Do You Have a Pencil...Create a Shiplap Wall!
So here's the deal...we have this great cottage up north that I am itching to remodel. However, since we really aren't ready to do anything crazy at this point, and because I am very impatient, I decided to attack one wall in the kitchen this past Saturday and I added Shiplap...with a Pencil!
Yes, it's cheating, but guess what, it didn't cost me dime and that is the best part!! You guys, really, it looks awesome! Do a little measuring, use a level, sharpen your pencil a few times and have fun. The trick is to thicken and shade your lines a little to make it look like you have gaps.
Yes, I confess, I am one of how many that have jumped on the Shiplap bandwagon and I LOVE it! Between our home in town and cottage up north, I fear there is going to be a lot of Joanna Gaines inspired walls being added throughout both homes.
Comments
Join the conversation
4 of 40 comments
-
Very nice and rich looking too. Great idea 💡
-
Thank you Shelli!
-
-
Awesome. Too bad you couldn't show us exactly what you did/used and what you meant by shadowing.
-
Thanks Kate...Basically all you are doing is this: You decide how wide you want your "shiplap". Let's just say you want your shiplap 6 inches wide. Starting at the top of the wall, measure 6 inches down and put small marks on your wall. Using a big level (so you can make sure your lines are level, you draw your lines across the wall. You keep repeating this down the wall.
Shadowing is where you lightly rub your finger across the lines here and there to create the effect of little gaps and depth.
Let me know if this makes sense. Good luck!
-
Frequently asked questions
Have a question about this project?
What kind of sealer and does it dry clear so it won't stand out and you see a shiny line and so you use a small paint brush just to get the pencil and not the rest of the wall
Could a carpenter's pencil be used to draw the lines?
does you walls have any texture on it?