painting some 'knotting' onto them first,
otherwise they can discolour the paint.