While you can cut the bottom of the battens at an angle to mitigate the overhang, I just don't like the way that looks. If we used something like 1 x 4s to create our battens, they would overhang the baseboards. The top of our baseboards is only 1/4 inch thick. We chose 1/4″ plywood for a couple of very important reasons.įirst, we wanted to work with our existing baseboards. There are a zillion different types and sizes of wood you can use to create a board and batten wall treatment. An Important Note About Choosing Your Wood
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Note: if you have wall texture/textured walls, you could install thin plywood behind your battens to get the traditional look of board and batten (which is NOT textured). “Battens” are vertical molding pieces installed on larger “boards.” But these days most people use their wall surface as the “board” portion and simply apply “batten” strips on top of their wall to create the look of board and batten with far less work. What is board and batten?įirst up, let's make sure we are all on the same page when we use the phrase “board and batten.” Traditionally, board and batten is a siding and paneling style that places narrow strips of wood over the joints of wide boards, resulting in a really pretty and classic wall treatment.
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I have alllll the details here for you, so let's dive in! You can find a source list for the hallway in our current home at the end of this post. It helped that we did not remove our baseboards (I highly recommend working with your existing baseboards–more on that later)! And it was incredibly affordable and cost-effective. We installed board and batten in our formerly boring upstairs hallway and it TOTALLY transformed the space! Best of all, the installation process was actually far easier than I expected. But believe it or not, we have never installed a board and batten accent wall until now! And you may remember that in our old kitchen, we upcycled an old fence into a DIY herringbone accent wall (I still miss it). In our old foyer, we installed a modern DIY plank wall and it transformed the foyer from boring to awesome.
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If you follow me on Instagram, chances are you have been eagerly awaiting to learn how to install board and batten the way we did in our hallway! Accent wall treatments are such an effective way to add a ton of interest to any room or space.
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How to Install Board and Batten: A Full Tutorial.Materials Needed for Board and Batten Accent Wall.An Important Note About Choosing Your Wood.
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