DIY Board and Batten Grid Accent Wall & Bedroom Makeover on a Budget
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 เม.ย. 2022
- For several years my wife and I talked about redoing our master bedroom, and we finally decided to pull the trigger. In this video, we show you how to make a board & batten grid accent wall. We take you through the process from materials, to measuring and grid calculations, and techniques for a professional looking result. The materials for the wall only cost a few hundred dollars. Please drop a comment if you've done your own board & batten wall or used this video to help you do yours.
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1x4 common boards from Home Depot
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Very detailed love how he kept it informative less talking more doing awesome video 🎉
Thanks so much!
Probably one of the best how to videos I have ever seen. Thanks for the info man! Great job
Wow, you made my day! Thanks! Good luck if you try the project!
You made it very easy to understand. Incredibly helpful tutorial even for a dummy like me. Thanks!
Haha, thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed, and I'm sure you'd crush it if you decide to take on the project! Have a great day!
Cheers! Can’t wait to begin bedroom reno
Nice! Please let me know how it goes! I'm sure it will look awesome!
Thank you so much for the detail. I will try this next week in my guest room first then the others later. Awesome work.
That's great! Please let me know how it goes!
This was so helpful to realize all of the thought and steps it takes to complete. Great job showing the process and progress… especially how much time it takes.
Thank you! Good luck to you if you decide to take on the project yourself!
Amazing job Jay! (And Dana!!)
Looks great and I love the floors! Now just enjoy!!!!
Thanks so much!!
Drawing out your design was priceless thanks
You're welcome! Glad it helped!
Well done!! Looks great
Thanks!
Great job. Beautiful room.
Thank you!
Awesome job!
Thank you!
Beautifully done ❤
Thank you!
This looks great.
Thanks!
Always love a good math lesson😎
Lol, who doesn't? I've been loving your trip photos!
Looks awesome 👍
Thanks!
Love how you went into details on everything, it really helps for beginners! Will be attempting on my own wish me luck 🤞🏽
Best of luck! I hope it turns out really well for you!
Love the math lesson! I'm paying a carpenter to create my accent wall in a dining room. I love how this wall looks.
for me, taking the vertical boards all the way to the top was a bold move. I feel like the ceilings of my home have not been level enough to trust the top row would look right if I split them up into min pieces. I agree it would definitely be easier as long as you know that the tops will light up correctly.
That's a good point, but my walls were so long that I couldn't find a horizontal board to span the distance. I would have had a seam anyway, so that's why I decided to go vertical first and cut up the horizontal. Have a great day!
Nice Job!
Thanks!
nice wotk, great instructions!
Thanks!
I’m the last person to do home fixes. But watching other videos, my recommendation would be to paint last due to having to spackle, caulk, and sand.
Haha nothing wrong with painting last. I could have waited, but just felt it was so easy to hit boards when they weren't on the wall. It was very quick.
Very nice 👍🏼 ❤
Thanks!
great job. Other videos make it look so hard but now I think i can to this!!!!
Awesome! Good luck!
@@HandzforHire what would you recommend to cut the wood since i dont have a circular saw?
@@robertprescott9577 hey Robert, if you take very careful measurements, Home Depot or Lowes will cut them for you at the store. I'd let them know when you arrive at the store to ask if someone can help you. You'd pick out the ones you like, load them on a cart, pay for them, measure your cuts in an aisle where they have the saw, and then let them cut for you. Good luck!
Very nice
Thank you!
Nice.
Thanks!
Nice and classic look. There are online calculators for these kinds of project that take the guesswork out of the equation. FYI. Would have saved some headaches 😅
Thanks! Haha, that probably would have helped, but I'm always up for a math challenge. Lol. Have a great day!
That’s hard!!! 🎉
Nice the first panelling vid ive seen where its been done right and doesn't look like as tatty mess
Thank you! I really appreciate this comment!
