We recently completed a project in our bedroom (a diy wood plank wall) that has me dragging every stranger and friend into our house to show it off! The inspiration came from the walls that are inside the OC Mart Mix. We know our limits…so we knew we’d need some help on this project. We enlisted our contractor to help us with the final installation, but the leg work started with us.
First off, we headed to Lowes to purchase pine. Lots and lots of 1×4 pine boards. After hauling all that wood home, we started distressing. I’m talking everything from kitchen utensils to an ax. Brent set up a little work station for us in the backyard and we lined up all the wood for staining. This process took quite a bit of time and about 5 cans of stain. I mixed some of the colors and tried to apply them un-evenly so they would have a worn look.
Here’s where the contractor comes in…he and Brent cut the boards into various sizes and then he nailed them to the wall with a nail gun. He used some spacers so that some of the pieces would be lifted and create a less-than-perfect look, which is what we were going for.
We also decided to have him wire some sconces on each side. I went with this sconce from Lowe’s and left off the light shade for a more industrial look. Later, we installed wire baskets to the wall for night stands. I ended up changing out my pillows to these kilim ones and made the graphic black and white pillow for contrast. Oh and the black and white photos are a mix of old photos and instagram photos attached with washi tape.
//photography by Kristin Eldridge in Long Beach
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Love the OC Mix Mart! Such a neat little square of inspiration randomly located sort of near Costco. Can I steal your bedroom? The DIY wood plank walls look absolutely fantastic. I love the finishing touches you two added as well. Very creative. Fantastic job!
Thanks Tiff! I love the OC Mart Mix too. I think every trip there has to end at Portola Coffee Lab!
I really like your hardwood floors in the picture. What kind are they?
How much did it end up costing?
I think it was around $200
your bedroom looks amazing Kristin! Great job!!! the OC mix mart is such a great place for DIY inspiration!
Thanks Diana! Yes, I love going to that place. Every time I discover something new!
This is gorgeous!
Thank you Alli!
Beutiful! The wood wall inspires me to make a similar one for a headboard. Ive been pondering on what to get for my bed, after seeing this I know I want a large wooden headboard. (a couple of shades lighter to go with my floor).
Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
That sounds like it’ll be really cute, Lisa! I hemmed and hawed over a headboard too. Our room is pretty small, so this was the perfect solution!
Looks awesome! Thinking of trying this with a waterproof stain for one of our bathroom walls. What did you use to cut the wood? I notice the raw wood doesn’t show at all at either end, which I’m having problems with
Hi Jenn,
I think it’s just the way the photos look, but you can see the raw wood on the ends. We just used a regular circular saw to cut the wood. And at first I planned to stain the ends, but I kind of link the way the color variates. I love the idea of you putting it in your bathroom. I think the more it distresses, the better it’ll look!
that is absolutely beautiful. cool stain choices too. I especially like the basket choices for the bed sides. Very quaint, cute and rustic.
Thank you so much!
Hi! Looks great! do you remember the mixture for the darkest stain you came up with? That dark blueish black. Thanks!
Sure! I used Minwax in Provincial, Red Mahogany and Dark Walnut. I stained some planks with these colors and then started mixing the colors to stain the others variations of these 3 colors. Hope that helps!
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Hi, looking to do the same for my room. Could you tell me which stain colors you used?
DId you guys use 2 inch brad nails? Also, was there any problem with the wall holding up the 1 inch thick wood?
Yes, it was 2″ brad nails and there wasn’t a problem holding up the 1″ wood plank.
Kristin –
Looks great. Are you worried about woodmovement at all as the seasons change? Thanks,
Joe
We live in Southern California, so we don’t have too much variation in seasons, but the way they are put together is rustic (on purpose) with some gaps and overlaps, so I think shrinking or swelling would only add to the ‘rustic-ness.’
Hello, it looks like your wall is pretty big….what is the dimensions of the wall that you planked? I love it!
Hi Darla,
It’s an 8×12 foot wall. But, I think you could plank a wall just about any size!
Awesome look! Do you mind me asking if your husband just stapled into the wall or into studs? About how much did the lumber and stain cost? Thanks in advance
Thanks! They were stapled into the wall and I think the total cost was about $300.
This looks amazing! Can you tell us what different colors of stain you used??
Sure! I used Minwax in Provincial, Red Mahogany and Dark Walnut. I stained some planks with these colors and then started mixing the colors to stain the others variations of these 3 colors. Hope that helps!
