When adding your batten pieces start with the top and bottom pieces and then the right and left corners so you essentially have a box around the board and batten wall.
Full wall board and batten wainscoting in bathroom.
Traditionally board and batten is using flat boards on the whole surface of your walls to create a smooth surface and then adding vertical batten board to achieve the effect.
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However im confused as to what paint to use.
I will be painting it myself.
But if you have smooth walls like i do then you can skip the boards and just to the top trim and vertical battens.
You can see more board and batten wainscoting pictures of this space by checking out our bathroom renovation post from last month.
I tend to lean more towards the go big or go home motto and i think that by adding a full wall board and batten wainscoting treatment to the entire bathroom turned a good makeover into a fabulous makeover.
The tradition way is best if you have textured walls.
The board and batten wainscoting was enameled in bm white dove.
Again apply more construction adhesive to the back of the batten pieces and press on to the wall.
Colored board and batten wall can be any color but more recently darker colors are very popular.
Once the walls are clean fill all holes using a drywall filler.
The wainscoting was installed using multiple trim boards at approximately 54 height.
Once this is dry sand the spots smooth and remove any traces of dust left on the walls with a swiffer sweeper pad.
Board and batten wainscoting.
Typically i use benjamin moore advance on all my trim and behr or sherwin williams on my wall.
Board and batten walls come in all sorts of sizes colors and styles.
You should also measure and mark where on the wall you would like your diy board and batten wainscoting to end.