Love it. I wonder how one can improve the transition from the bottom 1x4 to the trim.
Thanks! Yes, that's one challenge. The good news is that from an upper view angle, it's not noticeable. The only thing I could think of was possibly using thinner boards, but then the depth wouldn't be as dramatic. I think that's what makes the wall pop. Each time I come into the room, my eyes are drawn to the wall and not the transition so it doesn't bother me, but there has to be a way to make it perfect. Maybe new baseboards that don't bevel? Have a great day!
cool video :D
Thanks!
Excellent video. Really helped me a lot - one Q please? Did you use the finishing nailer on the studs or was it ok with liquid nails and on the drywall etc. ?
Thanks! I appreciate it! I used the finishing nailer throughout and many of them went through boards into drywall. If I didn't use liquid nails this would have been no good for long term, but the nails acted more like a clamp until the liquid nails dried. Liquid nails doesn't hold in place until it cures, so I would have ended up with separation from the drywall or gravitational sliding without nails. Good luck if you're gearing up for this project!
A good idea would have been to make a gauge rod to space the wall out would have had spaces all the same then that's what I did when I did mine 👍
Nice! That would have helped! Haha. You should make a video on that to help other DIYers. Have a great day!
This is why I never cut it ahead of time....I cut to fit as I go. These new houses are never square....there's all kinds of drywall fluctuations and you can never assume that what you measure at one point top to bottom will be the same at another point. Its always different. Very good video, very thorough....turned out great!
Thank you! You're completely correct and I learned the hard way. Lol. Hopefully someone else will avoid this mistake by watching!
@@HandzforHire Right on man! I was also gonna say if you want to avoid all that sanding and warped garbage lumber use pvc board. Currently it’s not that much more than wood and it’s always true, can bend to uneven drywall, no sanding needed. It’s all I use these days just because most lumber sucks. Good work brother...well done!
@@SK-pn1pe That's a great idea and would have saved a lot of time.
Shouldn’t the gaps between the trims be caulked instead of spackled? Wondering if it may crack from movement.
Loved the video though! Glad to see helpful guides like this on TH-cam 😊
Thanks! You bring up a really good point, and caulk is definitely better at expanding and contracting. The issue was the gaps between the boards were a little to large for caulk. Caulk can't be sanded but spackle can. I was going for the smooth surface, but you're right, it can crack over time. Perhaps a wood putty was the answer, but if it does get bad (and it hasn't yet), I could always patch pretty quickly in the future. Have a great day!
I like it, big guy. Do the slabs sit flush on top of the baseboards? I’m assuming there’s some disparity but didn’t see a closeup. Anyhow, awesome video and I’m gonna handle a very similar project this weekend. Your effort came out beautifully.
Hi Drew! Thanks! The lowest horizontal board does stick out slight. The good news is it that it doesn't stick out too far, and your eye can't really tell. Your eye is draw to the wall and not the threshold between the board and base board. Hopefully you can get an idea of how it looks in the final shots towards end of the video. Good luck if you do a wall yourself!
4:05 You should primer the boards before painting. The primer will cause the grain to raise up and you need to lightly sand again to get the boards nice and smooth. This will help the paint keep its color without soaking into the wood and keep the grain texture from popping up when you paint.
That's a really great point. The paint I used was a primer and paint combo.
@@HandzforHire We noticed 😞
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Thank you for all the information - one question: some other videos removed the baseboard and added another horizontal board to make everything flush on the bottom. I noticed you didn't - are your boards not flush against the baseboard?
That is a valid point, and I considered removing the baseboard, but in the end wanted to keep the baseboard matching the rest of the baseboards in the room. This means that the lowest horizontal board does stick out slight. The good news is it that it doesn't stick out too far, and your eye can't really tell. Your eye is draw to the wall and not the threshold between the board and base board. Hopefully you can get an idea of how it looks in the final shots towards end of the video. Good luck if you do a wall yourself!
Incrediwall
Thanks!
