Bedroom Makeover ~ Part 1

Board & Batten and A Fresh Coat of Paint

I have been working on a makeover in my bedroom for the past couple of weeks.  

If you missed my post with the before pictures here is a reminder

I love the look of Board and Batten so I started by taking off the old chair rail which of course left me with a few repairs.  I started by Painting the top with a dark Grey and then added the top trim after so I didn't have to cut into it.  It didn't look so good at this point but then when does a project half way through. 

The biggest part of doing this project was making sure the spacing was perfect.  I measured once then twice to make sure it was good.  Once that was done I used painters tape and taped lines where the boards were going to go.  Well worth the time because I would hate to do all the work and not have it look right.  

After a lot of moving furniture back and forth, nailing, dapping and painting it was finally finished.  I would have taken a picture of the other side of the room but it was a mess, lol. 

Now for the really fun part putting the rest of it together.

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