ShareThis room has already come a good distance! We ripped out the carpet, put in hardwood flooring to match the remainder of the downstairs, and added a a lot brighter white paint on the partitions. I nonetheless have to get that weblog publish made for you. So, that shall be coming quickly. My subsequent imaginative and prescient for this room was so as to add an accent wall with board & batten. Wait until you see the colour I’ve picked out for it. I’m just about obsessive about the colour I’ve chosen and shall be utilizing it in our grasp lavatory makeover within the very close to future. Your first step shall be measuring the wall or partitions that you just’ll be including the board and batten to. Additionally, you will want to determine when you’ll want so as to add MDF paneling or not. Our partitions are textured (it’s a factor in Arizona), I don’t look after it, however I’ve gotten used to it. I’ve seen some folks out right here do board & batten with out including the panels for a easy floor. I personally don’t look after it, it seems unfinished to me. It’s a private choice although and you could not thoughts it that manner, and that’s okay too. For this mission the wall we’re DIYing is 13ft. 10in X 9ft. After taking all of our measurements, deciding what thickness we wished the trim items, and spacing we might determine what we would have liked for supplies. Supplies 1x4x10 Primed MDF (10) battens 1x5x8 Primed MDF (20) prime trim items 4×8 MDF Paneling (5) All objective Energy Seize adhesive Caulk, Paint, Spackle, Sand Paper Instruments Tape measure Degree Air compressor Stud finder Nail gun we used 1.25 in brad nails One factor that I’m realizing whereas I’m penning this publish for you, is…….I didn’t take sufficient photos. Ha, effectively I have to step up my sport with that. I slacked on taking photos of myself doing the work too. Epic fail on my half! So, again to the steps! You’ll need to discover and mark your studs take away baseboard trim if wanted (we eliminated ours) Get the facility seize prepared and begin placing up the MDF panels if you could do that step. Squeeze the all-purpose adhesive all around the part you’ll be including the panel to. As soon as the panel was up we brad nailed it into the studs. Perhaps overkill, however my husband insisted on doing this, lol. This half strikes fairly rapidly. The paneling is up and now we’re prepared so as to add the highest trim items on the ceiling. I wished this trim piece thicker than the remaining so we went with 1x5x8 boards. Now, this half strikes fairly rapidly too. We measured and discovered the spacing, made our marks, and began so as to add the batten boards. As soon as we had all of the boards up and secured we did a little bit clean-up with the store vac and I used to be able to do the end work. In the case of our DIY tasks I’m the one which does all of the end work. I believe this is the reason my husband and I make such a great crew as a result of we each have strengths with regards to these things and all of it comes collectively. Ending steps Discover and spackle all nail holes + seams that should be crammed As soon as dried sand and vaccum all mud Caulk all seams and let dry 24 hours earlier than portray (this is likely one of the most essential elements to make the whole lot look seamless Now we get to color!! That is one among my favourite elements of a mission as a result of all of it begins to come back collectively! I lastly get to share with you the colour I selected for this wall. I’ve to present this shade inspiration shout-out to Regan over at The Blooming Nest. Every thing she does is gorgeous so when you’re not already, give her a comply with! I do know I stated it earlier than, however I actually am OBSESSED with this shade. I knew instantly I wanted this shade in my life. 😍 What do I really like about this shade? I really like the tone, it’s cool with a little bit heat, and relying on the sunshine coming into the room it may possibly seem darker or a lot lighter. It’s such a impartial shade that just about any shade scheme will go along with it, which makes it excellent to vary up decor frequently when you like. So, right here she is all accomplished!! I’m so proud of the way it got here out and it’s precisely how I pictured it. All on this board & batten DIY mission got here in at slightly below $200. I believe that’s fairly good for including such a big assertion piece to this room. Now to furnish and embellish would be the subsequent step. I’ve created a design board for this room so, I’ve an thought of what I’d love to do and as soon as it’s accomplished I’ll be sure that to share it with you all!! I hope this DIY tutorial was useful or a minimum of evokes you to deal with a few of your individual tasks. I’d love to listen to from you, and what tasks you’ve got going, or wish to begin. Share
