Diy board and batten materials.
Board and batten paneling diy.
I m sharing my tutorial for this over at the apron blog.
This simple diy board and batten wainscoting project adds tons of character to your home.
We added this diy board and batten paneling to our entry hall when we first moved in and i loved it so much that we now have it in our master bedroom floor to ceiling and in our dining room.
Simple 3 4 cove was added to this board and batten wall paneling.
I used a 48 level.
How to create diy board and batten wall panelling posted on 1st august 2019 as a highly impulsive person who isn t always great at forward planning i write this tutorial knowing full well i should have prepared for it more and taken more photos along the way.
I also like the height of this wall panel layout rather than a wainscoting style.
I placed my middle board 45 25 from the ground.
Board and batten wall panels using a cove molding.
Just make sure there is a smooth side and that it is paintable.
Feel free to skip the backing board though if you want to.
I added a bit of panel adhesive to each board and attached them using my stapler.
Any decorative molding such as an egg and dart would work well.
Board and batten is a type of wainscoting with simple clean lines that can evoke a farmhouse or shaker style.
It is pretty inexpensive and comes in 4 x8 panels.
Board and batten wall panel options.
I decided to use a 1 8 inch panel of utility board or hardboard as the backing for my paneling.