Hi friends! As promised, here is the tutorial and materials list for the great board & batten project of 2013...that was started the last week of 2013 so really I guess it's the great project of 2014!
If you missed part 1, here it is...if you're not interested in the nitty-gritty, that's the post you want
:-)
Remember what it looked like before? A big empty useless wall. That door goes down to the garage so like everyone else, it's our primary entrance and exit to the house.
[before]. |
the materials list, all from Home Depot except paint...
- backboards [optional*]: 1/8"x4'x8' Sparta Oak Panel - 3@11.63 = $34.89
- horizontal molding: 1"x5"x6' Primed MDF Boards - 3@5.45 = $16.35
- horizontal molding: 1"x5"x8' Primed MDF Boards - 1@7.26 = $7.26
- vertical molding: 1"x4"x12' Primed FJ Pine Board - 2@10.14 = $20.28
- vertical molding: 1"x4"x8' Primed FJ Pine Board - 1@6.76 = $6.76
- hooks: Liberty 3 inch Heavy-Duty Coat & Hat Hook, Antique Brass - 7@3.28 = $22.96
- paint: Kelly Moore Dura-Poxy+ untinted semi-gloss - approx 1 quart=$12.50
- table saw: already owned
- DAP painter's putty for filling in the nail holes: already owned, barely made a dent in it; about $5.50 for the little tub
- totally awesome Ryobi Cordless Brad Nailer - already owned, but if you want one they're only $129 USD. I swear this is the best $129 I've spent in years
- DAP's Alex Painters Acrylic Latex Caulk - 1@$1.67=$1.67
Total cost [excluding nail gun and painter's putty]: $122.59...smokin' deal to completely transform this unused wall into something beautiful and useful!
Measurement pic below:
[the measurements]. |
Everything was cut with our table saw, then secured to the wall studs with the awesome Ryobi nail gun [I swear Ryobi isn't paying me to love their nail gun, I bought it myself and I just love it!].
You'll see from the picture below that it works on a battery rather than a compressor, which is really convenient. Of course that does add to the weight of it but I think it's a great trade-off.
[yay Ryobi nail gun!] |
We topped the bottom section with the 1"x5" horizontal molding pieces. Then moved to the top section working again left to right filling in the backboards:
A final 1"x5" horizontal topper capped off the whole thing. Then we caulked along the seams, used painter's putty to fill in the teeny nail holes, gave it all a light sanding with the orbital sander, then painted, and finally hung the hooks.
Painted and hooked and ready to decorate! Um, yes even though it's meant to be functional, a little decor is a must :-)
Now this is what I'm talking about...
Now this is what I'm talking about...
[all decked out]. |
[large hanging basket: Rachael Wall Basket, medium, World Market]
[small hanging basket: Betty Coin Weave Seagrass Basket, brown - small, World Market]
and this too...for some reason my favorite shot!
[yay baskets] |
Thanks for reading!