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DIY Board and Batten with Shelf

01/17/18

I’m feeling very accomplished for writing this post for you guys – first DIY tutorial of 2018 yaaaaa. So when I started brainstorming the design for Hawkins’ nursery, I knew I wanted a fun accent wall but didn’t think I could commit to the whole wall. I was stuck between a dark paint color or some wallpaper and figured some board and batten would be the perfect way to break it up. I love the dimension it adds to the space and it was seriously so easy! And the little shelf is definitely my favorite part.

DIY Board and Batten with Shelf

DIY Board and Batten accent wall

Supplies for DIY Board and Batten with Shelf

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1x2s (select pine wood)
1x4s (select pine wood)
Paint
Nail Gun
Wood Filler
Painters Tape
Sand Paper
Stain
Polycrylic

STEP 1

Tape off the top part of your wall and paint! I ended up going with Woodland Lichen by Sherwin Williams and I couldn’t love it more.

Also paint the bottom half the same color you’ll be using for your board and batten. I used Du Jour by Valspar which is the same white paint color in most of the rooms in our home.

prep for a diy board and batten wall with a shelf

STEP 2

Cut your 1x2s to the desired length. Ours are 47″. I just bought the 6 ft. pieces and cut them down.

diy board and batten wall

STEP 3

Measure your wall and calculate the spacing you want between each batten. Ours are about 10″ apart. Then attach them using your nail compressor.

Attach your 1×4 above them next. I bought one 8 ft. piece and then another shorter piece since I couldn’t find anything longer at the time. I used some wood filler to fill in the seam and you can’t even tell!

pine wood for board and batten wall

STEP 4

Use your wood filler to fill in all the nail holes and then sand once it dries.

use wood filler to patch holes before painting board and batten

STEP 5

Paint your board and batten! I used a small 1″ brush for the battens and a little foam roller for the board.

board and batten with a dark accent wall

I remember getting some questions about this when I first shared the behind the scenes on my insta stories – a lot of you were wondering about the bottom of the battens on our base trim. For us, our baseboards are completely flat, so the battens just rested perfectly right on top of it. If you have angled baseboards or ones with some type of shape to them, you can cut your battens at 45° angles to help them not stick out so much. Or you could buy a small piece of flat trim to add just above your baseboards to allow your battens to sit flat.

STEP 6

Add the shelf! For this piece I found a 12′ long 1×4 and then had to add another little piece on the end. I couldn’t find anything longer than 12′ at our Home Depot or Lowe’s in the wood I wanted but you might have some luck at a local lumber yard! I made sure I put the spot where the two join in the far corner so it wasn’t too obvious 😉

I stained them using Dark Walnut and then sealed them up with some poly.

Then we just used our nail gun and nailed into the board right below it. Since I knew I wasn’t going to be putting anything super heavy up there, this held it in place enough.

add a shelf to a board and batten wall

And that’s it! Really simple way to add some dimension and character to a wall. I’m already thinking about where else I could do something like this in our house. It’s perfect in Hawk’s nursery and I finally faced my fears of making a dark accent wall – no regrets!

board and batten wall with a diy shelf

board and batten dark accent wall in nursery

A board and batten wall in a modern nursery

Have you ever considered adding board and batten to any walls in your home? Which room would you add it to?

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easy board and batten accent wall with dark green

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Comments

  1. Any says

    December 3, 2019 at 12:04 am

    All together how tall is your board and batten from floor to top of shelf?

    Reply
  2. Lauren says

    May 27, 2019 at 10:52 am

    Love this!! What paint color are the other walls?

    Reply
    • brepurposed says

      May 28, 2019 at 11:28 am

      Du Jour by Valspar!

      Reply
  3. Lauren Short says

    April 28, 2019 at 5:26 pm

    Hey, what was the overall height of your board and batten / shelf? Are the ceilings 8 ft?

    Reply
    • brepurposed says

      May 1, 2019 at 12:02 pm

      Our battens are 47″ and yes we have 8′ ceilings.

