Board & Batten Backsplash Reveal
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You can see the tutorial of how I did this project in my post Board and Batten Back Splash
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Before
Voila! It’s finished. (note to self, get a new paper towel holder)
I used my Dutch Boy Refresh Paint (Sweetened White) semi-gloss on this project.
Do you see that Ipod? A gift from jamie! See the Ipod dock? A gift from Uprinting.com. I won a $100.00 gift card for my Thanksgiving post. I got the Ipod dock and some new flatware.
This board and batten may be a temporary fix, but I really do love how it looks. I also used my Dutch Boy paint when I painted the kitchen cabinets.
Do you have board and batten in your home? I’m thinking about doing it in the bathroom, not chair rail height. You know the board and batten that is a little higher with a ledge? That’s what I originally saw in a magazine last week that inspired me to do this backsplash. Any thoughts?
UPDATE: I painted my countertops!
gail
ps don’t stand still too long around here, you may get painted!
Love the board and batten. Rose is right, you did them so perfectly spaced. Great job my friend. Great tap too and so proud of you for installing that all by yourself.
Hugs, Deb
WOW!!! Looks great~
Gail, that was a great vision you had and I love how you made it work for your space. The dimensions you chose, the spacing of the battens, really it all works perfectly. I’m totally loving the look and think this should be considered a lot more than just temporary!
I think you’re right about the bathroom, going higher than chair rail height would look great!
The board and batten looks great! I did a wall in my living room right after Thanksgiving and I love it!! I already had paneling (70’s style) that I had painted so I just used joint compound to fill in the grooves, nailed on my battens, topped it off with a 1×4 shelf and some molding, and painted it the same color as my trim. Oh, and I did mine higher than chair rail, too and it’s great! It was a wonderful place to hang stocking since I don’t have a mantel. 😉 So really, mine’s faux board and batten but you can’t tell.
This is amazing! Great job! I love board and batten and we are thinking of adding it to our powder room too! Love your blog as well 🙂
Lovely as usual! :0) Love the new faucett…I’ve been looking for a new one, but haven’t found one I like better than the one I have, so we’re keeping this one for now. 🙂 I have the board and batten in Carson’s room, but am thinking of doing my dining room and masterbath. I can’t make my mind up about the dining room, because I want to do something in my foyer and might put the b&b in there instead. Just can’t make up my mind…guess that’s my prerogative. 🙂 hee hee heeHave a great day girly!!Missy
Gail, WOW! Fantabulous, love it. You’re Amazing Girl!
I really like this…in fact I’m going to go check out ‘Restyled Vintage to see if she put pictures up of her project using this technique.
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Your kitchen looks beautiful. The backsplash is the perfect finishing touch.
Gail…you are amazing. I wish you were my neighbor and we could diy together…or better yet I would just have you diy my house! Did I mention I am willing to move? This turned out just beautiful!
Yes, I do! We just did some in our bedroom last week, as a fix for me trying to hang a too-heavy mirror on the wall, failing dismally, and ending up with the wall plug pulled right out of the wall and leaving a large hole…oops! The wall was wallpapered and I had no spare wallpaper so board and batten was the solution.
We purchased two sheets of 2400×1200 3mm thick MDF at $10 per sheet, some battens, and some thicker plain molding for the top (ours went right to the ceiling).
We then used no more nails glue to stick the MDF straight onto the wall, then we glued and nailed the battens on. Caulked it all up with no more gaps then slapped on the white paint. Even my DIY guy Dad was totally amazed at our efforts, it really looks cool.
Alot like yours actually. Just floor to ceiling, and in a bedroom.
I cannot wait to use it as a solution again (in fact I don’t even need it to be solving a problem, I;d just do it anyway for the character it adds!)
xx Karen