How To Make A Wood Plank Accent Wall

Use a circular saw or miter saw to cut the 1 x 3 boards to the height of the wall subtracting the height of the baseboard trim and crown molding.
How to make a wood plank accent wall. After the entire wall is fully covered with wood planks remove all the pennies from the wall. In fact there s a whole array of other cool ones out there and a lot of inspiring ideas can come from flooring. I had my plywood cut into strips at lowes 8 six inch strips 4 eight inch strips and 4 four inch strips. Once the wood filler has dried and the holes are all filled lightly sand the wood filler spots with 100 grit sandpaper to make sure the filler is flush with the board.
Leave some boards natural to give it a unique look. Check out this herringbone plank wall from designertrapped. Make sure the bottom board is straight and sitting firmly on the floor. The tongue side of the board should be facing up with grooves side facing down.
Attach the 1 x 3 boards centered over the stud marks using a cordless drill and 2 1 2 inch interior wood screws. It s not as easy to make as the examples we showed earlier but it s definitely very. Before you start the wood accent wall installation remove any baseboards. Use a penny to ensure there is a 1 8 32 cm gap between planks the ceiling and the wall.
Shades of blue interiors. In this video i show how to make a custom wood plank wall out of regular 2 by 4 lumber and thre. If you enjoyed this video please help by sharing and liking. Allow the wood filler to dry and continue adding wood filler until the holes are filled.
Plus even better they did the cuts for free. With the wood filler fill in all the nail holes in the boards use a damp cloth to wipe away the excess wood filler. Choose a paint color to some of them to makethis wall so unique and so beautiful. For my entry wall i needed two 4 x8 sheets of 1 4 inch plywood.
Save the excess plank to start the next row. You can do it quickly and for cheap. Double check the levelness of your unattached board then use your nail gun or a hammer and nails to attach the plank to the wall. About five screws per board is sufficient.
I am so glad i had my planks cut in the store even with their huge cutting machine it took awhile to make all of those long cuts. Start on the bottom of the wall and place the first board directly on the floor. Create a wood pallet accent wall. Both horizontal and vertical wood planks look great on accent walls but these two patterns aren t the only options you have.
How to make a wood plank wall.