Creating a wood planked wall with faux reclaimed or weathered wood.
To succeed, planning alone is insufficient. One must improvise as well. – Isaav Asimov
You may remember that when last we met we started work on our game room design inspiration board.
This week, we have been working on the faux reclaimed or weathered wood planked wall.
Since salvaged wood can be hard to come by, and…at times… expensive, we made our own HERE.
After the wood was ready to go, and it had completely dried, we nailed it to the wall with a nail gun.
If you are looking for the shiplap look, you can easily use the same wood (only don’t stain to look like reclaimed wood) and paint it white.
WALL PLAN
Now have you ever had a project come together exactly as planned? Well…we CAN’T relate!!!
The first idea in this reclaimed wood planked wall was to stagger the wood however when we started the first few rows it didn’t look so good.
Then we decided to completely fill in the middle wall. Looked great….UNTIL the wall was complete. The two unframed windows with the wall in the middle were not right either. UGH!
Yes, laughter and then frustration ensued.
Rip one board off, cut here, and nail hole there…..and back to staggered planks we go.
After the wall was installed, I went back with a small paintbrush and stained the ends of any boards ends The Mister cut.
Now, what game room would be complete without a propeller?
The Mister says NONE!
He is very much into aviation. In fact, he use to be a flight instructor.
There’s a whole story on that, but we will save it for another day.
One of his co-workers had this propeller. Graciously, it was given to the Mister.
After some spray paint, design, lights and a microwave turntable to make sure it can spin, the propeller is now properly displayed.
If you remember our inspiration board, you can see it here if you haven’t already, we had a black futon so that we can use it as a bed (guest room) when people come over. We found ours on Craigslist for $50!
The next step in this challenge?
We have a bar table you won’t want to miss! REALLY!!!!
UPDATE – Here is the Industrial Bar Table -Game Room, theBrass Ceiling Fan Makeover , and the Game Room Reveal- Carpet Remnant Into Rug we did for this room makeover.
MORE BUDGET-FRIENDLY DIY INSPIRATION
Here are a few more projects we have done:
- Low-Cost Rustic Bathroom Makeover
- Under $500 Thrifty Kitchen Makeover
- The Building of Our DIY Walk-In Pantry
Thanks for stopping by today. Our goal is to help make the most with whatever you have by sharing budget-friendly, time-saving, and reusing/DIY ideas for all parts of your home and life. If you enjoyed this reclaimed wood planked wall project, we would appreciate a share on any social media: Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. Plus, don’t forget to follow us as we share even more ideas on each account.
Love the reclaimed focal point! Can’t wait to see more of your progress on this sweet game room!!
Krystle recently posted…ORC Week 2 | The Plan
Thank you so much Krystle!!!
Deborah I adore the direction that your room is headed towards! You did SO much better than I did in my room this week.
I would love for you to share this post at Thoughts of Home on Thursday. I think our readers would really enjoy it!
Good luck in the upcoming week!
Laura Ingalls Gunn recently posted…Thoughts of Home on Thursday #10
Thank you so much Laura. Will have to jump on over and add it. This ORC is not for the faint of heart 🙂
This is gorgeous, Deborah! I can appreciate how much work this wall was to install.
That means a lot Alison!!! Thank You!!
Love it!
Kirstin recently posted…SRC Reveal: Chocolate Chip Scones
Thanks girl 🙂
Binge reading your blog today at work. HaHa! 2 questions
1. What stain did you use to get the reclaimed wood look?
2. What lights did he use for the prop? How did he rotate it? We have a wooden one and that would be cool to do with it.
Hey Shannon! The two stains we used to get the look were listed. We used the minwax and I put a direct link in the post. I blended the two stains and did it each board differently to give it a hodge podge look. Okay the lights I think were just under the counter lighting. The turntable was part of an old microwave…hahahaha
I love reclaimed wood wall Deborah, but that propeller is just WOW!!! How did Mister get it to spin coz I sooooooo want one.
Michelle recently posted…How to Make Some Rustic Egg Cups – Easy DIY
Michelle, He used an old microwave and used the turning mechanism to spin it.
That’s brilliant. Thanks Deborah
Michelle, He is so mechanically inclined it’s ridiculous. I’m so not.
Deborah,
I can really see your personalities in this game room. If we lived closer my son would want to borrow Misters propeller for his wedding.
Happy Creating,
Karen Marie
Karen, Oh that first ORC was something. Now, I signed on again!!! What was I thinking?
I love reclaim wood to, and will try and join your site, because I want to see the end results. What I see so far, you for sure are rocking it!
You are so kind! Thanks for the sweet encouragement.
I wanted to let you know I am featuring this great project at #merrymonday this week. I hope you will check it out when you have a chance! Hope you will link up with us again! https://ourcraftymom.com/15-upcycled-cool-creative-home-decor-projects/
Michelle, Thank you so very much. I appreciate that!!!!!!!!!!!