Have you seen the trend of tongue and groove walls everywhere you look?!
Like in this beautiful kitchen?
I have seen it too! and I'm loving it! but in a more modern, contemporary way like this:
I've been thinking about what wall in my house could accommodate this crave I have! For me one wall would do the trick, a whole room would be way too much!
As I was working in the Laundry Room it just came to my mind! Hey! this would be the perfect place! Small, lots of traffic to admired it and just one small wall!
This is the Wall!! That door is the one to go to the garage!!
Of course I wanted to go the cheap way! That's way I used a sheet of MDF wall panel! It gives the appearance of natural wood paneling. Each sheet is 32sq.ft. or 4'x8'. It is very thin, good to used on top of the existing wall. It is pre-finished and not recommended for ceilings. I bought it at Home Depot were I asked them to cut it in the small pieces I needed.
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| Lily Mist MDF wall panel |
I didn't remove the baseboard, simply removed excess of caulking on top of it.
With the Jigsaw I cut the opening for the electrical outlet.
Located the studs to nailed the panel! I did not use glue, the way I am I will be changing this look in 5 years and I don't want to be ripping the walls! besides this material is pretty lightweight!
The final piece to be installed! As usual, giving me trouble! Ceilings and walls aren't straight!
Some sanding did the work!
Now, some corner molding to finish it up!
Finally!
This material isn't supposed to be painted or stained! But I didn't like the wood tone it had! Besides I still have some left over primer from painting the kitchen cabinets and that's what I used:
Plus two coats of paint...
and..... My new Wall is here!
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| The Picture doesn't show it that well, but it makes a difference! |
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Ready to decorate it a little bit! but that would be next time.
15 comments:
How fun!! I have an old house with grooved knotty pine walls through out and I absolutely love them! :) Great job!!
What a fun project! Great work.
Great project! I would love for you to stop by and link up at my linky party via: ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com
Mrs. Delightful
Ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com
Looks great! It's funny how paneling is coming back and we just ripped ours down in the family room 2 years ago!
Very cool! I love your blog!
What a great idea - love that you didn't glue it so when you get tired of it you can easily remove it. And you sure know your way around power tools girl!
Kelly
Cristina- I love it. It looks really nice and it is not overwhelming at all. I think it is just perfect in that particular spot. Happy Tuesday- xo Diana
Great job Cristina! I love the direction of the panels and I'm sure it adds just the right touch of charm to the space! :-)
Vanessa
Fabulous! You did a great job.
I am loving the look of the horizontal boards...yours came out so great!
Karah
Looks great! Adds so much interest! I'm following you : )
Wow ... what a great way to get the look.
Love this! I never really thought to put that on sideways, instead of lengthwise, but I LOVE it!
Great project!
Thanks for linking it up @ Creatively Living!
--Katie
Wall paneling provides a luxurious look to your home walls. I really like wall paneling. Andrew Johnson
All this is outstanding and Lovely! www.lights4living.com
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