The BEFORE
I had this ugly yellow wall in my family room and I was dreaming about a nice bookshelf for ages!
Billy Bookcase Built-Ins
We bought an ol' BILLY BOOKCASE from IKEA. Ya know the simple white one.
Step 1: Add wood panels to the wall
We added four pieces of wood panels on the walls ( both sides of the fireplace)
Step 2: Cut out baseboards
The hub cut the baseboard out from the back wall so the Billy Bookcase could be pushed up against the wall.
Board and batten
It was time to update our circa 2000 Pottery-barn-inspired living room.
Tape out where the MDF will go, nail & paint!
The tape on the wall is my faux board & batten trick. First tape out where the MDF board will go.
AFTER
Board and batten was just the thing to complement our navy & white room. Bye, bye Pottery Barn circa 2000
Living Room Edition: The Fireplace
Just moved in and this was just not going to work. There were cracks and a poor repair job, so I decided to tackle this project.
Laying the wood strips...
I used $2 wood strips and concrete nails. I hammered them in at the mortar joints.
