Alternative surfaces on OSB

[Beetleboy]

I have a hall in an outbuilding that is clad in OSB that I plan to start using. You could say it's going to become a warm storage space, and my requirements are that it should look neat, be easy to maintain, require little work to finish, and not be too expensive.

What I have considered so far:
- Paint directly on the OSB boards
- Beadboard panels, like these.
- Primed tongue-and-groove chipboard, like Walls to paint Forestia.

More options?

 

[Nybyggarn]

Can drywall be an option if shelves are going to be put on the walls anyway?
It's quick to set up and easy to keep clean if they are painted with paint that can be wiped down.
Painted OSB is so-so, in my opinion.

 

[Beetleboy]

I would prefer to avoid all the work with drywall; screwing it up, puttying, sanding, puttying again, sanding, and painting...

 

[fribygg]

I would prefer to avoid all the work with drywall; screwing up, puttying, sanding, puttying again, sanding, and painting...

Spray paint directly on the OSB?

 

[pjkw]

I put renovation wallpaper on OSB and painted it. Unfortunately, wallpaper paste might not be the most suitable for OSB's smooth surface, so it took a bit of work to get it in place, but the result turned out very well, I thought. Some texture remained, but it didn't feel as cheap as painted OSB.

 

[Rickard.]

I have painted OSB in 2 rooms and I think it works quite well. One of the rooms has previous owners who nailed corner strips over the joints, giving it a slightly different look. When I was redoing an adjacent room, I skipped them because it was easier to arrange furniture against the wall and cheaper. Expect to use quite a lot of paint.

Since it's 100% subjective, I attached two pictures of how it looks so you can decide for yourself. It's not possible to fill the joints on OSB, so the seams are visible.

 

[Beetleboy]

That looks completely fine, a soft seal at the joint might work.
You mention that it took a lot of paint, but do you have a sense of how much? Double the normal amount? There are a lot of nooks in OSB...

 

[Rickard.]

Maybe, I have soft joints in the corners and I think it might actually make the joints even more visible, but I haven't tried it.

Not twice as much but a little more than "usual," it's also a bit tricky to paint so you might have to expect an extra coat before you manage to cover everything. I believe the upper picture is two very thick layers of rustafärg with a coarse roller.

The lower one feels like less paint as the OSB shows through more and it's not quite 100% covering.

 

[MrJay]

Gypsum compound, type Knauf MP75