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It finally happened! I have been wanting to do something to this big beige wall in my front living room for years...years!

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See, the only problem is that I didn't know how anything would look with that planked/shiplap wall next to it. I thought about continuing the planking onto this wall and the other walls in here, but it's not my fave way of doing the planking. So, if that was going to happen, I would just take it all down and do it with tongue and groove boards. This would be super crazy expensive. I've been wanting to do floor to ceiling board and batten somewhere in my house for years. The places I really want it have 20 foot high ceilings, so that wasn't going to happen. The other rooms are already done with something else that I'm not ready to part with. I always envisioned it on this wall...and well, now that my weekends are a little more free I decided to finally tackle it and just see how it looks!

I ordered all the items I needed online from Home Depot and did curbside pickup. I sent my husband since he's already out and about considering he's an essential employee. It worked out really well! I don't know how much longer these stay-at-home orders will be in place, but if they continue on and your in a state that allows things like this...there's your option!

So, I'm not going to lie...this took quite some time to do...mainly the finishing work to make it look just perfect. But it was totally worth it. Here's the after!

I have a lots of tutorials on how to do board and batten, here's my favorite one (plus it includes most of the other tutorials). It shows you how I like to finish them so you have a nice clean look and no gaps. Gaps are usually a big issue with making them be so-so to looking amazing. I realized once all my boards were up, mainly the horizontal ones, how unlevel my ceiling and walls were! It's crazy. Here are a few pics of my process.

First step was to paint the wall white. I used Behr's Swiss Coffee in satin -my favorite white!

I then used 1/2"x3 1/2" boards on the ceiling line. I secured these in, along with all the other boards, using 2" brad nails and my nail gun. Finding the studs in the wall are a good idea to make sure they are in good.

Since my baseboards have a pretty decorative edge, it was too small to have the 1/2" width sit on them and look pretty. So, I just added a 1/2" x 2 1/2" board on top of my baseboard. Secured it in.

From there I added the vertical boards. They are 1/2" x 1 1/2" boards spaced 14" apart. Word of advice, measure before you cut every board. My wall height varied by about 1/4" to 1/2" from one end to the other. So, don't do a mass cut, do it board by board.

I then used some light weight spackling compound and went over every crevice with my fingers, and then used a lightly damp paper towel to clean up the excess. I then painted over the boards and the wall one more time for a pretty crisp clean look.

It's up to you if you want to put these boards into studs. I know a lot of people do, and suggest if you don't, to use liquid nails. Liquid nails ruin walls if you ever want to take the boards off. So, I decide not to use it. And I don't always go in studs. I have so much board and batten in my house and have never lined them up purposely with studs, and none have come down....even with the few earthquakes we have been having over the years. I think it's helpful that I used the spackling compound, it kind of like secures it a little more.

Another thing that took me forever to do, was paint that darn ceiling. It took me about 2 nights to do it. I couldn't leave it though, then I would have white walls with a beige ceiling and that just looked weird :)

I am so pleased with how this turned out. This is the view from our entryway coming into the house. I feel like it's just so much brighter and has a lot more character.

Barn door tutorial

This is a good look at how the board and batten looks against the planking or shiplap wall. I actually don't mind it!

(Side Table: Target White Slipcover Couch/Bed: Ikea Rug: Rugs USA Farmhouse ladder: Tutorial Wood sunburst mirror: Tutorial )

And of course, I had to paint this other wall and added the board and batten to it. This was the wall I was dreading. It was actually one of my favorite walls in my whole house before. But, I knew I couldn't leave it beige and have two other walls looking completely different too. It seriously hurt me to do this. ha! But it has grown on me and I'm coming to love it.

Here's what it looked like before:

Now this was just way to white for me (never thought I would say that)! But, my favorite part about having things white is how wood and color pop off of it so good! So, I added this beautiful wood piece on the top of my door from DecorSteals. I thought it helped break up the white. I'll be redoing the curtain rod and brackets soon to add a little more wood, and possibly change out the curtains.

Back when this wall was beige, I would attempt to take this picture and it would turn out awful. The coloring was just never right. Now, it's perfect!

I have some ideas in store to switch up some of my cabinets. I'm thinking this one might get switched with the apothecary one in my living room. We will see! It'll help add a little more color to this room now that it's all white.

This is an angle that you don't get to see ...often...if ever. It's just not picturesque :) but, I figured I should snap a picture while it's actually clean! This is the cabinet that my hoard of pillows, accent rugs, and blankets go in...and usually around and on top of :)

My husband says now I have my own white box. It's so true. ha! The lighting in here is so amazing. It's the best place to hang out! I have moved my office in here...that means I just plop in here with my laptop :) I do have a cute little cafe table that is easy to move in and out that works perfect for a makeshift desk! Plus, when it's nice out and those doors are open...it's just magical.

My next project is going to be my bathroom. I am finally biting the bullet and going to paint those cabinets. Ah! I might even change out the tile. We shall see! Are you working on anything fun to pass the time? I'm excited to get some of these projects done, it feels like I didn't do much last year, and I want to make a stamp on this year :)

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Our entry way is obviously the first thing people see when they come into our house. It's also one of the areas that gets updated most often. I don't mean to, but I noticed I tend to change out the pillows and even the wall decor every other month or so. I have plans to get rid of this bench, and make a new console table for the space. The bench has been a wonderful piece of storage that hides all my kids shoes. But, it's come to point that those shoes need to be sorted and stored a little differently. It's like 5 minutes of pure craziness when it comes time to find shoes...you can always find one, but hardly the other in this depth of shoe chaos.

Until I get the time to make that console table, I'll just keep sharing my entry as is :) I, of course, changed it up for summer. Actually, changed it up so much that the only things that stayed were the actual bench and the fiddle leaf fig.

I tried to keep it simple by only using two pillows this season. I tend to go overboard on this little bench. Nobody actually uses it to sit on (even though that was my full intention). So, why not go overboard, right?

Quote pillow: Etsy Textured pillow: Kirklands

I think I might have a small obsession with faux cathedral windows. I made the brown one last year and have fallen in love with the look ever since. So, of course, when I went in to Hobby Lobby the other day and found these other two for $12 each, I grabbed them. I wasn't sure where to put them at first, but then decided to play musical chairs with them on this wall. I ended up loving this layered look.

Cathedral window: Tutorial

Another big switch, at least for me, was moving my blanket basket out of here. There has been some sort of basket on the left side of this bench since day one. I wanted to add more height to this side to balance out the window frames.

Adding this wood ladder from DecorSteals did the trick! I didn't realize how much it would open up this narrow hall by moving the basket out. I bought this ladder last year and have struggle with where to place it. I think it found a new home :) Here's a little decorating secret. I love blankets...obviously. Some are pricey, and when you want some just for looks it's okay to go cheap :) I have found some of my favorite 'blankets' on Amazon. They aren't blankets though, they are turkish towels. They are about the same size of a throw blanket, weigh a little less, and are cheaper! Plus, they have so many amazing looks. You can find a slew of them here.

Striped Turkish Blanket/Towel: Amazon

Another small, but big update was changing out the rug. The rug I had in here was perfect and fit every season and every change in decor. But, I wanted to see a little change so I swapped it out for this little jute rug. Jute is my favorite type of rug, this is like my 10th one over the years. They hold up great and hide dirt! They are the best :)

Jute rug: Amazon

I had a love/hate relationship with my entryway for years. I hated the knotty alder railing. I hated the tile diamond flooring. I hated the the big beige walls. I always loved the two story space though and knew it could be something so much better. Just a few years of updates, changed a lot of things! New flooring, molding and paint was all that was needed! Trying to still talk my husband into letting me rip up this carpet and paint the stairs all white. I think that would help this space be that much more amazing.

Board and Batten Staircase Tutorial

That's it for the entry way! You can see my other summer tours below:

Farmhouse Summer Dining Room:

What is your favorite space to change up for each season?

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It's finally feeling like summer around here! We have had 3 full days of sun with no rain or snow. I count that as a win! If you follow me on social media, you'll know that we have had a super rough spring...technically it's still spring, but usually we are watering our grass beginning to mid May. It's mid-June and still haven't turned on our sprinklers. This weather is perfect since today I'll be sharing my dining room with you all for Marty's from A Stroll Thru Life's summer tour! This is where 30 bloggers share some amazing summer decor inspiration with you all week! You can see the full list at the bottom of the post. If you are joining along the blog hop, and have just come from Follow The Yellow Brick Home, welcome!

This year all around my home I have included lots and lots of terracotta. I found an easy technique to faux age the pots and kind of got carried away :) So, I have them all over....and the dining room was no exception.

Chandelier Makeover: Tutorial Jute rug: Amazon Farmhouse Chairs: Amazon Faux Beam: Tutorial Lavender Gallery Wall: Tutorial Shiplap wall: tutorial

The only thing that changes seasonal in my dining room is what goes on my table, like place settings and the tablescape. I tend to change up the pillows on the head of the table along with the draped blanket. Why do I need pillows and a blanket in here? I don't :) I just love the look and it makes it so inviting.

For the tablescape, I used a variety of terracotta pots. You can see how I aged them here (tutorial). I placed them in this vintage wood crate, added some height with other pots and a planter stool.

Faux aged terracotta pot: Tutorial

For the places settings, I kept it really simple. I found these amazing new chargers from Kirklands to change things up from my normal rattan ones.

I put a simple sprig from my boxwood on each plate, just to add enough of a pop of color.

I added a little greenery and hug some more boxwood sprigs to my cup rack. This isn't an angle I show to much and I don't know why ...I guess it's the fact I have to go knee deep in my kids toys to get this angle :)

For my buffet, this stays the same for the most part besides slight changes.

I just did a tutorial on how to make your very own vintage style cutting board last week. I have a slight obsession with them...both handmade or store bought. You can probably tell if you look around all these pictures :)

Faux Vintage Cutting Board: Tutorial

I played around with changing up my lavender gallery wall but ultimately came back to them. I think they are timeless and I couldn't find anything better. You can see the tutorial on how to make them here (tutorial). Also, this shiplap/planked wall was one of the first projects I did in my house about 10 years ago, and is still my favorite! It brings so much character into the space. You can see the tutorial for it here.