Nesting With Grace

by Brooke Christen

Places we added Shiplap and Why

We have shiplap in 9 places in our current home. It can add something interesting to a quirky area, pull a room together, or even hide a damaged wall. We love to do DIY projects, but we actually hired someone to install all of the shiplap. The way a professional installs woodwork, and trim it out, can’t be beat. I pulled together all the places we added shiplap to hopefully give you ideas! Not sure where to start? Pick one of the most noticeable areas in your home that you want to add some charm. Or a spot the ceiling is low or quirky and want to add some charm. Kitchens, dining room, or entry are good places to consider.

Home Office Shiplap-

All our ship 6″ wide tongue and groove shiplap. Our contractors got the shiplap at a local lumber yard. We painted it to match our trim (it was a color match to our office wallpaper).
The shiplap instantly made our office feel super cozy and finished. Also the ceiling before didn’t look that great because we had to move the lights from where they originally were. So the shiplap also solved that problem!
Removable Wallpaper Peel and stick Wallpaper Lemon Wallpaper affordable wallpaper
Home Depot has primed shiplap with the tongue and groove that is 5″ wide HERE. We used that 5″ shiplap on the front of this built-in banquette (see it better HERE). And you can see the 6″ wide shiplap on the ceiling.

Shiplap on Stairs to Basement-

Another area that had some ceiling issues was the ceiling to our basement. We chose the direction the planks, so it leads you to the basement. The direction is often based on the area you want the eye to go.
There were some crooked lines that were very noticeable, easily seen as you went down the stairs. Do you see it in these photos??
The shiplap solved the ceiling issue and added interest. It looks so good!!! We painted it to match our office cabinets, Sulking Room Pink from Farrow & Ball, it looks much darker here in the photos, gorgeous in person.
Kevin had Lindsay Letters paint this mountain scene for our anniversary, I LOVE it!! And I like that we can see it as we walk down the stairs and from the dining room.
Wall Sconce // Large Art // Magique Art // Paint Chips // Lady // Floral was vintage // Mushrooms (mine original, linked prints)
Fun spot for a gallery wall! We added a light here too.

Shiplap on Stairs to Upstairs-

Hard to get a good photo, but can you see the peep of shiplap on the ceiling stairs? We did the same color down the other stairs, Sulking Room Pink. This ceiling is quirky and we wanted it to stand out and be a fun pop of color.

Shiplap in Kitchen-

The wood on our family room ceiling was here when we moved in, it was also over the kitchen. The dark wood felt too heavy there, and was slightly damaged, so we removed it and added the shiplap. Again, we wanted to make the ceiling look taller so we ran the boards vertical, and it continued over the entire kitchen. And it matches the direction of the island.

Shiplap Back Door-

We recently added the shiplap to our back door area. The goal was to tie in the lockers and make it feel finished!

Shiplap in Kids Bedrooms-

In both the girls bedrooms they have a pitched ceiling that we wanted to draw attention to. The direction of the shiplap leads to the pitch. It would be cute to paint it in the same color as their bookcases so it is even more noticeable! We might be doing that in the future.
Lola Room
Finn's Schoolhouse bedroom-Utah Ranch House
Finn Room

Shiplap on Basement Ceiling-

In our basement the ceiling is low, just under 8′. We wanted to make the ceiling more interesting, since you see so much of it. The direction the shiplap runs opposite the length of the room and opposite the wood floors, trying to make it look wider, instead of long, like it is.

Connecticut Home

Our New Banquette Dining Space- Remodel Reveal
We ended up putting on shiplap on all the ceiling on our main floor in our Connecticut Cape. You can get all the details here.
Turns out our favorite spot to add shiplap is to a ceiling! Hopefully this gave you some ideas too!

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