Shiplap Half Wall Bathroom

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Shiplap half wall bathroom. These are the steps we took to get the shiplap look for less in our bathroom. Not only is it a budget friendly home project but it adds a large amount of texture color and dimension for a minimum amount of money and time. Having shiplap on the walls provides texture and character. Please have some respect for whoever will eventually remove these.

It probably doesn t seem like a major change it is just half a wall of planks after all but the shiplap adds so much more character to the space. These wooden panels are easy to install create an effective seal and are an increasingly popular style choice for the inside of homes from modern to rustic. Everything about this bathroom is absolutely charming. Rip your plywood sheets into anywhere between 6 to 8 strips with a circular saw or table saw.

The best thing since we were doing shiplap half up the walls i didn t have paint the whole wall. Sure a bathroom is just a bathroom but everyone wants theirs to look and feel good. Another great feature about shiplap is that it can be painted. Shiplap refers to a special type of inter locking board similar to tongue and groove but with a tighter overlapping fit.

Stained and distressed or clean and bright shiplapping can take even the most dismal unappealing bathroom and transform it into a space worth taking your sweet time in. Instead of painting both the wall and the shiplap all white add a subtle color to the walls such as sherwin williams maison blanche. This is the part that i was the most excited about. I would cap the top row of my shiplap with a wider board and add hooks.

Now for all you diy ers out there i ll let you in on a little secret. Plus since this bathroom is on the smaller side all the white shiplap helps brighten it up. So 1 3 or 2 3 of the wall will look better than half of a wall. A good rule of thumb is to divide the wall into thirds.

Powder room with half shiplap walls displays a round brass hanging mirror above a single gray washstand with gray knobs and honed marble countertop. Whether it s an entire wall or vanity background the beauty of shiplapping is that its effect is hardly diminished in accordance to its size. Figure out how many sheets of plywood you need and add 15 for waste. It won t be exact but try to get close.

Determine the plank width and cut down the plywood panels. After two coats of paint the bathroom was ready for hubby to start the shiplap.