The first step in your shiplap accent wall is to remove everything from the wall including any nails use a putty knife to gently pry and remove baseboards crown moulding and trim.
Ship lap start at ceiling or floor.
Or to really turn shiplap on its head try installing it on the ceiling to draw the eye upwards.
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Right now we sit back and enjoy the fruits of our labor.
Remove wall plates and outlet covers.
Before you install your shiplap boards open your boxes and let the flooring adjust to the room temperature and moisture for at least 48 hours.
The area to be planked.
About 6 x 11 i m going to go through all the steps i took to give that boring ceiling the beautiful planked treatment that s so in style.
We pad around in bare feet and take a deep breath as we enjoy our coffee and the quiet morning moment.
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To install start either at your purposeful line or against the floor or ceiling.
But installing the shiplap vertically helps emphasize the height of the room making it feel larger.
We typically start at the ceiling for rooms without a purposeful line because having a full board at the ceiling is more visually appealing.
We wake up in the morning with the golden sunlight literally glistening through those stained glass windows.
The extra something for that ceiling was installing planks shiplap that i bought at home depot and installed myself no helper required.