DIY

Shiplap in Mudroom

Simple Mudroom Solutions

I’m still adding shiplap. Now I added shiplap to a wall in our mudroom.

How to install shiplap

A few weeks ago, I shared the tutorial for how we added shiplap to a wall in a kitchen.  To see all the details, click HERE.

Adding Shiplap to Mudroom

We had some leftover pine planks from the project, and I was ready for a break from the bold striped wall that had been in our mudroom.  Also, I was determined to become a power-tool girl.  My husband helped out with the kitchen wall, and I pulled out the chop saw, jigsaw, and nail gun and went for it!

Mudroom Makeover

I love that the texture and brightness the shiplap adds to the space.

Mudroom Ideas

I used the Hobby Lobby mirror I had on the wall before and found these cute chalkboard hooks from Pottery Barn.

Mudroom Coat Rack Ideas I can’t turn down a chalkboard…

Pottery Barn Hooks ..or a good deal.  These chalkboard hooks were marked down to $9.99!

Pottery Barn Chalkboard Hook

Hopefully, the kids will remember to grab their coats before we leave the house now that they are in plain view.  I am embarrassed to admit how many times we are driving down the road, and I realize one (or two or three) of them are without a coat.

DIY Shiplap Wall

I am glad I ran out of the planks because I’m not sure when I would have stopped shiplapping walls.

Mudroom with Shiplap

Are you a fan of the wall treatment?

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Paint

Mudroom Stripes

Mudroom-2

I’ve been wanting to make my mudroom a little more exciting, and I was inspired by a photo I saw in HGTV magazine.  In the photo, the entry was painted in black and white horizontal stripes.  I decided to do the same! Here’s an Instagram photo I recently shared.  (BTW – I’d love for you to follow along with me on Instagram.)

Mudroon Stripes 10

Here’s my (very white) mudroom area before the stripes:

Mudroom Stripes 2

I went with horizontal stripes like in my inspiration photo.  I always use Frog Tape for these types of painting projects.  It really is the best painter’s tape out there and helps with seepage.

Mudroom Stripes 5

Want to know more about painting stripes?  Click HERE.

Mudroom Stripes 4

After all the taping was done, I used black paint and added the stripes:

Mudroom Stripes 6

And here’s a photo of the after!

Mudroom 3

I added artwork and a mirror from Hobby Lobby, a pretty wooden “vent” I pulled from a family barn, and a family canvas photo. The shoe cubby in the middle of the room was an old mail sorter I found at a local antique shop. (UPDATE 12/21/15 – FREE plans are now available for this mail sorter turned shoe cubby. If you want to make your own, visit Remodelaholic.)

Chalkboard Calendar & Shoe Cubby

I was told it was in our town’s original post office, and I have a tutorial for the DIY chalkboard calendar you can see HERE.

Mudroom Stripes 1

I have to admit this was NOT the afternoon project I had envisioned.  After I was done adding the black stripes, I had some touching up to do and (after trial and much error) realized I didn’t have the white color the previous owner had painted the mudroom.  Stupid me tried three different whites that were left behind, and none of them matched the current white.  I had white blotches everywhere, and it was driving me mad (although it doesn’t take much)!  So, I repainted the white stripes AND the entire mudroom.  My afternoon project turned into an afternoon, evening, and late into the night/early morning project.

Mudroom 2

I replaced the white with a color I’ve used throughout my home: Valspar’s Cincinnatian Hotel Briggs Beige.  (Want to see more about this color and other colors in my home?  Click HERE.)  I loved the previous white, but it was already getting pretty dirty and wasn’t practical for a mudroom and three kids.

Mudroom 3

Phew.  That was WAY more work than I thought I signed up for.  BUT, it was worth it!

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