How to Use knotty pine in a Sentence

knotty pine

noun
  • There’s a one-room beach house lined with knotty pine, with a living room and a partial kitchen.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2020
  • The cars are boxy, the coats are sheepskin, the lapels are yawning, the potatoes are served in a cream sauce, and the rec rooms are paneled in knotty pine.
    Molly Young, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2021
  • The bedroom on the other side includes a storage wall paneled in knotty pine.
    Julie Lasky, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2020
  • Our room was decked out in knotty pine furniture and had a balcony, covered in snow, looking out over the main drag.
    oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The mountain retreat, trimmed in river stone and knotty pine, overlooks the 8th tee box and green at the Lake Arrowhead Country Club.
    Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2020
  • The living and dining rooms each have rock fireplaces and are complete with knotty pine boards and vaulted beamed ceilings.
    Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The classic beach house, built in 1953, has knotty pine woodworking, a gas fireplace, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
    oregonlive, 11 Oct. 2021
  • The eat-in kitchen nearby has knotty pine cabinets in good shape and access to a deck overlooking the former farm’s 3-acre lot and gazebo.
    Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Last remodeled in the mid-1990s, when the upper floor was added, the house has expanses of textured drywall trimmed in knotty pine and wide windows with water views.
    Julie Lasky, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2019
  • The interior uses knotty pine paneling to provide a natural look, and the vinyl floor is easy to sweep out to keep clean.
    Megan Barber, Curbed, 13 Apr. 2018
  • The two-level cabin has a knotty pine interior, wood-burning insert and a living and dining area that opens to a deck with a view of the Zigzag River.
    oregonlive, 19 Dec. 2020
  • Arnold Berke is still scratching his head over a note penciled on some knotty pine paneling in the basement of his former house in Tenleytown.
    Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Snapped in the mirror of a cozy looking gym—note the cute dog and knotty pine—Smith's pose purposefully pulled focus to her mid-section, her six-pack framed by ribbed, heather grey leggings and a matching sports bra.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Spike buck or 12-pointer; shot by a guest or family member, each rack is hung on the cabin’s knotty pine interior — an arrangement that has come to be known as the Wall of Death.
    Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Old barns, pottery collections, knotty pine kitchens and patchwork quilts fill the pages, highlighting real homes furnished over many decades.
    Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2021
  • The floors were hardwood, the walls decorated with rifles, knotty pine wood, a cross, pro-gun signs and American flags, including one that had the Pledge of Allegiance printed on it.
    Tim Carman, Washington Post, 14 July 2022
  • Commune used knotty pine plywood, one of the most inexpensive finishes available, at about $2.25 per square foot.
    Lexi Mainland, latimes.com, 27 June 2019
  • Also think Sissel rugs, knotty pine furniture, and an ample dose of natural light.
    Vogue, 11 Mar. 2021
  • While their roots are plainly Finnish and Scandinavian, stylistically, the older ones tend to rock the 1950s ski-chalet look with lots of plaid cushions and knotty pine, and the more recent entries have a cool monochromatic design.
    New York Times, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Then light hues return for a breath in the master bedroom suite, where the bathroom is clad in Calacatta Mandria marble and the serene bedroom is anchored by a minimalist four-poster knotty pine bed designed by Beckstedt.
    Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 4 Sep. 2019
  • In the context of the knotty pine floor, the Caesarstone-quartz island, urban in its blockiness and concrete-like finish, reads like country bluestone thanks in part to its intentional imperfections.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2021

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