The Perils of Knotty Pine and White Paint

Attempting to brighten up the dreary 1950's basement I applied white paint to three knotty pine panels (3 out of hundreds - perhaps several hundreds!). Uncle Kevin, when he finally noticed these three slim panels of white after three days, became apoplectic(sp?)- steam shooting out from his ears and nose and eyes blazing fire. Stamp, stamp, stamp of the feet and pound, pound, pound, up the stairs - not even stopping to turn off the TV or even finish watching his show. Words of wisdom: 1. If you are living with a male and there is knotty pine in your home - learn to embrace it as a permanent decorative feature. It seems to be the decor of choice for most men - well, not Vern on the house trading spaces channel - but he's probably gay. 2. If you are planning on purchasing a new home - with a male - DO NOT PURCHASE ANYTHING WITH KNOTTY PINE PANELING.