For an old barn wood look, sand and score first ... the panels of your newly designed rustic wood paneling. Read the original article on House Digest.

If you’re thinking about updating a room with wood-paneled walls, your instinct might be to start fresh, either by tearing out the paneling or ... down a bunch of old newspaper or a drop cloth.

The one-story house is on a generous lot one block from downtown Ponchatoula and the old train depot that is ... the native Louisiana bald cypress. The wood glows with a deep honey-hued richness ...