Thank you! One more question, on the base board. The vertical boards appear to be flush, did you angle these into the existing base board?
Actually, no. It's a square cut at the end. There's a little lip on the top of my base boards the was level and I just used that as my guide.
Love the color that you used for the accent wall!! I want to ask what color paint my that be?
Thank you! It's Behr Paint (Color: Hematite) from Home Depot. Have a great day!
I was wondering why you were painting without a drop cloth 🤣...nice new floors
Great question and I was painting on over our old carpet. Right after the wall was finished, we ripped the carpet out and installed the nice tile floors. Thanks for checking in. If we had replaced the floors first, I definitely would have been using a drop cloth! Haha.
What flooring did you use? It complements the wall really well.
That's a great question and I can't remember exactly, but this is my best guess. I purchased the tile at Floor & Decor. www.flooranddecor.com/porcelain-tile/sedon-lodge-natural-wood-plank-porcelain-tile-100983915.html
Pro tip make a 33” vertical board out of scrap to measure the next spot
Thank you for that tip! If you fast forward to about 8:20, you'll see I did that very thing. Great minds think alike!
@@HandzforHire lol as I typed it came up and I was too lazy to delete it
@@Moknowsnothing Lol, appreciate the honesty. Been there. No worries! Have a good one!
ALL of these DIY'ers skip over the math part and It's what's stopped me from trying these before, thank you for this!
My pleasure! Glad it helped bridge that gap. Good luck if you give it a try!
This is what I am looking for! My walls are textured but don't want to sand down heavily. What are my options?
Some people choose to place a flat panel (medium density fiberboard (MDF)) over their textured sheetrock for a smooth finish. You can find fairly thin MDF and lay sheets of it over the sheetrock prior to adding the boards. It adds a bit to the budget, but you'll get a smooth finish. It is challenging to get a textured wall smooth.
Look fab what colour paint was that you used.
Thank you! It is Behr: Hematite
There's a construction calculator online makes it soooo easy
Nice! That's another great option!
Can you tell me the Ral color of the color?
Hey thank you for the video. Question… Was the wall smooth or textured?
Hello, the wall was fairly smooth.
nice work.. you weren't worried about not going into studs with the nails?
Thanks! You're right. I both hit and missed the studs, but honestly the nails were there mostly to initially hold the boards in place. They kept the boards flush with the wall while the liquid nails dried.
Where did you get that bed frame?! I LOVE it
Thanks! I purchased it off of Wayfair and then painted it to match the wall. The bed is called Montauk Solid Wood Panel Bed. We purchased the Rustic Gray, but here's a short of me painting it. th-cam.com/users/shorts2gL0JU2j7ao
Is it ok to do a spray paint on that final coat? Or brush has better texture finish?
I think spraying it on would be just fine if you have the equipment to do so. I do not, so I just went with what I know and that's brushing. If you're comfortable with the spray, then go for it!
Would 1/2 X 4 work instead of 1 x4? were you nailing everything into the studs?
1/2 x 4 would definitely work. It just depends on the look you're going for! I did not nail into the studs in every case. A lot of times it was into the sheetrock and this is why I used the liquid nails. The nails help hold the boards to the sheetrock while the glue dries. 24 hours later, everything is rock solid.
I really, really, really wanna do this.. Just looks like a ton of work for one person crew... What was total hours for wall??
It does require some time. I split it up throughout a week. I got all the materials one day, cut and sanded the boards the next, painted and installed the following, caulked and spackled the next, and then sanded and repainted the final day. I think the total time was somewhere between 20-25 hours. Good luck if you try it!
Did you use stud finder to put the nails ?? Or just randomly nailed into dry wall ?
Good question! Because of the pattern, I had no choice but to nail into dry wall in certain places. This is why I used Liquid Nails which hold the boards securely to the wall. The nails hold everything in place while the glue dries.
so I see some of them paint the slats and walls after it’s done but you have painted the wall and slats first is there any specific reason?
