Modern Board & Batten Wall for the Home Gym
Sponsored by HGTV HOME® by Sherwin-Williams
This “little boys room turned momma workout room” is coming along! We have been getting rid of all my sons decor (including huge bunk beds), ordering the workout equipment for our home gym that was right for our family, and figuring out what to do with the bare walls.
I am so excited to be partnering with HGTV Home® by Sherwin-Williams to show you how easy it is to give a room a facelift, all by yourself. I traveled to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina to meet the HGTV Home® by Sherwin-Williams team and to get up close and personal with their 2020 Simply Blissful Collection. I toured the HGTV® Dream Home 2020 and this really bought the color pallet to life for me.
The HGTV Home of 2020
I fell in love with the Blue Endeavour (HGSW1451) in the pantry they showcased and decided that is exactly what I wanted in my workout room. It’s a deep color that is calming but also masculine.
I headed to Lowes to pick up the paint. The entire collection from HGTV Home® by Sherwin-Williams was displayed beautifully and the paint department was super helpful. I grabbed a gallon of Infinity Blue Endeavour (HGSW1451) and a quart of Infinity Finian Blue (HGSW2384).
I also picked up the Purdy 6-Piece Premium Paint Kit. It is a great deal and had all the pieces I needed for the large wall. I also grabbed a mini roller for the boards I was adding to the wall.
Additionally I grabbed my board and batten supplies. I wanted to create a Modern Board and Batten Wall that I had seen on the Plank and Pillow Blog here. The tutorial the Henry and Brooke wrote is so easy to follow and super helpful. I got some other inspiration from the Angela Rose Home Blog and her accent wall here. I sent her some messages and she walked me through the design process which helped me a ton. Between these two posts you can see how easy it is to install this wall on your own.
For this wall I used about 12 1×3 primed MDF boards (8 feet long) that cost about $5 a piece, sold at Home Depot. I used brad nails to install into the studs. Find your studs and create a line on the wall so you can tell where the studs are throughout the process. Want to know how to use a stud finder? You can watch that tutorial here, as well as my regular board and batten wall tutorial here.
I created my pattern that was similar to Henry’s at Plank and Pillow. The basic principal is to start with a large line somewhere in the center and work off from it, with 45 degree angle cuts. I spaced my boards about 20 inches apart. Before nailing to the wall I made sure to find the studs I had marked so the nails were secure. I also used a level to ensure the horizontal pieces were straight. My cute friend Rebeka was a life saver to help!
My hubby and son came and helped me finish the wall and install the higher pieces.
I filled in the nail holes, let dry, and then sanded them down before I started to paint. I also like to wipe down my wall with a microfiber rag before I get ready to paint to make sure it is clean and free of dust.
I was excited to use the paint I had picked up from Lowe’s. This stuff is awesome because it is paint and primer in one, and only requires one coat. You can be generous with the paint as you roll it on with the Purdy rollers. I started with the boards first and then filled in the sections.
This Blue Endeavour (HGSW1451) color really turned out beautifully. Once it dried completely I was so smitten by how subtle the color was, but how it added such a beautiful statement. It was exactly what I had wanted.
I added some custom signs that I had made from The Handmade Sign Company that had encouraging work out quotes.
I then used Finian Blue (HGSW2384) to create beautiful baskets for the towels. I love how any color in this collection can compliment the other so well. These two blues together really added a calming feeling to the room.
We installed the workout equipment we received from RC Willey and everything fell into place. I then finished decorating the room and absolutely loved the final product! This place is now a spacious work out room that has such beautiful colors in it.
This Blue Endeavor (HGSW1451) modern board and batten wall created the best standout statement for this room. I could not be happier with the color scheme and what Finian Blue (HGSW2384) color adds such a wonderful serene accent to the space.
Thank you for following along with me on this fun work out room update! I loved partnering with HGTV Home® by Sherwin-Williams for this project and know you will love this paint line found at Lowe’s!
PS – Here is the quotes we used for each sign!
