Covering up holes in paneling

[Powertour]

Moron that had my coach before me installed a TV/TV mount in an asinine position at the foot of the rear bed (super low just off the bed surface). In addition to having to strain your next to watch any TV back there the TV itself was right in the way of pretty much everything & we were constantly making contact with it.

So, I moved everything up high now but was left with about a 1/2 dozen holes in the wall that are probably around 5/16ths - 3/8ths in diameter.

We can't do the obvious & 'hang a picture over them' b/c again, the holes where the TV mount was is super low on the wall.

Any other suggestions on how to plug/cover/patch would be appreciated. Push come to shove I'll just leave them but they're kind of an eye sore given what the previous owner did & how it did it.

Thanks in advance!

[Powertour]

Some great ideas, thanks much everyone!

[CavemanCharlie]

MURPHY55347 wrote:
Buy a flat cold air return grill. They make them in many different sizes. They may only come in white but you could always paint it a color to blend in with the wall.

Yes, I owned a camper that had a grill like that mounted to the outside of the camper. It looked like a normal intake for something (Fan, fridge, etc.) I couldn't figure out why something like that was in that location. I removed it and found that the previous owner had poked a hole in the side of the camper. After filling the hole it still looked bad so he just covered it up with this.

No one ever suspected a thing or noticed it at all.

[SARGUY]

Get a sheet of decorative paneling something like they use in some RV ceilings,then cut it to fit and glue it to the existing panel.

[B_O__Plenty]

A piece of molding above and another below. Run these from corner to corner in the room. Fill in between them with a strip of wood in a contrasting color or wallper or tile or whatever.
B.O.

[mobeewan]

Wood grain paneling repair tape

Peel and stick hole covers. Also called peel and stick cover cap

The manufacturer gave me a couple sheets that matched my paneling when I had it in for warranty work.

[MURPHY55347]

Buy a flat cold air return grill. They make them in many different sizes. They may only come in white but you could always paint it a color to blend in with the wall.

[Lenny_K]

I would use wood filler crayons available at Home depot or Lowes or online.
Easy to use and if you take your time those holes will become almost invisible.

[bpounds]

You said paneling, so I assume some kind of wood grain surface. They make peel and stick fake paneling in a wide variety of colors/species. Get a small piece, cut some circles, and stick them over the holes. Won't be perfect, but it is still a camper at the end of the day.

[DutchmenSport]

Cover them with a small chalk board. At night, write on it your current location, and campground site number. When you wake up in the morning and have that instantaneous, "Um... where am I?" moment, you can look at the chalk board and remember immediately. It might also come in handy in the event of an emergency, if you are in a panic and need to call 911.

Well... it's just an idea...

[PastorCharlie]

Wallpaper the room.

[Community Alumni]

Go buy some fake stick on bullet holes and stick them on the wall.

May not look good but the conversation may be good. :B

JimR

[Dick_B]

Stay with the picture idea but leave out the frame. Just glue or velcro it to the wall.

[DrewE]

Maybe you could mount some sort of a cargo net stuff holder gizmo there to stash your pajamas and, well, whatever other random stuff needs stashing.

[ependydad]

Dutch_12078 wrote:
One easy fix if the holes aren't too spread out is to attach a blank 2-gang wall plate over the holes using small wood screws instead of the screws that come with it. Use a plate color that matches your outlets and the wood screws can be painted to match with nail polish, etc.

One example:

2-Gang Midway Blank Nylon Wall Plate, White

I like that. I might have a friend paint something on it so that it's a small decorative piece.