GIVE YOUR WALL A MAKEOVER FOR UNDER $30
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I love, love, love my kitchen (even if I don’t cook in it) but I wanted to give it more dimension. I didn’t want to add more clutter or decor so I thought I could give my wall a facelift instead. I’m always looking at new or unique ways touch up my home and I wanted something easy and affordable. As great as using real wood would have been there was too many downfalls like the weight of the wood so shiplap it was! This was a concept I wanted to try with old fence posts, but after doing some research I found that shiplap was cheaper and faster.
If you want to add any sort of dimension or unique design to any part of your home try this! Because I had all of the products except the paneling it only cost me $18!! Even if you don’t have all of the materials at home this project should cost you no more than $30. Time it takes to complete this...TWO HOURS! Yeah...quick, easy and affordable.
STEP 1: Make sure that your wall is clean and free of any nails and baseboard if you’re going from the ground up.
STEP 2: You have to decide what kind of space you want between each panel, I used a penny as a gap ruler to make sure that each were evenly spaced laterally. (You’re going to want to make sure that the ends of the panels are butted up to each other with no spaces).
STEP 3: Nail the boards to the wall. Place two holes (top and bottom) on each end of the board and then again in the center to keep it from bowing outwards. I used a Brad Nailer with an air compressor gun but you could also stick with simple finishing nails and hammer.
STEP 4: Stagger your boards to give your wall character.
STEP 5: Fill nail holes with putty and sand them down.
STEP 6: Paint the whole wall with my desired paint color. I chose to keep the wall the same color as the rest in my kitchen, but you can also highlight it with an accent color!
Shiplap!
The creative and affordable home makeover.
TIPS:
When buying the boards go to Home Depot and ask for underlayment plywood. For a 4’x8’ it will only cost you $18. Ask them to cut it down to your desired width and length and it should be free of charge. I had them make 8” wide cuts and kept the panels 8’ long. You can really do whichever width and length goes best with your design and your home.