You can see all the colors of The Simply Blissful Color Collection here:
Blue Endeavour (HGSW1451)
Vanillin (HGSW4038)
Gristmill Greige (HGSW2485)
Mint to Be (HGSW2327)
Restful (HGSW2285)
Island Time (HGSW2312)
Coral Reef HGSW1074)
Romance (HGSW2067) – 2020 Color of the Year
Finian Blue (HGSW2384)
Fundamental White (HGSW4001)
Love you board and batten wall! One question though….did you have to caulk the lines between the thin boards and the wall before painting?
So glad you are here! So originally I was going from but I was able to get the boards pretty flush with the wall and since I painted it a dark blue it was really hidden. So I didn’t end up caulking. Which saved so much time!
Thanks for responding….that it what had been keeping me from tackling the project, so good to know. 🙂
Absolutely! Good luck!
I agree! If you do dark I think you can by pass it!
Hi! It’s so beautiful! I love that blue. Question, what is the wall color you have with the blue?
Thank you!
So glad you are here!! It’s called Worldly Gray by Sherwin-Williams and the baseboards are Alabaster White by Sherwin-Williams.
Hey Tina! It is called Worldly Gray by Sherwin Williams! Glad you are here!
What were your three workout quotes you used? Thinking of doing something similar!
I am so glad you asked! I updated the post with photos so you can read them! I absolutely love these ones!
Did you have the quote pictures made or buy them??
I picked the quotes and had them made. The website is listed at the bottom of the post and is called The Handmade Sign Company. Their website is http://www.thehandmadesignco.com and the code CITYGRIL15 should still be live to get a discount. Let me know if that helps!
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Thank you for giving all of us a great look at the process. May I ask, do you happen to know the exact mdf you used? I’ve been looking on Home Depot’s site and there are so many. I am unsure which you used.
It was the 1×3 mdf board that has straight edges (not rounded). Sorry I do not know if it has an exact name. I have done three walls like this and used another board I loved as well. It is called “bender board” and you can ask them at Home Depot to show you what it is.
Looks amazing- I’m about to do this in my master but I’m hesitant because my walls have some texture. Were your walls completely flat?
Hey Lisa!! So we had alittle bit of texture and it was just fine. If you don’t want to show any texture, you can add a thin MDF board first, then add the boards. Or you can flatten the texture with skim coating. I hope this helps!
Are your baseboards 1†thick? Or are the boards flush with your baseboards? This has been my curiosity with board and batten, because my baseboards are only about 1/4†thick.
Hello! Thank you for stopping by! My base boards have a small curve at the top and end up being 1/4 inch thick. So I have done this a few ways – angle the bottom of the board and batten all in at the bottom so it matches, or just add it and leave it be – right on top of the baseboard. Since most of my bottom spaces are covered up it really doesn’t bother me. I hope this helps!
What are the dimensions of this room?
It was about 15 feet by 9 feet!
What sheen of paint did you use, flat, eggshell, etc…?
Hello! I like to use eggshell, not too flat and not too shiny!
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This turned out so amazing! I love the huge difference this made. Our next home project is some professional kitchen cabinet refinishing, but this might have to be next on our list. Thanks for sharing!!!
Thank you so much! Wishing you the best of luck!
Love that set up and wall. Question..What is the room dimensions?
Hello! Thank you for being here! Its about 8 feet tall and 15 feet long
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What is the texture of your background wall? I’m wanting to do this in my home, but I’m afraid the textured wall will look odd behind the wood planks.
Mine is lightly textured and I think it looks great still. You could also add thin MDF board first and then the boards and paint it? Good luck!
Hi. Love this. I have been researching and just about to do this to my bedroom. The concerns I have are 1. I have high ceilings and angled. Trying to figure out a design that I can do with that and 2. Where to start. You mentioned middle piece, is that the middle of the board and where the middle of the room is?
Hey Jennifer! I have high vaulted ceilings too and it so hard!!!! I would pinterest ideas to help you. Yes I mean the middle board and also the longest one. This will give you a base of where to start. The nice thing is you can place it where you want it to be!
Did you caulk where the boards meet the wall? Tutorials I have seen always suggest that and it seems like it would take forever, so I have avoided doing this type of wall, but yours looks great. 🙂
Hello! Yes most tutorials tell you to do that, but I was the same and did not want too, so I didn’t! Its been 4 years now and it looks perfect, so I think the dark blue color hid it really well!