Your guide to turning your house into a home... one DIY project and yard sale find at a time

I’ve been ticking away at our front entryway and making it more of a space with function and purpose over where it stands now. First on my list to make it more of an interesting room with added character is to add board and batten on the walls. I’ve known for quite some time that […]

10 steps to help you plan, measure, cut and build a board and batten wall

Diy board and batten wainscoting. Painted trim. Greige trim. Valspar Nostalgia Gray.

Board and batten box molding in hallway

10 steps for the prefect DIY board and batten accent wall. This is a perfect project that even a beginner can learn with this tutorial

Here are my 5 tips for installing a Board and Batten / wainscoting accent wall. Tools needed for a board and batten accent wall, how to calculate board and batten, how to space your boards, and more. Learn how to installed Board and Batten like a pro!

Believe it or not I started a blog way back when we first bought our home in 2015 with the grand ambition of chronicling all our 'do it yourself', 'fixer upper' ambitious projects... I made it three posts (*insert face palm*). I found that little blog the other day and cringed a little bit, but it also sparked all the feelings, cause ya'll, this house has come A LONG WAY. It was not move in ready, in fact it was unlivable, so we busted our butts to get it to a place where we were happy…