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Board and Batten in the Stairwell

July 2, 2015

easy Stair Case Makeover with Board and Batten tutorial. www.sawdust2stitches.com

I have put off  painting the stairwell for a long time… a  long, long time.  It was still the contractor’s original ugly FLAT off white paint.   I did paint and accent wall about 2 years ago,  in hopes to  take attention away from all the smudges and little hand prints all the way down the stairs… It worked for a while,  but the number of hand prints have since increased, and become larger, and the assortments of medium increased, it had a nice array of crayon marks,  shoe scuffs, and I kid you not,  I found a booger cemented to the wall…  Yeah, it was time to repaint to a more family friendly WASHABLE finish…

Before board and batten Sawdust2stitches.com

So let the whirl wind renovations begin!  I  knew I wanted to lighted the area, but I definitely  did not want to paint it all white.  So I  took my Family Room as inspiration and  decided to add board and batten to the stair well.

our home family room 3

It would allow me to paint the bottom in a nice high-gloss,  very washable paint,  but it would still allow for some color above the chair rail.

Supplies Used –

  • Nail Hole Filler
  • Sand Paper
  •  1 3/4″ nails
  • Nail Gun
  • 1×4″ Boards
  • 1×3″ Boards
  • Paint-able Caulk (lots and lots of it.)

Tools Suggested-

  • Nail Gun
  • Air Compressor
  • Level

Upgrading the Stairwell 1 www.sawdust2stitches.com

  • Remove Handrail
  • Fill holes
  • Sand Down  Nail Filler

SIDE NOTE:  The baseboards on the stair case were deep enough that the batten  matched up nicely.  However, on the landing there was a lower profile baseboards. I  ended up removing that baseboard and replacing it with 1×4″ boards.

Stair Makeover Sawdust2stitches.com

  • Determine height of chair rail.   Mine  measure 34″ from the top of the baseboard to the top of the chair rail. I used a primed 1×4″ finger board for my top board.
  • Mark placement of board
  •  Install  1×4″ board ( I used 1 3/4″ nails  and a nail gun)
  • If you are doing the entire stairwell, continue the process up the stairs.

Stair case makeover www. Sawdust2stitches.com

Next install the batten boards (the vertical boards).   I used 1×3″ primed finger board.

  • Do Math  ( I hate this part,  but you will need to figure out the angle of your slope etc..)
  • Mark Board Placement (Mine are placed approximately 21″ apart, center to center.)
  • Cut Boards
  • Install ( Again, I used 1 3/4″ nails, and a nail gun)
  • Continue the process up the stairs

Stair well makeover 2 sawdust2stitches.com

Prep for Paint :

  • Fill all nail holes
  • Sand Down filler
  • Caulk all the edges. ( This is IMPORTANT, it will make it look very finished!)
  •  I then painted  all my edges, then painted the interior
    stairwell makeover sawdust2stitches.comAfter the “Board and Batten” was painted, I proceed to paint the wall above the  rail. I used “Silver Birch “by Glidden.

stair case board and batten www.sawdust2stitches.com

 

The final step was to re- attach the handrail.

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I just LOVE the way this all turned out ! Stay  tuned for more info on the Staircase Makeover!

 Take Luck,

Corey

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