Helloooo and Happy 2017! It's so nice to be back writing again! From the beginning of Halloween up until the new year, this holiday season was super busy. Now that the season of "hustle and bustle" is winding down, I wanted to start sharing some of my latest projects starting with my most recent; our wall makeover!
This was a spur of the moment project as you can tell because we decided to spend our NYE countdown working on this into the new year! I've been needing a space to act as a "mudroom" since we currently don't have our attached garage available yet. It was getting to the point that it was driving me absolutely crazy how all of our winter coats were just piled on top of our dining room chairs. I originally was just going to grab a piece of weathered pallet wood, slap a few hooks on there, hang it and call it a day... until I thought of this instead. Why not utilize my entire back wall of our family room as a decorative and functional space? It makes sense: it's the entryway into our home, it's currently unused space, and it was a bland space that could use some attention. Decorative and functional is always a win in my book! So, if this is something you could utilize too, just keep reading! I promise it was super easy and not hard on the wallet either!
What you'll need for this project:
{As a reference to our project, our total dimensions measure L113.5" x H61.5" with 8' ceilings.}
-1"x6" tongue and groove boards (as the shiplap, cut to size)
- nail gun &nails
-1"x2" pine piece
- 2 pieces of decorative trim (cut to size)
- 1"x6" pine board (cut to size)
- 1"x8" pine board (cut to size)
- corner trim (cut to size)
-paint
-coat hooks (5 used in this project)
In the above picture, you can see how plain the space was before. The first thing we did was place the shiplap. In our past project, we used 1/4" plywood as the shiplap, placed pennies in between the boards to create the even gap, and air nailed them onto the wall. This method was more cost efficient and turned out with more of the old original farmhouse look. If you're looking to put out a little bit of extra money but save some time, you can do what we did this time around and use tongue and groove boards. Doing the shiplap this way not only saves some time, but it gives it a little bit of a cleaner look verses rustic.
After we had all the shiplap placed, it was time to work on the shelf. The first step in this was placing a 2" piece of wood above the very top shiplap piece. You'll see why this is used in the next step.
Next, we placed the 1"x8" board across the front, being flush on the top where the shelf will lay. You can see now why the last step was needed.
Next we placed our lower decorative trim piece.
Once we had the shelf and the front put together, all we needed to complete was the finishing touches!
You can see below how we cleaned up the edge with a corner piece of molding to make it look seamless.
Next, it was onto paint (we used a bright white with an eggshell finish) and finally mounting the hooks!
We found these coat hooks at Home Depot for about $3.50 a piece. We searched at Lowe's first but unfortunately they didn't have nearly the selection as Home Depot.
Annnd that's a wrap! Project done in less than 24 hours, completed by the end of the first day of 2017! I'm so excited how this turned out, I absolutely love it and can't stop turning around on the couch to look at it. Now, just wait for my next blog post of the bench with cubbies we're going to make to go perfectly with this space! I hope everyone had a great New Year and I wish all of you a healthy and prosperous 2017 filled with love and joy!
Thanks for reading Farmhouse Flare today! Stay tuned for more upcoming projects of the new year!
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Sincerely,
{Lauren Taylor}
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