Easy DIY Bedroom Accent Wall

My parents worked super hard to make their house feel like a home, and for Father’s Day & Mother’s Day I gifted my parents their very own bedroom makeover! I shared all of the details of this bedroom makeover in a separate reveal post, but the major centerpiece of this project – the DIY board and batten accent wall needed it’s own moment to shine!

How To Make A DIY Board And Batten Wall

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So, I’ll be covered all of the gritty details about style, design, and the full bedroom transformation in this post, but this DIY board and batten accent wall (or, the “wall with the squares”, as my mom calls it) was a project-and-a-half and is more than deserving of it’s own post, so here we go!

P.S. Here is the before!

What I Used:

Tools
Miter Saw
Jig Saw
Brad Nailer
Caulking Gun
Paint Sprayer (Optional)
Level
Angle Finder
Tape Measure

Materials
1 x 4 x 8′ – 10′ Primed Boards*
White Caulking
BEHR Paint (Storm Grey)
Drop Cloths
Painter’s Tape
1 ¼” Brad Nails

* Board feet will be different for each project – make sure to measure your particular project before building!

The Steps:

1. First step was to layout my design. This can be done in SketchUp, or with basic math, or with painter’s tape! We pulled a lot of inspiration from the how-to and design section on The Home Depot App for this one!

2. Next, I cut and attached my boards with brad nails. I started with the outer border pieces and then moved to the verticals. To help find the angles I needed for my vaulted ceilings I used an angle finder (you can see this in action in my YouTube video).

3. Once the vertical pieces were attached, I cut and attached the horizontal pieces. I used spacer blocks here from leftover lumber to make sure that everything was even!

4. Next, I sealed all of the edges of my boards with caulking. I also made sure to fill in the nail holes as well!

5. After letting everything dry, I taped off my walls and sprayed the accent wall with my paint. Luckily, The Home Depot App was able to tell me exactly how much paint I needed for this wall!

6. Shortly after painting, I removed the coverings… and that was it!

Here’s what it looked like before…

… and here’s what it looks like now!

SO. GOOD.

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In the meantime, I hope you’ll stop by soon for the full bedroom reveal!