Shiplap Walls

Have you seen the shiplap trend everywhere you look?

Oh, I've seen it and  I'm loving it!

 Houzz   I've been thinking about what wall in my house could accommodate this craving I have. For me one wall would do the trick, a whole room would be way too much.

As I was working in the laundry room it just came to my mind, hey! this would be the perfect place. :)  Small, lots of traffic to admire it, and just one small wall.

This is the Wall.  The door on the left is the one to go to the garage.

Of course, I wanted to go the cheap way. ;) That's why I used a sheet of MDF wall panel. It gives the appearance of natural wood paneling. Each sheet is 32sq.ft. or 4'x8'.  It is very thin and good to use on top of the existing wall. It is pre-finished and not recommended for ceilings.  I bought it at Home Depot where I asked them to cut it into the small pieces I needed.

Lily Mist MDF wall panel

The baseboard wasn't removed, I simply removed excess caulk on top of it.

Using the Jigsaw, the opening for the outlet was cut.

The studs were located to nail the board in place. I did not use glue, the way I am, I will be changing this look in 5 years and I don't want to be ripping off the walls.

The final piece to be installed... As usual, giving me trouble  :/ Ceilings and walls aren't straight!

Some sanding did the work ;)

Now, some corner molding to finish it up.

All done!

This material isn't supposed to be painted or stained, but I didn't like the wood tone it had, I still had some leftover primer from painting the kitchen cabinets and that's what I used:

Plus two coats of paint...

Here it is :)

The picture doesn't show it that well,
but it makes a difference!

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