I have to say . . . I love ‘friends’ . . . and the titles to all my posts (except Fridays) should prove this . . . I started doing that just a few months into blogging. I thought it would be a nice little ode to the show, it would set my blog apart, I wouldn’t have to think of clever titles every post, and it starts everything off with some humor hopefully.
But it’s not any easier to think of clever things. most of the time it comes out as ‘the one with the exact recipe title’ or ‘the one with jeans and a tshirt’ . . . that’s no fun. So this week I’ve tried to step it up a bit . . . I hope you’ve noticed . . . and yes there is wood in my dining room . . . mind out of the gutters.
this awesome picture (below) is how our ‘dining room’ started when we bought the house just 2 months ago (tomorrow is officially 2 months whoo hoo!) It is very open to the ‘living room’ . . . like it’s just the back corner. I just call the whole room the living area. After paint, putting what was the kitchen light fixture in here, and the new floors were put down the corner looked much better and brighter as you can see below, but being the traditional girl that I am and knowing that we would end up hosting a lot of dinners in our humble abode I wanted something to set this part of the room apart. Something that when you looked at it you would say ‘oh, and this is the formal dining room . . . corner . . . where christmas happens’
insert batten/bead board to the rescue . . . except I didn’t feel like spending lots of money and gluing panels to the wall so we just used some basic wood pieces. It was actually pretty easy . . . we didn’t even use a nail gun. I simply measured out the wall to see where I wanted everything and how much we would need.
We decided on a half wall so 36″ up is where the rail started. We knew those pieces needed to be significantly bigger than the vertical pieces so we chose 1×4 oak boards in 10′ and 8′ since our walls were just a few inches shorter. For the vertical – lattice – boards they actually have boards called ‘lattice boards’ at Lowes which we thought gave it the perfect look. I’m not positive of the measurements but they are found with the other molding boards if you are looking for them.
When we got home we measured twice and cut the 1×4’s on our table with the blade at a 45 degree angle – then we sanded the angle – and painted everything white. Once it was fully dry we nailed it to the wall every 16″ or in other words onto every stud for security. don’t forge to use your level to make sure it’s straight 🙂
then we set up our lattice boards to see where we wanted them. We originally thought every 16″ – at every stud – but that looked too busy so we did every other. We nailed these into the wall once at the top and once at the bottom before painting.
Once everything was good and nailed in and secure, we used Valspar’s ultra white semi gloss paint and primer over the boards and the walls underneath. since we were putting white over poop brown it took a million coats. but once it was all done it was exactly what I wanted for this room . . . corner.
there is it an updated dining room . . . corner. next step is to refinish the top of that table I found at a garage sale. i.can’t.wait.
any other housing updates happening?
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Dear Friends,
What a day to celebrate! This is the 86th week of the Let’s Be Friends blog hop! Thanks for joining us on this special day. Chelsee and Tiffany are extremely delighted to see the way this hop has grown and love to see your faces each week!
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… onto the winner!
I am in love with this post. I am on a budget, so it is so fun to see creative ways to do fall decorating from the dollar store! I love the ideas that Keitha has. That fabric is too cute. I intend to steal some of her fab ideas. Her blog is also amazing. I am so, so, so happy I found her! Keitha has amazing DIY posts such as this cute tutorial on DIY Moss Letters and her pantry organization puts me to shame! This is a blog you will follow because it is filled with useful and awesome tips for home organization and design.
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17 Comments
That table is such a good find!
October 7, 2014 at 9:13 amI know!! I got so lucky with that. It fits 8 people and it was only $50! I can’t wait to refinish the top.
October 7, 2014 at 9:20 amHow gorgeous!
October 7, 2014 at 9:16 amthanks lady!
October 7, 2014 at 9:20 amThat looks so nice. You have accomplished a lot in two months.
October 7, 2014 at 3:55 pmthank you! it’s been hard work the last 2 nonths!
October 7, 2014 at 4:31 pmLOVE this room! So when do I get to have dinner there?? Yes…your bestie is inviting herself over in case you missed that! lol. And I love the wall…look at you being all creative and stuff! 🙂
“mind out of the gutters” killed me!!! LOL!
October 7, 2014 at 3:55 pmiron man just said the other day that he wants to meet faith and the artist so just tell me when you’re coming.
October 7, 2014 at 4:30 pmI am SO impressed! When I was growing up we did a lot of remodeling to our home and it was so much work. Your space looks lovely:)
October 7, 2014 at 5:29 pmthank you! the work is very worth it!
October 7, 2014 at 5:43 pmWow! That looks so amazing! Nice job!
October 7, 2014 at 6:24 pmthank you!
October 7, 2014 at 7:40 pmIt looks SO good! It’s so much fun to see your home coming together!
October 7, 2014 at 6:55 pmaw! thanks lady!
October 7, 2014 at 7:40 pmHey Bex! We met at the Influence Conference and I was excited to come across your post this week at the link up! I’m featuring you tonight, so drop by and check it out 🙂
October 15, 2014 at 2:30 pmhi, sarah! thank you so much I can’t wait to see it!
October 15, 2014 at 4:40 pm[…] I met Bex last month at the Influence Conference. I LOVE her inexpensive dining room update. See it here: DIY Batten Board […]
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