@@divyatva Since I caulked, it really didn't matter which order. I only painted first because sometimes it's hard to get into the cracks/edges of boards.
So when I go buy the wood slats, are there different types of wood to choose from ? I want to do this to my bedroom but I’m scared to be overwhelmed incase I don’t know what to get
I actually just went with the cheapest boards I could find (lol). These are pine common boards from Home Depot. I was careful while choosing. I tried straight boards with no sign of warping (not as easy as you'd think). I'd grab a board by one end and look down the length with one eye to if I saw any warping. i also tried to choose pieces without edges missing from tree knots. Hopefully that helps!
You can get premade material out of pressed fiberboard and it is primed and saves time. A little more expensive but worth it to me.
Would i have to remove trim and base boards to do this?
Good question. I did not remove anything. I rested the lowest horizontal boards right on top of the base boards when I did it, and it worked well.
is it common to hang pictures between the squares?
I think it is if you’re able to get the frames proportional to the boxes. That would look good.
how did you get the 216 on the horizontal line?
Hey, great question and I should have mentioned in video. The wall length was 18' and I converted it to inches (18' x 12" = 216"). I hope that helps! Have a great day!
Did you consider using MDF instead of pine boards?
Hi Laurett, I definitely considered it. It looks nice, and have saved me a lot of time sanding. I decided to go with the pine common boards mostly because they were immediately available at home depot, and MDF boards of similar dimensions were not. If you have the option to go with MDF, I'd say go for it!
Love that color!! What is it called????
Brown
Jk its Hematite _🙂_
Hi Jennifer! It's called Hematite and it's a Behr paint from Home Depot. On the wall I used a flat paint, and on the bed (to make it match) I used a satin.
@@nopelandfill lol
How did you flush the boards at the bottom?
Great questions and they are not flush. I thought about this a lot, and I would have either needed to use thinner boards, or replaced the floor boards to make everything flush. I opted to leave as is and to be honest it still looks great. Because you look down on it, and the board sticks out farther than the tapered floor trim, you don't really notice it. Have a great day!
Using liquid nails was a bad idea. What if you decide years later you don't want that look anymore? How would you remove the boards without messing up the wall?
Good point, but if I switched it up, I'd probably just replace the sheetrock. It's similar to a tile backsplash in a kitchen. You have to use an adhesive so the boards are secure. If I just did the nail gun, it would be hard to get each board into the studs. A lot of nails are just into the sheet rock. If you decide to do it without adhesive, please let me know how it goes.
What was the point of painting beforehand? After caulk, spackle you had it a complete mess again
What color did you use for your feature wall?
It's called Hematite by Behr. www.behr.com/consumer/ColorDetailView/N460-6/?https:%2F%2Fwww.behr.com%2Fconsumer%2F=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqP2pBhDMARIsAJQ0Czq6UcCwiQbwRzgDS3_-K9cGvnt-JJUtsjvihkM0Unp74X3YRDl4UKUaAkajEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Did you sand the wall or leave the texture?
The walls are just painted drywall, so there wasn't too much texture. I painted over the light gray with the charcoal gray (hematite). I know some people choose to put smooth panels on the wall, but we decided to keep it simple. Have a great day!
where did the 216 come from?
Hey, great question! I measured the wall to be 18' long, and then I converted feet to inches. 18' x 12 inches per foot = 216 inches
How do you know if you hit an eletrical wire?
Great question! We are the builders/first owners of this house so I know where the electric is behind the wall. All wires run through the studs so they are not close to the sheetrock. It wouldn't be possible to hit a wire through the board and sheetrock because the nails are not long enough. Have a great day!!
What’s the finish on that paint color? Satin, flat, etc..????
Great question. It is satin.
Can you buy wood that’s already sanded?
