Rustic Wood Wall

Hello, and welcome back! There is a project we completed about a week ago that I have been so excited to show off! About 2 months ago when I was away in Philly for the weekend, my wonderful boyfriend decided to surprise me by working on the accent wall I've been wanting to do in our main hallway. Since I wasn't prepared to take this on yet, it took me a little while to finish because I still had to complete the rest of the hallway. If I had everything else done before starting this project, we could've had it completed from start to finish in a weekends time. It turned out perfect and just the way I expected! This accent wall adds a warming, rustic feel to our home and really makes a statement in our house now! If you're looking for an easy weekend project to create and eye-popping display, then read below to find out how we created our rustic wood accent wall!

Before. 

First, we had this ugly brick paneling to remove. Once that was removed and cleaned off, the first step is to measure the space that you're using that way you know how many boards you need. We used about 14 8" wide, pine boards. Once you measure the length you need cut them to size. Since Cody knew I would be staining the wood and not painting it, he laid all of the pieces out to look at the grain and knots in each board to see how he wanted it to look on the wall. He numbered each board so he knew the order he wanted to hang them in. This step won't matter if you decide to paint your wall. Next, you'll want to make any cut outs in your boards. As you can see below we had to make a cut out for our thermostat. 

 

The next step is to find the studs in the wall and mark their place. In the picture above you can see the black lines where Cody marked the studs. This is important because you want to make sure you drill your screws into the studs! After you mark your studs, put your first board in place and drill your pilot holes with a drill bit down the length of the board intersecting each stud. Once you have that completed, then you can drill your screws into the board to secure it to the wall and repeat for each board. It's that simple! Cody worked from the bottom to the top since he was limited with hands, but you can work which ever way is easiest for you! If you don't want to see the screws in the boards then you should counter-sink them and before stain/paint you can fill each hole with wood filler and sand it down. 

Once you have all of your boards hung, the final step is just the finishing touches. Go ahead and stain or paint away! For our wall I used some left over stain I had from our mantle which was Minwax "Jacobean". We sanded the entire surface first to make it more distressed. Then we applied the stain for only about 30-60 seconds before wiping it off well. We only did one coat and we did not apply any type of finish. 

Wall-la! (Hehe)

 As you can see, this hardly took any time at all! Now we have a beautiful accent to compliment our hallway and make a statement from the center of our home. 

I hope you enjoyed this week's project from Farmhouse Flare! Let me know what you think! Suggestions and comments welcome below! Don't forget to share if you like this read!

Sincerely,

Lauren Taylor