Anne and her man both have jobs that require them to sleep during the day (she didn’t say what they do exactly, my guess is vampires), so they chose a dark, slumber-friendly shade for their bedroom walls. But it ended up feeling too cave-like. Lighter and brighter was the answer, and they opted for a sweet board and batten treatment instead. And they made that chic headboard themselves with nothing but plywood, batting and nailhead trim! That almost sounds easy! I think I could make one too! C’mon, let’s all do it!
13 Comments
Single Stone Studios
November 9, 2011 at 9:00 PMSweet digs, for vampires 🙂 Love the more modern take on the board and batten!
Esther
November 9, 2011 at 9:14 PMthey are my friends! love ittt!
Comeca Jones
November 9, 2011 at 10:39 PMNice
Shelly @A Creative Space
November 10, 2011 at 12:09 AMAwesome find! Yep, gonna go create one, right now….
DIY Addict
November 10, 2011 at 1:14 AMwhoah! I loved it! great transformation.
Julia Hayes
November 10, 2011 at 1:50 AMI love it ever so much.
Anne
November 10, 2011 at 2:10 AMThanks for the feature!! Made my day!! 🙂
RedeFIND
November 10, 2011 at 2:52 AMI just love that wall!!!
Meg and Mum's
November 10, 2011 at 7:07 AMDreamy – literally. Gorgeous 🙂
Dutchie
November 10, 2011 at 5:53 PMI’m looking to do a similar thing to my bedroom but dont know what type of wood to use? when i find the right width, its too thick. when its thin enough, its too narrow. Does anyone have any suggestions on what material to use? I used lattice boards for a chair rail board & battan look but think thats too narrow for an appication similar to this.
Anne
November 10, 2011 at 6:03 PMWe used 1/2 inch mdf. Had our local hardware store order 2 sheets (4 feet x 8 feet) and they cut it down into strips for us. I’ve heard people say that using pre-primed boards is easier but it was the cheapest way to do it that way. Whole project came cost about 60 dollars. ( and nearly my sanity as well but I think the end result was worth the time)
KellyMellyBoBellyBananaFanna
November 11, 2011 at 2:49 AMthis is nice!
OAK House 5.
November 11, 2011 at 2:36 PMI love this! so very custom and sophisticated. Well done!