DIY Planked Board and Batten Focal Wall Reveal
You want to know the absolute greatest DIY secret on the planet?
I’m talkin’ complete painting-frenzy game-changer here:
The “Don’t Stop Believin'” Pandora Radio station.
It’s true. Snow White’s seven dwarves who whistled while they worked? They were onto something.
So 80s rock jams are officially the soundtrack of our master bedroom makeover…
UPDATE: See our full master bedroom makeover reveal here!
Anytime Robert and I bust out the power tools or paint brushes, Journey or Queen is blaring throughout the room.
We make it a dance / DIY date, usually with Olivia jumping on the bed along with our tunes.
So last week, while I was sharing Part 1 for how we built our DIY planked board and batten focal wall, I was caulking and painting away like a mad woman.
I looooove (okay, erm…really really likity like) how it turned out!
I went with the color Sherwin Williams Alabaster in semi-gloss for the planked wall, and I think it might be my favorite shade of white ever. It’s the perfect creamy white, not too stark white and not too yellowy, just right.
A few years ago, if you had asked me what my favorite shade of white was, I would have looked at you like you had three eyeballs on your head. It’s bonkers how many white shades are out there and how completely different they can look in a room.
The Alabaster paint doesn’t match our bathroom and closet doors at all, but those are about to get switched out for something fancier anyway.
We’re nowhere close to being finished in here, and we already have more updates to show you guys, but this is really the first step that has felt like a big leap.
I already have a pretty good idea what I want to hang over our bed, but I’m curious, what would you put there? A mirror? Art? Faux taxidermy? Wreath? Leave it blank?
After having our duvet for over two years, I finally picked up this ticking stripe one at Ikea last week. Our bedding feels so much more luxurious with that extra weight now.
Here’s where we are on the ol’ checklist:
- DONE: Paint walls (Benjamin Moore Moonshine)
- DONE: Install planked board and batten wall
- Change hardware on dresser
- Install window trim
- Install crown moulding
- Refinish barn doors
- Hang barn doors
- Change out lamps
- Hang decor over bed
- Replace blinds with bamboo shades?
- Hang curtains
- Buy area rug
- Change out mirror
- Paint a gray wash on bed?
Whew! Yep… still a long way to go. But it’s nothing a little power tool jam sesh to “Bohemian Rhapsody” can’t fix. 😉
UPDATE! You can check out more about all of the projects and makeovers that went into our master bedroom here:
So what do you think? Are you loving it as much as we do? Do you have a favorite 80s rock jam all us DIYers should add to our playlist? Or a favorite Pandora station??
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We always put on the Guns N Roses Pandora station, you could always add that as a variety to yours 😉 I’d leave over the bed blank because the headboard is pretty tall and between it and the wall you’ve got a good bit of texture already. But that’s just me.
Haha! Yes! Guns N Roses and ACDC and Van Halen and all of the classics. I’m thinking about leaving it blank too for exactly the same reasons. We’ll see if I can handle the minimalism approach…I usually suck at it. Thanks, girl!
BAHAHAHAHA! I have an 80’s/early 90’s Rock playlist for when I’m working too!!! I vote for taxidermy above the bed!
Love your bedroom. Absolutely gorgeous. I really love your ceiling fan/light fixture. Where did you find that beauty?
Thanks, Patricia! We got the fan about 2-3 years ago at Lowe’s, but it’s been discontinued. It’s called Angora by Harbor Breeze. I found a bunch of others that are really great too though since I get asked about it quite a bit. Here’s my list of those if you need an alternate: http://www.blesserhouse.com/2015/07/10-stylish-non-boring-ceiling-fans.html
Love the wall. I am really enjoying following you as you personalize your home. Great work.
Thanks so much, Stacy!!! I’m really enjoying sharing our adventures. 🙂
It turned out great, Lauren! I can’t wait to see what else you do in your room. I have to let you in on a chuckle though. When you asked what you should hang above the bed, all I saw at the moment was the top of the picture with the ceiling fan in it. So, since what I saw was the ceiling fan, I at first thought you were asking what sort of light fixture to hang above the bed. I about fell over when you mentioned a mirror! So, y’all go ahead and hang a mirror on the ceiling. Can’t wait to see the blog post about that. hahahaha
Bahahaha! Okay, back up. Maybe I should say, “What should I hang over our headboard?” That’s WILD! Hahaha!