e chose primed pine because it would be easy to paint. We technically used the back side of beadboard paneling, but these boards are made so you can use either side depending on what look you want. If we used the front side it would have created a beadboard effect, and we wanted the v-groove plank effect. I learned that trick in our old house when we planked the sides of our cabinetry with the back of tongue and gro
