How to Make a Board and Batten Accent Wall

HOW TO MAKE A BOARD AND BATTEN WALL:

Step 1: Measure your wall & gather your supplies.

For this project, you'll need:

• Poplar wood boards (we used 1'' x 4'')
• Miter saw
• Finish nailer air gun and compressor and nails
• Level
• Measuring tape
• Hammer
• Stud finder
• Caulk & caulk gun
• Liquid nail glue
• Chisel
• square
• sheet rock knife
• Oscillating multi-purpose tool
• sand paper
• paint (we originally used a light gray color called Sterling by Behr Paint but later changed it to a dark gray color called Intellectual by Behr Paint)

You'll need to first measure your wall and determine the amount of wood you'll need to get at the store. We decided to do a 4 x 4 grid.

Our wall is 8′ x 10′ 2”. We bought five pieces of wood 8′ long for the vertical boards, two pieces of wood 11′ long for the top and bottom of the wall, and three pieces of wood 10′ long for the horizontal boards.

Step 2: Remove baseboard

We chose to remove our baseboard first so we could utilize the entire wall for our board and batten wall.

Step 3: Install poplar boards

Next, Jason installed the boards.First, he installed four poplar boards to frame the entire wall. Then, he installed the vertical poplar boards.Lastly, he installed the horizontal boards. The horizontal boards were a lot more tedious because they required a lot more cuts between each board.

To install the boards, Jason triple measured the wall to make sure we had the right measurements. After he cut the boards to the measurements, he used liquid nail glue to secure them to the wall. He used a level and square each time to ensure the boards were perfectly straight. Then, he finished securing each board using the air gun and compressor, after ensuring he knew where the studs were by using a stud finder.

Step 4: Apply the caulk

To give it a finished look, Jason applied caulk in the gaps.

Step 5: Sand & Paint

It's important to let the caulk dry completely before proceeding to this step. We waited until the next day to sand the wood.

I gave them a light sand and then I painted the wall. I initially painted the wall using the color Sterling by Behr Paint.

I really liked how it came out but I wanted a bit more contrast so I repainted it dark gray.

The exact color is called Intellectual by Behr Paint. I also decorated the space and added some photos between the squares.

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