Interior Board And Batten
The board is a smooth board that is applied to the wall first.
Interior board and batten. True board and batten is made with vertically installed wide boards and narrow battens fastened over the gaps between the boards. The batten pieces are usually vertical and sometimes have horizontal pieces added too. Also for authentic board and batten you would actually add boards to the entire wall then add the battens.
Trimming interior walls with board and batten is far less expensive because no base planks are used the battens install directly to drywall which substitutes for the wider vertical boards used in. The battens are usually but not always about 1 2 inch wide. I decided to skip the board to save time and money and just do the battens right over my textured wall.
Board and batten walls come in all sorts of sizes colors and styles. For our diy project we chose to use our wall as the board part. In appearance board and batten siding can look rustic or modern depending on how rough the lumber is and its finish.
Types of board and batten walls. The batten are trim pieces that are added to the top of the boards as decorative accent. Board and batten is essentially just nailing boards to the wall.
Board and batten is a wood wall treatment that can be applied to interior or exterior walls. The boards may be placed horizontally or vertically. Therefore you could call the faux board and batten tips.
This simple diy board and batten wainscoting project adds tons of character to your home. The most common arrangement uses 1x10 boards and 1x2 or 1x3 batten. The most common being half board and batten wall more traditional full board and batten wall more modern white board and batten walls more of a traditional farmhouse vibe.