Our screened in porch has a wall of vinyl siding and i wanted to make it look nicer by adding some pretty decor.
Hanging a shelf from a board and batten wall.
My boards are 33 1 4 6.
I love board and batten and added one wall to both my bathroom and living room though without the shelf which i think looks amazing.
I knew this would be substantial and visually pleasing yet still allow me to hang things on the wall.
Because i was remodeling and had no baseboards in either spot i used a horizontal 1 6 for my bottom and top and used 1 4 s for the verticals.
The room looks gorgeous.
First of all board and batten basically just means putting wood mdf strips on your wall in a pattern or design.
Hold the board flush to one of your vertical boards and mark where it hits the next vertical board.
However you can certainly change it up and add horizontal pieces to create squares or run the vertical boards part way up the wall and cap it off with a shelf.
I added a shelf to this one for decor.
Cut and dry fit this board to make sure it hits both ends snug.
This is the best part of the how my husband read my mind i had 60 inches in my head he hung it at 58.
This wall used to be a full floor to ceiling wall but we removed half of it when we did the first big remodel in this house a couple years ago.
Of course it s great to incorporate a wall mounted television just like you would art.
Angled cuts to create the herringbone board and batten pattern.
If there hadn t been crown moulding in my dining room i would have added a horizontal piece at the top as well as the bottom like you traditionally see on a board and batten wall.
If you are trying to find the perfect i scoured the internet and found 45 board and batten wall.
But i had no idea how to hang things on vinyl siding without damaging it.
Lolly jane installed it above board and batten and flanked it with.
I love it because is an affordable way only 150 to give a space character add a focal point and elevate your space.
Board and batten wall accent ideas.
Take a new board and cut a 30 degree angle at one end of it.
Full board and batten wall more modern white board and batten walls more of a traditional farmhouse vibe.
I just put a 8 inch board along the bottom and it worked great.
I now want one in every room in my house.
After we removed half the wall i put a new 2 4 on top of the existing now shorter wall studs to solidify the half.
The wall height of the board and batten is pretty important but not exact.
I was super worried about committing to nail holes or breaking the wall until i found the perfect hooks for hanging decor on vinyl siding without nails or screws.
These tapered shelves provide storage and anchor the wall without the large footprint of typical built ins via apartment therapy and these built ins at the yellow cape cod are stunning.
It also solved the problem of not having matching baseboard for the large wall.
Colored board and batten wall can be any color but more recently darker colors are very popular.