Board and batten is a wood wall treatment that can be applied to interior or exterior walls.
Batten board wall.
The batten are trim pieces that are added to the top of the boards as decorative accent.
I decided to spray the board and batten wall for two reasons.
Are you looking for inexpensive wall accent ideas.
Spray the board and batten.
Wood mdf in the width you want for the batten if your walls have texture backer board to make walls smooth.
One you get a much better and even finish when spraying.
Half board and batten wall more traditional full board and batten wall more modern white board and batten walls more of a traditional farmhouse vibe.
I previously considered three shades and decided on smoky green by benjamin moore.
Here s what you ll need.
In appearance board and batten siding can look rustic or modern depending on how rough the lumber is and its finish.
The board is a smooth board that is applied to the wall first.
Two painting all of the seams of the board and batten would take forever.
The marks will be the leading edge of your batten board see below for instructions that is basically the tutorial.
Now let s all build a board and batten wall.
You ll love it grid formul.
Add the top board to board and batten wall cut your 1 2 board to size this will be the top board and install it on top of the middle 1 4 board with 1 1 4 brad nails and some construction adhesive to create a top ledge.
It s a greyish green and is the perfect fit for the direction we re going in for the bedroom.
I used this 99 paint sprayer that made the finish soooooo smooth.
In the design reveal post for this master bedroom makeover i emphasized that i wanted a calming green paint color for our feature wall.
I know it works and it makes all the difference in the final look of your board and batten wall to have everything spaced out nicely.
The most common arrangement uses 1x10 boards and 1x2 or 1x3 batten.
Board and batten walls come in all sorts of sizes colors and styles.
Choose board and batten paint color.
It never fails i always end up with brush strokes or roller lines.
The most common being.