Court's Corner

Bedroom before.

Hi Guys! Welcome to Court’s Corner! I purchased this home in November 2020 and I have been finding DIY’s to be very therapeutic for me ever since. I have already completed so much that I want to share with you and have so many more affordable DIY’s in store. Join me as I update my home DIY style from top to bottom. 

This portion of the update is me attempting a board and batten wall for the FIRST time in my master. I saw this idea on Lonefox YouTube Channel and I fell in love with the color plus he and I own the same bed style. I wanted to make my master neutral and classic and this worked out perfectly. I was able to get this look all for under $100 and have linked below supplies:

Supplies:

  • (5 ) pre-primed 1x4x8 boards $7.44 each (Boards)
  • (1) Dap Wood filler $5.58 (Wood filler)
  • (1) Liquid Nail $2.58 each (Liquid Nail )
  • (1) Paintable caulk Dap $1.78 (Caulk)
  • Paint of your choice – (I used green by Behr Paint Color)
  • Miter saw (or Lowes will cut if you have measurements in advanced)
  • Brad Nailer (or hammer and nails) 
  • 2″ inch nails 
 

In a separate blog I will show how I framed the windows to complete this look.

I started by painting the entire room in a white. I am in love with this white and how it brightens up every room in my home. The original wall color when purchased was agreeable gray which is also a very popular color. Many of my friends and family members loved the original color until they saw how the white elevated the space. I left the portion where the boards would go up the original wall color since I will be painting that portion green. 

I then took my measurements to see how far apart my boards should be. I wanted them 10 inches apart which allowed me to place 7 boards vertically. I purchased 5 boards total and since the boards are 8ft long, I decided to cut them in half to save money making them each 4ft long. Some of the wood pieces were a little longer or shorter than 4ft due to wall/floor being uneven (MEASURE EACH PIECE). Once I had my vertical pieces cut, I used liquid nails and adhered them to the wall and used brad nailer to secure it to the wall.  

Once I had all of the vertical boards in place I was able to measure the distance between the windows and the wall for the horizontal boards. I cut the board to length and horizontally  placed one flat on wall, directly on top of the vertical boards. Then placed another board flat on top of the horizontal board previously placed giving it a ledge/shelf like appearance. The horizontal boards were also secured using brad nailer and liquid nails for more support. 

The final step is to fill in and sand all of the holes created by the nails using dap wood filler and caulk all boards to add a more seamless appearance. This step can be tedious but trust me you are going to love those clean lines. 

Ok now seriously! Lastly, I painted the boards this rich olive green that I absolutely love. 

I waited a few days to add the top piece no reason just procrastination at its best.

This was my first board and batten wall and I am super impressed with it. 

I chose the pre-primed boards to save time from priming but you can purchase the regular wood boards or even MDF boards to complete this look at an even cheaper cost. I also had the miter saw and brad nailer from a previous project.This project was completed all for under $100 when I completed it and I am so pleased with it.

Thank you for checking out this DIY and I hope you subscribe and follow along with me on this journey!