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Wood Planked Wall Tutorial

June 18, 2014 By: Melanie

My front room has been the hardest room in my house to decorate.  I think it’s related to my limited budget.  Actually, it’s probably completely related to my limited budget.  Wouldn’t it be fun to walk into a gorgeous furniture store and just buy exactly what you want?!  Maybe someday.   For now, it’s all about small, affordable changes.  Like a beautiful wood planked wall!  White planked wall, vintage photography (7)

After doing a little research, I ended up using the tutorial from House of Smith’s as my guide.   You can see their beautiful planked kitchen  HERE.

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Here’s how we did it:

We bought a 4×8 sheet of  utility plywood from Lowe’s and had them cut it into 6 inch strips.  The space was small enough to get away with just one sheet.   We painted the wall with primer first so we wouldn’t have the tan wall color peak through the planks. (This made it way easier to paint the finished wall too!)

We lightly sanded all the edges of the planks.  Then we measured the exact width of the wall and started cutting the planks to the right length.    Notice the confidence on Steffany’s face as she goes for the first cut.  Ha!  We got a couple cuts wrong and then Steff’s husband Lee was able to come help us a bit.

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We used a level and marked the top of the first plank.  Then it was simply spacing and nailing.  We used the thickness of a piece of the plywood (planks)  as our spacer.   A nail gun is a lifesaver for a project like this.

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We had to cut out one outlet, thank goodness Lee was here to help us with that. 🙂  We also checked that we were stacking them level every 5 planks or so.  We did not want to get to the bottom and realize the planks slowly got crooked as we went.

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In about an hour, the planks were all nailed up!  I went through and filled all the holes, then sanded them smooth.

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Then we just painted!  (I used the Behr color Swiss Coffee from Home Depot.)

You can see we only planked up to the top of the closet wall,   but we painted all the way up and into the tight corner.  Also, this was the most awkward space I’ve ever painted.

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I re-used the table my husband built just for this space, we just gave it a small makeover HERE.

I LOVE how it all came together!  It’s a space that just encompasses my style completely-so happy with it!   Not bad for such a quick, inexpensive change!

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Linking up to some of these parties:

Monday:  Craft-o-maniac, Skip to my Lou, Keeping it Simple, Creatively Living
Tuesday: Clean and Scentsible, Not Just a Housewife  Wednesday: Seven Thirty Three, Snap!Creativity,  Creations by Kara, Made to be a Momma,
Oh my! Creative, Someday Crafts, Gingersnap Crafts, The Life of Jennifer Dawn, Life as Mrs. Larson  Thursday: Artsy Fartsy Mama, Put a Bird on it, The Happy Scraps
Friday: Tatertots and Jello, Summer Scraps, Just us Four, Wait Til Your Father gets Home,
Design Dining and Diapers, Practically Functional, Chic on a Shoestring Decorating, Whipperberry, Remodelaholic, Classy Clutter

 

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Comments

  1. Angela says

    June 25, 2014 at 12:20 pm

    Congrats on being featured on The Wednesday Roundup, I pinned your post to our Link Up Party Pinterest board! Hope to see you again next week!

  2. Emily @ Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt says

    June 18, 2014 at 9:45 pm

    This looks so great! I love it! My husband wants to do a pallet wall in our bonus room and I know it’s going to make a great difference. Thank you for sharing at The Wednesday Round Up! I’ll be sharing this project on my FB page tomorrow morning at 8:45 am. http://www.facebook.com/LovePastaBlog
    We hope to see you back next week to link up!

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