      Reply
  4. Kristin Geers says

    April 26, 2019 at 9:31 pm

    Did you paint the bottom trim or leave it wood tone? We are debating on new trim, painting white to go with the bottom wall, or leaving it wood tone. I would also have to consider the doorframe.

    Reply
    • brepurposed says

      April 27, 2019 at 11:13 am

      We left it wood tone! We haven’t painted any of the trim in our house!

      Reply
  5. Kirra Sue Sutton says

    January 23, 2019 at 4:00 pm

    The room looks so good! I’m hoping to do something similar in our playroom! Thank you for your help! Would you mind sharing where your light fixture is from?

    Reply
    • brepurposed says

      January 28, 2019 at 9:04 pm

      Thank you! Here is the link: https://www.wayfair.com/lighting/pdp/beachcrest-home-aralene-3-light-semi-flush-mount-bchh4953.html?piid=21904555&SSAID=687298&refid=SS687298&creative=65867&m=11035&sscid=11k3_rcjxk&experiencetype=1

      Reply
  6. Emily Seith says

    November 27, 2018 at 10:49 am

    Do you have the plans to the awesome bookshelf you created by chance?? I love it and want to recreate it!

    Reply
    • brepurposed says

      November 27, 2018 at 11:18 am

      You can read all about it in this post 🙂 https://brepurposed.porch.com/2018/02/28/diy-bookcase-angled-shelves/

      Reply
  7. Aeron Wallace says

    September 17, 2018 at 4:14 pm

    What color is the board and batten?

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    • brepurposed says

      September 24, 2018 at 9:02 am

      Valspar Du Jour

      Reply
  8. Abbey says

    August 10, 2018 at 12:06 am

    Hi there! May I ask what brand and kind of stain you used for the shelf? 🙂 is it gel stain?

    Reply
    • brepurposed says

      August 13, 2018 at 10:12 pm

      Nope, just regular stain! It was Dark Walnut by Minwax 🙂

      Reply
  9. Katie says

    April 1, 2018 at 12:10 am

    Did you have any regard for your studs when placing your verticals? I am going to do this for my nursery, it’s so beautiful. Thank you for the how-to!

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    • Carolyn says

      May 27, 2018 at 8:59 am

      I was wondering the same thing. Doesn’t seem like it.

      Reply
      • brepurposed says

        May 29, 2018 at 11:52 am

        We originally were trying to, but the spacing wasn’t working so we didn’t!

        Reply
    • Laura says

      July 13, 2019 at 11:15 am

      This is beautiful. Thanks for sharing. My walls are a nice light gray with white trim. Do you have any thoughts on how I could do something similar in a gray room instead of a white room. I’m wondering if I need to go all white in the room for this accent wall to look good to avoid having gray walls with one white and green wall. Would love your opinion!

      Reply
  10. Holly says

    March 14, 2018 at 4:52 pm

    Where is the rocker from? I love your whole design!

    Reply
    • brepurposed says

      March 21, 2018 at 12:30 pm

      Wayfair…here is the link! https://www.wayfair.com/furniture/pdp/viv-rae-nola-rocking-chair-vvro6584.html

      Reply
  11. Alex says

    March 11, 2018 at 3:14 pm

    Do you have the colour # of the green Sherwin Williams paint? I went to the store and they say they don’t have that colour. Thank you

    Reply
    • brepurposed says

      March 11, 2018 at 4:35 pm

      It’s from the HGTV line – it’s HGSW 3282 🙂

      Reply
  12. Marissa says

    February 23, 2018 at 4:44 pm

    our walls have a slight texture, do we need to add a backing? or just build straight on to the wall? please let me know, thanks! love the nursery!

    Reply
    • brepurposed says

      March 1, 2018 at 2:32 pm

      I think you should be fine over the texture!

      Reply
  13. Marissa says

    February 23, 2018 at 4:41 pm

    Our walls have a very slight texture to them, do we need to add some kind of backing? OR just build straight in the wall? Please let me know, thanks! Love the nursery!

    Reply
  14. Erica says

    February 15, 2018 at 2:03 pm

    Can you provide that paint color and rug source? How big is the rug you used? Gorg!

