This is by far the easiest way to get the shiplap look other than drawing them on (which is absolutely genius as well and looks amazing in Emily’s bedroom). All it took were a few sheets of plywood , nails, and paint! Alrighty, are you ready to channel your inner Joanna Gaines? Then let’s learn how to shiplap those walls!
We even considered buying the MDF shiplap, which is much more reasonably priced. In the en Logan came up with a simple way to make plywood shiplap using just the tools we had in our garage. UPDATE: Scroll down for a video of how this shiplap wall with plywood comes together. Nowadays, more often than not, when we refer to shiplap we are simply talking about wood panelling that is hung horizontally. You can get the look of shiplap using plywood.
This faux shiplap wall and looks so much prettier than a towel bar. It gives your bathroom wall some character on a budget, and keeps usable towels hanging nicely. I am hiring a contractor to shiplap my kitchen.
The plywood would be a cost saver for sure, but it is only sold up to. To save money, we bought sheets of very thin plywood at Lowe’s for $13. The “real” shiplap boards cost $8.
With the plywood , we spent only $139. I kept dreaming of an open floor plan with a bright airy feeling and faux shiplap walls.