This is incredible! One of the nicest wood plank walls I’ve seen. Will definitely add to my list of home decorating plans!
Great job! Picture 3 held my wife’s attention for a few minutes. I think she was admiring that man’s bottom!
We hope to recreate this wall but use wood more indigenous to Hawaii.
DIY=Shoes Kristin. Drop a tool on your feet and you’ll know about it.
I did the same thing in a hallway wall only using dismantled pallets that I collected for free. Using pallets gave me a great mix of different woods, lengths, and widths to work with. Distressing was not necessary since the pallets were already well worn. In some instances, I only sanded the pieces enough to give it a smooth look but not enough to remove errant paint marks that were present. I dismantled the pallets using a hacksaw through the nails but left the rusted nails in the wood to keep the rustic look. Four different shades of stain were used and a semi-gloss poly to give it a little shine. I also attached mine to the wall using construction adhesive since I didn’t want new nails mixing the look with the old nails left in the wood. Nice job! 🙂
I LOVE your guys back yard! It looks like a place for get togethers and parties!
Did you have a small Okinawan man telling you what to do?
I bet after all of this you can win a Karate competition. Wax on.
Really just nailed to the drywall? That doesn’t seem very sturdy, especially if you want to hang pictures or something from it.
Its real awesome….
beautiful
did you have to special order the colored stain? Looks amazing!
Beautiful. Love the black and whites on taped on the wall and the white bed linen.
This is absolutleu gorgeous! I love it all and will be doing something similar in our bedroom. We are also making plywood wood plank flooring for the whole house and loved the idea of the multi tones of stain. We will be doing this for our flooring. Thank you so much for sharing!
Hi. I just saw your wall on Pinterest. Amazing colors you chose and the way you put them up. I wouldn’t have thought those pine boards could look so cool, but they do. I love your room. And the sconces, just brings it together. I would love it if you would visit my blog and check out my herringbone ceiling. Only someone who has gone through the prep of all those boards can appreciate the work involved.
http://makemeprettyagain.blogspot.com/2013/03/reclaimed-wood-herringbone-ceiling.html
I have no better way to put this…that’s a kick-ass wall!!!!
Found you through stumbling! 🙂
– Brooke –
Ultimate!! As shown in Pinterest. Keep it up
Could you list the kind of stain and the colors you used. Love it!
Sure! I used Minwax in Provincial, Red Mahogany and Dark Walnut. I stained some planks with these colors and then started mixing the colors to stain the others variations of these 3 colors. Hope that helps!
Hi!
I love the variation and deep colors of your wood. I recently posted about the wood plank wall we did for our baby girl’s nursery for $100! I would welcome a visit to see me over at my blog. 🙂
http://purposefulproductions.blogspot.com/2014/04/diy-wood-accent-wall.html?m=0
Kassy
I’ve thought about doing this in my garage as well. I don’t think that I’d like it inside the house. Guess that I’m more into the refined look in my house instead of rustic. Everyone has their own taste as to the look that they want.
Hello!
I’d love to do this in the nursery but I was wondering if you knew a little bit more about how your husband and the contractor came up with the sizing to cut the boards. Was it completely random or measured out in some way? I haven’t found one DIY that gives an explanation of how to not chop up the wood but instead make cuts so that it a) looks staggered and b) uses each piece.
Thanks!
Beautiful!!! I’m going to do something similar behind our bar. Where did you get the lights?
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;love the wall, i would love to feature it, if that would be ok please let me know,
laruen
We just did a wood wall in my daughters room. I am wondering where you found your wall lights?
Thank you,
Kristin Johnson
Thanks! We bought them at Lowe’s. They came with a sconce and we removed the sconce so it had an industrial look.
thank you Kristin ☺️
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Hi Kristin,
What sort of furniture did you use to complement the plank wall? Do you have a dresser/chest in the bedroom? If so, what look did you go with for those pieces?
Thanks!
Hi this looks great!. Do you happen to know what all stain colors you used?
What type of nailer did you use to put the planks on the wall?
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Hi, I’m a house rebabber. The wall and floor looks soooo beautiful. Are the wall planks face nailed or glued on. Thanks, from Sims, NC
Thank you! The wood is nailed on.
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How is it with the wood expanding in the summertime? I run a flooring store and know that we need to leave 1/4 gaps away from all edges.
I haven’t had any trouble with the wood expanding. Best of luck to you!
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Very nice work on this wooden wall, great choice of colors. I am going to use OMSO for my project.
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