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
  • Try a knotty pine table that won't be ruined by spills and scratches.
    — Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The dining area is set against a backdrop of the home’s original knotty pine walls.
    — Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 5 July 2024
  • 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 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 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 two-level house has vaulted, knotty pine ceilings, a rock fireplace, primary suite with a hot tub, and three more bedrooms.
    — Jeastman, oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Northern Wisconsin cabins are often with pine logs, knotty pine walls, and green windows.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • Also think Sissel rugs, knotty pine furniture, and an ample dose of natural light.
    — Vogue, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The big guy in the doorway stretched out his arms, his hands gripping both sides of the knotty pine planks on either side of the door frame, his body filling the space, blocking our way out.
    — Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
  • 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
  • Thoughts of spending weekends off the grid in the wilderness, surrounded by tall, knotty pines, occupies our brain space frequently.
    — Morgan Bulman, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2024
  • The classic beach house, built in 1953, has knotty pine woodworking, a gas fireplace, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
    — oregonlive, 11 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • The 26 log cabins retain the warmth of their vintage knotty pine but add plush king or queen beds, fireplaces, full kitchenettes, and porches with rocking or Adirondack chairs.
    — Melanie Haiken, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • And since best often meant biggest, the result was the invention, some decades ago now, of the super-chalet—an Alpine escape with all the gusto of an oil tycoon’s Dallas manor but done up in knotty pine.
    — Tom Weijand, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2024
  • This horizontal knotty pine fencing from The Home Consultant is higher on the side than the back to protect this drought-resistant backyard space from the house next door.
    — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • With low ceilings and original knotty pine siding, not much has changed at Frank's Cafe - except for the installment of flat screen TVs, air conditioning, an internet jukebox and a pool table.
    — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2023
  • 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
  • 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

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