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From time to time I would go into our front sitting room (seen below) and would try and figure out what was “off” I liked the room but never liked spending much time in it.\u00a0\u00a0 I have always been a minimalist, so this room was always too busy for me, to the point that it was unsettling.\u00a0 It also felt a little cave-like. I kept dreaming of an open floor plan with a bright airy feeling and faux shiplap walls.<\/p>\n
I walked straight to the paneling section in the lumber isle and started comparing board widths, finishes etc.\u00a0 I ultimately decided on a 7\/32″ plywood.\u00a0 After some calculating\u00a0 I guesstimated I would need 6 sheets.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>My sidekick helped me locate a nice gentleman that could do me a HUGE favor.\u00a0\u00a0 I needed all the panels cut down into 6″\u00a0 planks.\u00a0 He was AWESOME and was happy to oblige. <\/a><\/p>\n After our impromptu trip to Home Depot, this is what the rest of our day looked like…<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Within 25 minutes the front room looked a little like this…<\/p>\n \u00a0Here is what I did.\u00a0 I started by sanding the edges of the planks.\u00a0 I applied these planks to the wall using an 16 gauge nailer.\u00a0 Worked like a charm.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0 I cut all the pieces to fit.\u00a0 Making sure to cut out spaces for the outlet placement.<\/p>\n <\/a>\u00a0 I made sure to stagger the board seams so that it didn’t create a predictable visible pattern.\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0 At this point, I\u00a0 used nail hole filler on all the nail holes. After the filler dried, I smoothed out the nail filler patches with a fine sandpaper.<\/p>\n So NOW it’s time to prime!\u00a0 This was a rather time-consuming process.\u00a0 I didn’t want the cracks to be filled with paint, so in between coats\u00a0 I would used a box cutter blade to prevent the gap from filling. <\/a>\u00a0 In retrospect, I wished I had primed the edges before fastening to the wall. <\/a>\u00a0 Which is what I did, on the adjacent wall.\u00a0 ( No, it was not apart of the original plan.)\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09<\/a><\/p>\n For the topcoat, I used Behr Ultra Pure White.\u00a0 I used a piece of trim on the edges in order to hide the end edges.\u00a0 I followed up with caulk, it creates a very finished look!\u00a0 Look how pretty! \u00a0<\/a> \u00a0<\/a> <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 I know that to some this may not be an improvement,\u00a0 but I really like it! <\/a> I still have a lot of plans for this room, so stay tuned. It’s gonna be good!<\/p>\n Corey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From time to time I would go into our front sitting room (seen below) and would try and figure out what was “off” I liked the room but never liked spending much time in it.\u00a0\u00a0 I have always been a minimalist, so this room was always too busy for me, to the point that it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[129,131,1],"tags":[56,50],"yoast_head":"\n
\n<\/a>One typical Tuesday morning I was driving home from school drop-off and made a split second decision and turned left towards\u00a0 Home Depot…\u00a0 and this is a documentation of what occurred in the next 48 hours…<\/p>\nFaux Shiplap Walls – Fast & Easy Install<\/h2>\n
Faux Shiplap Walls – Spacing for Outlets<\/h2>\n
Faux Shiplap Walls – Nail Holes<\/h2>\n
Faux Shiplap Walls – Top Coat<\/h2>\n