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Cottage Style Board and Batten Hallway On A Budget

May 27, 2013 by Kristi 7 Comments

Tricia at Simplicy In The South recently gave her hallway a makeover, taking it from a rather neglected 1980s look to a very light a bright cottage style hallway with board and batten walls.

Board and batten hallway with gallery shelves

Tricia added some cottage charm and character with gallery shelves, wainscoting, new lighting and oil rubbed bronze door hardware. She stayed on budget by using one sheet of MDF to make the boards and stiles for the board and batten treatment, and added texture to the walls above the board and batten using grasscloth. She and her husband built a set of picture ledges using pine boards, crown moulding, and a strip of lattice wood for the front ledge.  She also built a new decorative air return vent cover.

Cottage style hallway with board and batten walls, from Simplicity In The South blog

Tricia actually did the entire project herself, other than having her husband rip down the MDF sheet and help with the shelves so that she could take pictures.  (See there, ladies?  You can pick up those power tools and get things done!!)

Board and batten hallway

Head over to Simplicity In The South to check out all of the details (as well as tutorials for those projects) that went into this hallway transformation.

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Comments

  1. Mari Paz López says

    May 28, 2013 at 6:26 am

    Incredible transformation! Greetings from Spain!
    Podemos charlar juntas

    Reply
  2. Sue says

    May 28, 2013 at 9:05 am

    I love the new look! The crisp white really lightens up the hallway and those display shelves are perfect. Great job.

    Reply
  3. Karen Jorgenson says

    May 28, 2013 at 2:01 pm

    Really pretty. I love it.

    Reply
  4. Phil says

    July 31, 2013 at 2:51 pm

    The makeover really seems to have brightened up the space! I love the high shelving and wall paneling. I think it makes the biggest difference!

    Reply
  5. Rosella says

    October 7, 2013 at 1:53 am

    Trying to finish a vintage style area right now, still trying to locate a bright red table
    however I I really don’t imagine ikea would stock those!

    Reply
  6. Elizabeth Sagarminaga says

    May 9, 2014 at 3:48 am

    I love the new look and the shelves which you have displayed are marvelous. Really pretty. Nice post.

    Reply
  7. Jennifer Hyde says

    August 11, 2014 at 6:29 pm

    I just love what you did on this cottage charm hallway. How inspiring!

    Reply

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I'm an interior decorator-turned-blogger, and a DIY fanatic. I live with my husband, Matt, our dog, Boo, and our cat, Peeve, in or 1948 fixer upper that I'm remodeling pretty much by myself. Read more >>.

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