How to Install Beadboard or Barn Wood on the Ceiling

We recently completed remodeled our small cottage bathroom - on an major budget. We ended up spending $1,000, to rip out and replace everything in the space. But, that's in a different post. Today, I want to show you how we created the focal point in the small space - the ceiling.

We were working with a small budget, so I knew I wanted to save money with ceramic subway tile. I also put in white floors, which allowed me to get creative with the ceiling. It started off as a basic ceiling.

This beadboard came from an old milk barn in Wisconsin and was already in various lengths. I cleaned up the pieces,

and painted them with milk paint. I quickly put the paint on, not minding if I missed some spots, because I wanted it to look worn and aged, just like the wood.

I measured the ceiling and then taped off the same size rectangle on the floor. This gave me a template to randomly lay out different pieces of beadboard. Random was definitely key here. I didn't allow myself to think about it too much as I grabbed the next piece, and I think this gives it the perfect look.

Our ceiling joists were running parallel to the direction that we wanted to install the boards, so we needed to create a system that the boards could be nailed into. I used furring strips (1" x 2") and just screwed them into the joists.

We air-nailed the boards right into the furring strips. Between my dad and I handing off the air-nailer across the small room, we had the whole thing installed in 30 minutes!

To see more details on the type of paint I used, colors, and the complete bathroom remodel, head on over to the blog.

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