DIY Blush Board and Batten Entrance
Oh my gosh. I cannot believe the response on this DIY blush board and batten entrance. Late yesterday afternoon I asked what colour I should paint our 3/4 board and batten in our entrance and while lots of you said grey, black and white, the majority said blush.
I was in luck as Magnolia Homes accidentally sent me 2 cans of “Ella Rose” two years ago. It’s this soft pinky-beige colour and I got to work painting. At 10:30 last night I had done 4 coats in efforts to cover up the green.
If you’re wanting to learn how we did the DIY blush board and batten, I will have details below.
If you remember, this is how our entrance looked 24 hours ago. Although I loved the green, I didn’t like how the board and batten went all the way to the ceiling and the colour was beautiful but very dark as we don’t have a ton of natural light in our entrance.
We decided to reuse all the boards from the green structure. It was a lot of work, but this project was free. The only thing we purchased was the pegs from our local hardware store.
We purchased these pegs from Home Depot. Much cheaper than buying the peg racks online that are super popular right now bit seem to always be out of stock - so make your own! All you need is a 1/2″ bit to drill a circular hole into your wood and then put a bit of glue on the end of the peg and knock it into the hole!
As for the actual blush board and batten wall, it was so super easy. You basically make a frame. We used 1×4 for the bottom and top and 1×3 for the vertical planks. I made a Tiktok of the process so you can see how we did it.
For us it took a ton more work as we reused the boards from the existing wall. It took a lot of filling holes on the actual wall and boards and a lot of sanding, but this project didn’t cost us anything!
This is probably one of my favorite projects to date as the pink is a super fun and unexpected color in our home. I typically hate colour in my home, but I think it will be a nice change for a while. It was quite funny - before I styled it last night, I had a ton of inner turmoil.. but it ended turning out so beautifully!
This blush board and batten entrance took us about 9 hours to complete. We started at 1 PM on Monday and I finished doing my last coat of paint at 10 PM. Keep in mind, we had a lot of ground work in filling holes on the wall/boards and sanding. So if you’re starting with a fresh wall and new boards, it will take a lot less time!
And yes, that door is in dire need of a paint job. That will be coming up next - as well as a DIY “built in” bench on the other side of the entrance.
If wanting to purchase anything from my entrance, I’ve linked it all below. Well, all that I could link. The bench we DIY’d and you can find that DIY here.
Let me know what you think of the DIY Blush Board and Batten Entrance. Do you think it’s easy enough for you to try your hand at it?
Alexandria Bathalon says
Do you have instructions/materials for the diy board and batten wall? This is beautiful!
Hey! So we didn’t do a DIY unfortunately and I’m kicking myself! But we used 1×3 moulding got the project!
Mandy says
Love this!! Where did you get your rug??
Hey! It’s from Safavieh on Amazon! Really affordable.
Mandy says
Awesome!!! Can you tell me what size and color you did there are a lot to choose from and I love yours ?
Can’t remember size, but it’s natural beige
Jenn says
This is gorgeous ? We are doing something similar in our entry and went for the modern look as well with the straight edges.
Love your bench! Can you share where you got it? Thanks so much ❤️
Thank you so much girl - good luck! We actually made it. There’s a blog on here somewhere
Lily says
Love!!! So beautiful good job!! The light above the mirror did you have to hard wire that to have it work? I would love to do that but there’s no electricity on that wall in the foyer. Thank you
linda says
Hi there! Love love your idea! Can I ask what the wall color is? Also how much space do I put between the vertical slats? Thanks, Linda.
Julie says
Love, love, LOVE. Where did you get that wooden bench? I didn’t see a link.
Hey! We actually made it! There’s a blog on here somewhere
Mallory says
How wide/deep is the shelf portion?? This may be my next Quarantine project!
Madeleine Winslow says
Love this! How did you attach the boards to the wall? Nail gun and glue?
Just a nail gun! We didn’t use glue as we’re in a rental.
Nicole says
So pretty! Love it so much.
What type of board (and size?) did you use for the ledge above the pegs?
Mollie Youngstrom says
Hi!
What is the name and brand of your blush paint color? On the board and batten for your entryway?
Thank you!
Angela O. says
This is gorgeous, and I’m currently working on replicating my own entry wall! Would you be willing to share how far up the board and batten goes, from the floor to the top of the little shelf?
Thank you so so much in advance, and happy Friday!
Of course! They go 48″ up the wall. Which is half the wall.