I had so much fun planking the wall in the kitchen that I did it in another room too! My half bath is downstairs and was lacking some serious personality. It is so small that you can't really decorate it, so I decided to plank the lower portion of the wall. It is around the corner from the other wall I did, so I just kept the same height on the wainscot. I used the same wood and I used the same trim I used in the kitchen to cap it off.
You have seen this picture before with the kitchen post. The door frame you see on the left in the photo below, is the door to the bathroom.
I also used the same paint (on the wainscot) as in the kitchen, as it is the trim paint in the entire house as well. To start the transformation, I painted the top part of the wall first. I chose a slate grey blue color that coordinated with the curtains in the family room. It is Earl Grey by SW. It is a little darker than my usual choices, but I have read that it is okay to go for dark and drama in a 1/2 bath (and I was hoping the white wainscott would balance it out). Anyways, I love it! I did not paint all the way to the ceiling since I am planning to add crown in here. I already have it, just need to get it installed. I'll add it to the ever growing list....
This time, I was much more careful when sanding the edges of the boards. There are a few that were installed in the kitchen that were not sanded well and it looked bad when installed and it was difficult to sand after they are nailed to the wall.
Here are some pics during and just after install of planks.
I had to get tricky around the plumbing for the toilet and sink. I decided to use a board on either side and used a jig saw to cut out around the pipes. The sleeve, when pushed back against the wall, hides the cuts.
The only wall in this bath that does not have full boards is this back wall. Hopefully because the joints are behind the sink and toilet, they will not be that noticeable.
After install I used wood filler to fill the nail gun holes in the wood. I used caulk at the joint between the chair rail and the wall, and in the corners and where the chair rail meets in the corners. It never fails to impress me how a little (inexpensive) caulking can make such a huge difference in how your project looks. Even before paint!
Before Caulk / Wood Filler:
After Caulk/ Wood Filler:
This project lasted a little longer that I would have liked for 2 reasons. First my parents visited for 2 weeks so I was less motivated to do projects like this. Both my mom and dad helped us to start and finish other projects, but I was not into getting this done. Secondly, our floors are being replaced (very bad install job and something got all over them after install and before we moved in) which means the pedestal sink and toilet will be taken out.......which means I will have much easier access to the area behind the toilet and can put the planks up right across the wall where the pedestal sink meets the wall while it is removed. When they put the sink back up they can just put it back over the planking! (and they can fix the poorly aligned plumbing - who wants to see plumbing peeking out from behind the pedestal base.....) Whoo Hoo!
Here are all the photos. This room does not have a window, so it is difficult to take photos in here. I hope you can tell how much this has improved the look in here. The last thing I need to do (after finishing the back wall) is find something for over the toilet. If you recall from a recent post, I built a shelf for this spot, but it was too big, so it went elsewhere. I have not decided if I am just going to install narrow shelves, or hang baskets or something else. For now, the extra TP will be stored in a basket on the floor. Any ideas? What has worked for you?
Thank you for reading. I will do a final reveal once the back wall is done (I already have all the boards cut and ready to install).
Please come back soon!
I'm linking up with these lovely blogs:
Thrifty Decor Chick
Between Naps on the Porch
The Dedicated House
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