    Reply
    • brepurposed says

      February 15, 2018 at 2:53 pm

      Paint color is Woodland Lichen by Sherwin Williams and the rug is from http://www.swoonrugs.com 🙂 and it’s about 4×7

      Reply
      • Lexi says

        April 2, 2018 at 8:12 pm

        What finish did you use for battan and walls paint (flat, satin,etc)? And what paint color did you use for adjacent for adjacent walls?

        Reply
  15. Lijo Decor says

    February 13, 2018 at 4:30 am

    The room is looking very pretty! I am looking forward to implement this idea in my house! Thank you so much for sharing such simple yet elegant idea to make home look beautiful!

    Reply
  16. Erika Christina says

    February 11, 2018 at 6:05 pm

    Where is the ceiling light from?

    Reply
    • Annie Desai says

      January 22, 2019 at 11:30 am

      I wondered the same thing. It’s great

      Reply
      • brepurposed says

        January 28, 2019 at 9:04 pm

        https://www.wayfair.com/lighting/pdp/beachcrest-home-aralene-3-light-semi-flush-mount-bchh4953.html?piid=21904555&SSAID=687298&refid=SS687298&creative=65867&m=11035&sscid=11k3_rcjxk&experiencetype=1

        Reply
  17. Ericka Campbell says

    February 5, 2018 at 2:09 pm

    I love the crib, can you share the details? 🙂

    Reply
  18. Jessica Baruch says

    February 2, 2018 at 2:25 pm

    I love this so much! I am using this as inspiration for my nursery. Where is the crib from??

    Reply
    • brepurposed says

      February 4, 2018 at 1:49 pm

      It’s from Wayfair but they stopped selling it 🙁

      Reply
  19. Diana | Dahlias and Dimes says

    February 1, 2018 at 8:50 am

    I absolutely love everything about this, paint color and all! Awesome job. Saving this for inspiration 😉

    Reply
    • brepurposed says

      February 4, 2018 at 1:50 pm

      Aw thank you so much!

      Reply
  20. Kelly Mahan says

    January 24, 2018 at 1:12 pm

    It’s amazing how you make an overwhelming project (for me) sound so simple and totally doable. I’m definitely going to try this!

    Reply
    • brepurposed says

      January 27, 2018 at 4:30 pm

      Aw I promise it’s not bad at all, you can do it!

      Reply
  21. M says

    January 22, 2018 at 10:45 pm

    Where is the tree in the room from?!

    Reply
    • brepurposed says

      January 27, 2018 at 4:30 pm

      Wayfair! http://rstyle.me/n/csj56gb63r7

      Reply
  22. Maryse says

    January 20, 2018 at 6:38 am

    Wow. This is exactly what we’ve been meaning to do in the bedroom! Found this through instagram. Will definitely follow you from now on. Thanks!

    Reply
    • brepurposed says

      January 22, 2018 at 11:53 am

      Thank you so much Maryse!!

      Reply
  23. Amanda says

    January 17, 2018 at 1:56 pm

    It looks so beautiful, Bre! I love the shelf detail, and that green color is just perfect!

    Reply
    • brepurposed says

      January 22, 2018 at 11:52 am

      Thanks Amanda!!

      Reply
  24. Dyan says

    January 17, 2018 at 10:53 am

    The room looks gorgeous! I love board and batten and added one wall to both my bathroom and living room (though without the shelf, which I think looks amazing). Because I was remodeling and had no baseboards in either spot, I used a horizontal 1×6 for my bottom and top, and used 1×4’s for the verticals. Thanks for the detailed instructions and photos.

    Reply
    • brepurposed says

      January 22, 2018 at 11:52 am

      Thank you so much Dyan! Sounds like yours worked out perfectly in your space!

      Reply
  25. Brianna andreychuk says

    January 17, 2018 at 10:34 am

    You did such a fantastic job! That forest green paired with the white batten board and the rug that ties all the wood tones together. Seriously bravo! Great tutorial

    Reply
    • brepurposed says

      January 22, 2018 at 11:51 am

      Thank you so much Brianna!

      Reply

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