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Bathroom Makeover with Board and Batten

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Ugly bathroom makeover with board and batten

To say this bathroom makeover was long overdue is an understatement. It was an embarrassment and an eyesore…but now it’s gorgeous and features a board and batten wall! Come check it out…

Ugly bathroom makeover with board and batten

Before we get too far into the pretty part, we have to start with the ugly. The nasty. The cringe-worthy “befores”. But first, a bit of backstory.

You’ve heard the saying, “out of sight, out of mind” – well this was definitely one of those rooms in our house. The sad thing is, our four boys had been using this bathroom every day. *cringe* I hardly ever went in there and let’s just say that when I finally did go in and *actually looked* at the room with fresh eyes…well, “horrified” would be an understatement.

This room immediately got moved to Top Of The List of house projects.

This bathroom is our boys’ bathroom and a huge mistake I made years ago was priming the ceiling – and then forgetting to paint it. How does that even happen?! Honestly, we were also working on three or four other rooms at the same time and I think it just got overlooked.

Sadness.

Anyway, because of that, the ceiling was peeling, beginning to mold, and of course – being a 104 year old house – had some pretty nasty cracks. The joys of old house ownership. But this is what you sign up for with an old house and I still love it through and through.

SO.

Are you ready for the shocking befores?

Here ya go (brace yourself)…

*This post is sponsored by HomeRight and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure here.*

Bathroom Makeover Before

Ugly bathroom befores

I know, right? There are so many sad things here, I don’t even know where to start. So let’s move on to how we fixed this mess.

First of all, we scraped, cleaned, and did multiple coats of mold killing primer. But those cracks in the ceiling…ugh. Mr. 1915 and I decided to put up beadboard since we’ve had good luck with that in the past. Once it was up, we (again) primed it multiple times and then painted.

We used the HomeRight PaintStick EZ-Twist and I tell you what – it makes rolling so much faster! Since the PaintStick holds paint inside the handle, you’re not wasting time rolling, bending, loading, rolling, bending, loading. You load up the PaintStick and keep going and going until you need to refill. If you’ve got a room to paint, you NEED one of these bad boys. Go to my expert profile on HomeRight to get all the details for how to use the PaintStick, step by step. And be sure to check out all my other HomeRight projects while you’re over there!

painting bathroom ceiling

Board and Batten

Then it was time for the board and batten to go on the main wall. This bathroom is really tiny so doing the board and batten on just the one wall made sense. We used this tutorial from Lauren over at Bless ‘er Houseย with a couple small modifications.

First, the MDF went up as a base for the b&b. Also: this is a great shot of the trimless door. *sigh. Poor door.

ugly bathroom makeover board and batten

The we painted the MDF and got the overlays on.

ugly bathroom makeover board and batten

Then came time to do the mudding. Such a messy, dusty job to mud and sand and prep – but much needed and worth it for a nice finish.

ugly bathroom makeover board and batten

At this point, I got so involved with getting this project done that I didn’t take any more step by step photos (sorry). We put a nice finish trim up at the ceiling around the beadboard and I was up and down off the ladder priming and painting in between homeschooling and basketball that photos were the last thing on my mind.

Bathroom Makeover Afters

Now comes the pretty part. I absolutely love how it all turned out in the end. It was so worth all the frustration and work that went into this room (100+ yr. old houses are never plumb).

One more time…Before:

Ugly-bathroom-makeover

After!

Ugly bathroom turned lovely!

Squeeee!!! It makes me do a happy dance!

Ugly bathroom turned lovely!

The board and batten felt tedious and time consuming, but goodness, it was so worth it! I’m crazy for it. We added hooks so all the boys could hang their towels – including a couple smaller, lower hanging hooks so even the little guys can reach their own hooks. Let’s hope that means less towels left on the floor. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Ugly bathroom turned lovely!

We also removed the ugly towel bars from the back of the door. So much better. Also notice the pretty trim around the door now! It’s no longer naked. ๐Ÿ™‚

Ugly bathroom turned lovely!

Ugly bathroom turned lovely!

The last thing on our list is new flooring, but we’ll have to wait on that until the budget allows. We’re hoping to get it done within the next couple months. However, the improvement is already so wonderful that I’m delighted with what’s already been done. I can wait a month or so for new flooring. I guess… ๐Ÿ˜‰

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Comments

  1. Annn C says

    February 22, 2019 at 6:41 pm

    Love the bead board on the ceiling. Did you use the four inch tongue and groove or the 4โ€™x8โ€™ sheets?
    I would suggest if you are thinking tile consider radiant heat. I have tile in my kitchen and seriously wish someone would have suggested it. I used rolled vinyl flooring in my bathroom and am very happy with the feel (soft) and warmth, not slippery and if I drop something it doesnโ€™t break!

    • 1915house says

      February 26, 2019 at 9:36 am

      We used the 4×8 sheets of bead board. ๐Ÿ™‚ I think for the flooring, we’ll most likely use vinyl – simply because of cost sake. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Thank you for stopping by and sharing your insight, Ann! ๐Ÿ˜€ Have a great day!

  2. Pat Lingner says

    February 21, 2019 at 10:14 pm

    Sarah, itโ€™s beautiful! Love the bead board ceiling and trim as well as that board and batten!

    • 1915house says

      February 26, 2019 at 9:37 am

      Thank you so much, Pat! It was worth the time and headache.;) I’m so glad you like it!

  3. Dad says

    February 21, 2019 at 8:57 pm

    Hard to believe this is the same bathroom that Diana and I were using this past Christmas!! What a wonderful transformation!! Canโ€™t wait for our next visit ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜Š.

    • 1915house says

      February 26, 2019 at 9:37 am

      Isn’t it crazy how different it looks? We love it, too! ๐Ÿ™‚

  4. Susanne says

    February 21, 2019 at 6:46 pm

    This is AMAZING!! It’s so light and airy and so beautiful. Great job!!!

    • 1915house says

      February 26, 2019 at 9:37 am

      Thanks so much, Susanne!

  5. Linda says

    February 21, 2019 at 1:01 pm

    Looks great! What did you use for the beadboard on the ceiling? the trim?

    • 1915house says

      February 26, 2019 at 9:39 am

      Thank you, Linda! We used the 4’x8′ sheets of bead board and the trim on the ceiling is 2x6s with quarter round.

  6. rosie says

    February 21, 2019 at 12:43 pm

    Excellent job…. very impressive!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • 1915house says

      February 26, 2019 at 9:39 am

      Thank you!

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