Fence Board Backsplash
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How do you keep this clean -surface will catch all food and dust residue -- looks good! -
Love the look and love the contrasting colors! Good eye! -
Barbara Brousseau O'Donnell Cleaning it hasn't been a problem yet. I will probably take an old rag to wipe it down and a damp sponge if there were food particles. I'll let you know when something explodes in the kitchen! -
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The backsplash looks absolutely amazing!!! And you know looking at it gave me an idea, take the White paint off of the cabinets, to where it is bare wood and then give the cabinets a White Wash, and do the Countertop in a stained Concrete, it would really give the kitchen a country type feel and make the backsplash maybe pop a little more. Just an idea. Anyway way to go on giving the wood a new purpose and I have to say it again it looks amazing. -
Okie dokie - love the way it looks !
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What a nice look. -
love, love, love it! -
Ohh I like this. But wonder how it is to clean. I guess if its sealed well it would be OK, but flammable? -
We have a house in our neighborhood that they redid the entire outside of the house with fence boards! It is awesome looking. -
Sandi Saegert did they paint the fence board? That would take an amazing amount of wood. Marci N I'll let you know how cleaning goes. It's not going to be any more flammable than any other type of wood. I imagine it would burn quicker but let's not even imagine that :)
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Did you seal the wood with anything to keep it moisture and stain resistant? -
Amanda M From my husband: Good question, but I didn't see the need to seal these at all. We get very little abuse on the back splash area, plus this wood had been out in the elements its entire life. If a piece gets really funky, I'll just pop the two nails out, cut another piece and replace it. My daughter did have a question about bugs, but after 6 weeks it hasn't been an issue. The beauty is that it is so rustic and hardy, so ...»
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I love this new back splash, but worried about grease flying and getting into the boards. I would love to do this in my kitchen. I am an old country girl. -
It is a great look, but I'd be concerned with the fact that prior to 2004 pressure treated lumber contained arsenic. (The new wood is still not good, but better) I realize you are not cooking or eating on it, but as it continues to decay (it isn't sealed, correct?) could that arsenic be released into the air you're breathing? I think pressure treated wood, in any stage or condition it's in, should really only be used outside. Most posts I've read say the same thing. -
Looks cute but how are you going to clean it? Old wood lying around, what bugs laid eggs in it that will hatch in in the kitchen? How much bird poop is left in the cracks in the wood. Its not that it works OK for you but you're putting it out for others to DIY and they may not think about these things when choosing their own wood for a project. -
This looks great! I love the look and it's outside the box idea. And if anyone's worried about using old wood, you can always use new wood and weather it yourself! :) -
I like it....you did a great job. Did you just cut a whole around the elect sockets? -
As far as grease splatters, I guess I rarely cook with oil because it's never been a problem either on the wall or previous backsplash. For the fence boards I will just use soap and water and see how it works. As far as bugs, the wood was sanded completely before installation and if you'll see the before pics on the wall (or read further in the blog post) you'll see that it looks completely different after it's been cleaned up. As far as putting it out there as a DIY project, I don't feel ...»
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i love this as iove the old look and we have a modern southern cracker house this would look great on the back wall of the side counter.. thanks -
i have used old wood & rough cut cedar for many many projects over the yrs. Cedar never has a bug or a problem. Most of my closets are cedar lined. Have a couple of rooms completely done in rough cut cedar. If your wood is really old (fence or barn wood) no arsenic to worry about. Weatherization out in the elements is a great preservative.Yes you can clear coat it with different finishes. Hoping to do a living room wall with old seasoned barn or fence wood soon. Love the back splash, great idea. By the way it works great in a bathroom too... -
Fannie D thanks for the info. Great ideas. I'd love to see your wall when you get finished.
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ive lived in a bunch of funky places and i have done a similar back splash using black paper and bundles of staves, which are quarter inch by inch strips of wood for about 10 to 15 bucks a bundle. some have points on one end, some dont, but they are great behind stoves as grease splashes just make the wood better. they can be stained, varnished or painted. -
Blue Kelly I love that: "grease splashes just make the wood better!"
