Rebecca and shannon of petite party studio are accomplished diyers and decorators and they love the look of distressed wood.
Diy wood wall planks.
The closet wall is 8 wide which means we did not need to cut any of the paneling for that wall.
There are a number of materials you can use to achieve a plank wall.
Real wood planks themselves or ripped down panels of wood hardboard or plywood.
The hard part in adding distressed planks to a wall is preparing the wood cutting and painting all the planks to get a uniform look.
For kitchens and breakfast nooks a white plank wall is the perfect choice and of course we ve found an easy and inexpensive way for you to get that look.
A wood plank wall can add a rustic focal point to a room.
In this video i show how to make a custom wood plank wall out of regular 2 by 4 lumber and thre.
I wanted the classic wood look in wide planks but couldn t afford planks that were already cut plus i really didn t want to have to remove and reinstall our baseboards so i needed something.
We started off by placing the first piece of wood paneling at the bottom of the wall with the groove pointing to the floor tongue pointing up making sure the pretty side is pointing out we did this to make sure it fit properly this method is called dry fit.