Persia Lou

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Paneling to Wall Hanging

Welcome to the second installation of Project Get Something on My Walls (PGSOMW). This loverly has actually been on my walls for a while now, but I wanted to share her with y’all.
I had this big empty wall in my family room/dining room. It was sad and bare for nearly a year. I wanted something big to fill up the space. After thinking about it for a long while, I decided I wanted something with more texture than color and I liked the idea of a natural wood look.
While wandering the halls of my local home improvement store, I came cross some plank wood paneling that looked something like this:
via Lowes
I think it was under ten bucks for one package, which was plenty for my project.
This is basically how I put my paneling wall hanging together (Sorry I don’t have any pics!) I started off by picking my favorite, knottiest planks and laying them out in an arrangement I liked.
These kind of planks have a groove on one side and a notch on the other. This allows you to put them together, kind of like an awesome paneling jigsaw puzzle. Instead of lining up all of the panels, I decided to give it a slightly staggered look.
Then I used two pieces of scrap wood on the back to glue the whole thing together. I used liquid nails for this project because it was what I had on hand. After the whole thing was glued together, I used a pickling stain mainly because I had wanted to use pickling stain for a while. I used this stuff:
But I think you can make your own by just watering down some white paint.
At this point in the process, I let my canvas sit in my garage for about six months. This step is completely optional.
Next, I painted a dandelion motif on the canvas. I found an image I liked, drew some guidelines with pencil on the paneling canvas, and then went to town with my brushes. I used a three dollar paint sample from the home improvement store, which is kind of fun to do because you can choose from so many colors.
If the thought of painting something to hang on your wall is giving you a panic attack, then you could totally use a vinyl decal. That would look pretty awesome, don’t you think?
So remember those scrap wood pieces I used to hold the paneling planks together? Well, those babies are also The scrap wood pieces on the back hold the paneling planks together, but they are also how I hung the piece. I drilled out two notches in the top piece of wood to match up with two nails I hammered into studs in my wall. **I am not claiming this to be the best or safest way to hang this thing. In fact, I am sure there are many better, safer ways to do it. This is just the way I did it.**
I could have taken a picture of that, but I drew you a pretty picture instead. You’re welcome.
Here you can kind of see what I am talking about with the side view:

Anyway. There you have it. One less bare wall!

Alexis Middleton Filed Under: Home Decor

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  2. somedaycrafts says

    THis is gorgeous! It's so soft and beautiful. I will feature this tomorrow at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com. Grab my "featured' button.

  4. Jenni Price Pancake Art says

    This artwork is soooo amazingly creative! I so love it! LOVE your blog too! I&#39;m your newest follower! Thanks for visiting my blog today too! I&#39;m so glad you said &quot;hello!&quot;<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Jenni<br />(Pancake Art)

  10. Jennifer @ Delightfully Noted says

    Okay so me you and you have been on the same mission. This &quot;project get something on my walls&quot; has been going on for 3 years at my la casa! I&#39;m so slow at finding what I want. Your plank piece is fab and I love the image you chose (although I&#39;d have to go with the decal because my drawing would have turned into a huge blob!) Great job!

  20. Five of US says

    I&#39;m still laughing at &quot;knottiest planks I could find.&quot; Immature, I know.<br />But seriously, I am in love with this. It will 1) Give me an excuse to go to Lowe&#39;s 2) Give me an excuse to pick some of the sample paints and 3) Give me an excuse to paint.<br />Lovely.

  21. Mindie Hilton says

    Thanks for linking up at Bacon Time. Wow for a first party I can&#39;t believe we had over 300 links. Can&#39;t wait to see what you share next week. I have a special give away planned just for the linkers at the party. Thanks for linking back too!

  22. Spunky Junky says

    LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS IDEA! I am totally running over to Lowes right now! I can&#39;t believe how great it turned out. Good Job Chicka! I am featuring you on Spunky Junky<br /><br />xoxo<br />Halz

  24. Jen @ Domesticated Nomad says

    I love your dandelion. I was thinking of doing a similar image on my shower curtain. Hopefully I will get that done this week! I&#39;ve been bad since summer started. <br /><br />Random question: what color is your wall? I&#39;m painting a room gray soon and I love your gray.

  26. Meg says

    This is awesome. I love the uneven lengths of the board. So cute. The image is something I want to use for a canvas project. Thanks for the inspiration!<br /><br />I&#39;d love for you to join my giveaway for 2 canvas pillow forms going on now! http://www.alittleknickknack.com Happy 4th!