Inexpensive DIY Batten Wall Using Lattice Strips

Tutorial: How to use lattice strips as an simple, economical choice to install a Do-it-yourself batten wall for including classic character to basic walls.

Lattice strips are the MVP of this Do it yourself batten wall challenge!

I mean they really are the unsung hero of a lot of tiny DIYs and crafts all-around in this article. (Try to remember that shower curtain art we framed with lattice strips a although back?) This time it necessary a spotlight in the breakfast nook.

Given that we form of have an dependancy to intricate wall molding all-around here, it’s totally no shock at all that soon after we finished putting in and painting our Fb Marketplace banquette discover in the breakfast nook, Robert and I appeared at each and every other and said, “Something’s lacking.”

All those easy partitions necessary character! And lattice could do the task inexpensively. Because molding is a single of my favorite techniques to make a residence search magnificent.

What is Lattice?

Lattice is created of skinny strips of wood most generally utilized in a criss-cross framework for trellises to assist climbing crops in gardens or to serve as porch skirting.

But it’s fantastic for easy wall molding assignments too. (Variety of like Sharpie shiplap but way more legit.)

The value of molding has skyrocketed recently (together with each other home enhancement offer), so we figured out a way to add expensive on the lookout batten wall molding for the fraction of the rate utilizing useful dandy lattice strips at $1.28 for every linear foot.

If you have hardly ever set up any form of molding in advance of, it is the excellent rookie variation to try considering the fact that it demands no miter cuts and lattice can sit flush proper on major of your existing baseboards considering the fact that they are thinner than frequent 1×2 boards.

How to Make a Batten Wall Employing Lattice Strips

You could include this vertical batten wall all close to the room, as wainscoting, or just as a board and batten accent wall. You could go away your partitions simple with no any wall decor for a minimalist method or layer it with art for even far more character.

It would be excellent for introducing on to a plain kitchen area island way too. Hold in thoughts although, if you have a textured wall, the procedure will not be as straightforward, considering that you will require to incorporate these MDF panels to your textured walls employing Liquid Nails and brad nails to start with.

Materials

Steps to Make a Batten Lattice Wall

Action 1 – Evaluate and Decide on a Structure

Evaluate your overall wall first, decide how significantly apart you want your batten (vertical lattice strips) to be, and mark their placement on the wall with a pencil.

Bear in mind that lattice strips are 1 1/2″ huge, so issue that into your format prepare. We set our battens to have an 8 1/2″ hole between.

Step 2 – Lower Lattice Size

Evaluate the height of your wall from baseboard to crown and cut the first lattice strip to the necessary size with a jigsaw. (Not all walls will be perfectly the same top all the way throughout, so really don’t slash all of your lattice centered on that initially measurement.)

Stage 3 – Use a Amount to Check Lattice Placement

“Dry fit” the initially lattice strip and use a level to make certain it is completely straight.

Action 4 – Nail Lattice

The moment you’re joyful with the lattice strip placement, nail it to the wall with the brad nailer (or a hammer).

You can use building adhesive here as nicely, if you decide on, but for the reason that the lattice is so light-weight, it is absolutely optional. (The batten wall will also be less complicated to eliminate without the need of adhesive afterwards if a person working day you adjust your thoughts.)

Move 5 – Repeat

Repeat Ways 2-4 until you have placed all lattice strips alongside the wall.

Move 6 – Caulk Cracks and Wood Fill Nail Holes

Caulk all of the edges of the lattice strips to fill all of the cracks, and fill all of the nail holes with wooden filler.

Action 7 – Sand Wood Filler

At the time the wood filler is completely dry, sand smooth with high-quality grit sandpaper (we use an orbital sander to make the method go quicker). Brush absent any sanding dust immediately after.

Stage 8 – Paint

Give almost everything a refreshing coat of paint and you are accomplished! (We painted the wall first with the similar shade we planned to use on the lattice strips so that we would not have to get the job done all over all of the aspects afterwards.)

The Concluded Batten Wall

Never you think these two batten walls increase so substantially to this tiny breakfast nook corner? I enjoy it so a lot!

We added these vintage design and style sconces to deliver much more light-weight into this windowless space. What do you assume?!

They function so very well with this linear chandelier that provides a contact of present day, and the brass pops in opposition to that batten wall we painted Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace.

Wrapping Up Breakfast Nook Information

I still plan to paint the air vent and add knobs to the banquette cupboard doorways.

(Now that it’s dry, I have to confess, do not love the paint I experienced to use on the banquette many thanks to offer chain challenges leading to my favorite cupboard paints to be marketed out. But oh properly. If that’s our biggest obstacle, I’ll consider it.)

I just obtained the call this 7 days that the freshly reupholstered cushions are concluded! So it will all be coming collectively in below soon.

These Do it yourself herringbone LVP flooring nonetheless search absolutely astounding considering that we installed them a several months in the past! Next on the listing is building a table, refinishing some secondhand dining chairs for the other side, and incorporating some vintage artwork and decor finds.

It will be so charming as we wrap up the remaining specifics.

Have you at any time completed a Do-it-yourself batten wall just before? Or identified a new use for lattice strips? They are the best for so numerous things!

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