Inexpensive DIY Wainscoting

Today I was able to finish fixing up the bead board wallpaper snafu from last week.

The wallpaper was a great idea since I already had it on hand but it went way wrong. If you missed that post you can see it here.

Over the weekend we were at HomeDepot looking around and I decided to bring home some 3x4 1/4 inch thick pine boards to create real Wainscoting in the guest hallway. They were $2.75 each and I used 4 of them so it was an inexpensive fix at just $11 plus tax.

I was fearful of how the wallpaper would behave.

Thankfully it all came down without a fight.

It took 5 coats of white paint but it was well worth it.

The barn wood topper is wood that I had on hand out in the garage that Littliest and I actually saved from the neighbors trash back in the winter. They must have been fixing their fence because there were three stacks of the wood and I knew I would eventually find a use for it. It already had a grey tint to it from being outside for several years but I did dry brush some white paint on it and some stain to make it look a bit more aged.

Here is the new light. I actually had this boxed up and on my website but nobody was wanting just one. They all wanted a pair so I decided to keep it for myself!;)

Tex also came in  to play with the hallway make over. He had been sitting on our kitchen counter for months just waiting for a home.

The Hubster suggested that he should go above the arch into the guest hallway. 

The little table got a makeover as well with some Old Ochre. I adore the little alphabet stamps I found at Michaels not too long ago.

It is amazing how little changes can make such a big impact! Now I can not wait to do the hallway into our master. If you want to see just how far this little hallway has come since we first bought our home 4 years ago you can click here.

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Write by: AN - Tuesday, September 10, 2013