Yes, absolutely, but it is quite a bit more expensive. If you go to home depot, they'll show you where it is. Sometime the sanded wood has a bit of pre-conditioner after it's sanded which can influence the color of your stain, but for paint it's no problem at all.
What’s the board side 1x4 ???
Yes, 1x4 common boards from home depot
Color paint
Behr Paint (Color: Hematite) from Home Depot
Is your wall textured?
No, just normal painted sheetrock.
Why did you paint then apply caulking then repainted it?
Good question and I could have just waited until after caulking to start painting. I just found that getting a coat on everything while it's accessible is quick any easy. Once everything was up I did a second coat, but didn't have to be as careful about missing spots because the majority of everything was still primed with the gray. You'd definitely be okay waiting until after, but you'd most likely need two coats after instead of 1 before and 1 after. Have a great day!
@@HandzforHire ah OK. I'm only asking because I see the same method you use as the same method others you. I just wanted to get people's input if there was some sort of advantage of doing it in that order
@@marlonestrella5054 yeah, it's the method I've always used because I find it easier to paint the wall when it's all exposed and paint the boards when they are accessible on a drop cloth. Sure, I have to do a second coat because of the sanding and caulking, but I didn't have to paint quite as close to the ceiling or other walls because I had a good base. I may just be imagining it's easier this way, but it works for me. Have a good one!
What is the name of the paint colour
Hello, it's Behr Paint (Color: Hematite) from Home Depot. Have a good one!
What is the paint color
It's Behr Paint (Color: Hematite) from Home Depot. Have a great day!
The wall looks nice, but the bed headboard needs to be a diff color.
I agree that the headboard could be another color to make it pop more. I just had to make sure it wasn't the bluish gray because that clashed with the wall color. Maybe I'll change it up again in the future. Have a great day!
Any reason why you painted it 3 times and not just once after it was mounted 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
It was a bit overkill, but honestly painting was the quickest part of the whole job. I was able to paint all of the boards quickly on the ground which saved me detailing time when they were nailed up (especially around the border). I think I would have had to do two coats no matter what. It's perfectly fine to put them up, spackle, caulk, sand, and then paint too. Have a great day!
wayyyyyyy too much work sheesh. was planning to do this but this change my mind lol
We're your walls concrete or sheetrock?
Hello! They are sheetrock.
@@HandzforHire can this be done on concrete walls as I am now building my house?
@@cometravelguyana6458I don't see why not. You can attach the boards with a glue product like liquid nails (specially designed to attach wood and concrete), and caulk in the same way I did in this video. You won't be able to use the nail gun, but if you really want to secure, you can drill and use screws to fasten. You'll have to go back and spackle the screw holes in your boards afterwards. Good luck if you decide to do it! I'm sure it will turn out nice!
You need a laser bud
Everything was great just thought it would make your life easier
There's not really a point of using the brad nailer if you're are not going into a stud. Also It looks like it may be an exterior wall....if it is you just made like 40 holes in your vapor barrier. Liquid nails and calking would have been the best practice.
I believe the exterior wall would have a window
I think my problem is i don't do anything you do in the first 5 minutes. I just nail them up and paint.
that is a nice gray though, it's hard to find a nice gray
really nice job man
get the right tools, put in the time, and this is a pretty simple job...really no need to hire someone to do this...(plus you learn skills you can use for other projects around the house)...
So true! Couldn't agree more! Thanks for the comment!
Too much talking 😴
Love how you went into details on everything, the music got annoying. . .tone the volume down . . .no need for in your face
thumbs down for obnoxious music
Can you tell me the Ral color of the color?
I can't find the Ral color for you, but here's a link to the exact paint I used. www.behr.com/consumer/ColorDetailView/N460-6/?https:%2F%2Fwww.behr.com%2Fconsumer%2F=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqP2pBhDMARIsAJQ0Czq6UcCwiQbwRzgDS3_-K9cGvnt-JJUtsjvihkM0Unp74X3YRDl4UKUaAkajEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds