How To Hang A Wood Board On The Wall

I want to hang some shelves for the cats to travel and hang out on the wall out from under my feet and off the beds.

How to hang a wood board on the wall.

The trick to wood plank walls is to keep it simple. Lumber liquidators has a better idea. Hold them horizontally across the wall and place a level on top. I happened to have some black paint in my garage cabinet so i grabbed it and quickly painted the wall.

Gently remove any crown moulding baseboards and trim you plan on using again. You need to drill through the plaster and into the wood framing. Most wall framings set studs every 16 inches so you should be okay to measure from there but double check with a pilot hole. The pallet is going to hang from screws protruding from the wall and the weight hangs from the boards that are running parallel to the floor at what is now the top of the pallet.

The dark wall color hides those gaps for you. The first step in how to install paneling is to remove all wall plates outlets and any nails in the wall. I had planned to use toggle bolts to attach the 2 x10 x 20 or so on the length to the studs but the studs are in the wall the wrong way for me to drill thru and use the toggle s wing anchor. In the kitchen you might front face an island with barn wood or perhaps diy a barn board backsplash.

The hard part in adding distressed planks to a wall is preparing the wood cutting and painting all the planks to get a uniform look. Rebecca and shannon of petite party studio are accomplished diyers and decorators and they love the look of distressed wood. For this tape to work the wall must be perfectly flat with variations no greater than 3 16 inches no peeling paint and no crumbling drywall. Pallets are not perfect and no matter how hard you try there will be a gap or two here and there.

For best results set the paneling in the room for a few days before you install it. Don t try to hang laminate flooring from a wall covered with wallpaper or wood paneling. Before you install the pallet boards you want to paint the wall they re going on a dark color. Adjust until it is level and then ask a friend to hold the strip while you drill long wood screws through the furring strips and into the studs or wall anchors.

They look great as an accent wall in a bedroom or living room. Use reclaimed barn boards on only one feature wall in a room to keep the look simple yet make a statement. A wood plank wall can add a rustic focal point to a room. For a small pegboard two horizontal furring strips should be adequate.

Use wood flooring tape.