How to make a frame using popular shiplap

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Shiplap is huge! And as I was writing this post our exterior walls knocked me out!

The walls didn’t fall on my head. A board didn’t knock me out.  A realization has my head spinning and little birds are flying around like in the cartoons! Or it’s a huge lightbulb going off.

We live in a cabin. I want shiplap. We live in a cabin. I want shiplap.

Wait a minute….our exterior walls of our cabin are shiplap!!!!!

Shiplap Frame

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If it works for the outside, I’m going to make it work for the inside.
This post is taking a completely different direction than planned. Stay with me you will find a way to add shiplap to your home too!  Even if you can only do a small bit. 🙂

What is shiplap?

Pardon my computer drawing.  Above shows exactly what shiplap is.  The top tongue and groove board is used in flooring.  The tongue and groove broad with sloped edges create a “V” groove between the boards.  It’s used for siding.  The third is just a board.  The forth is true shiplap.  All that said, any can be used for shiplap.

What is the cost of shiplap?

Shiplap can cost from $3.85 to $5.50 per square foot.  There are cheaper ways.  One idea is free!  See below.
{Costs may vary greatly by area and time}

• 6″ by 8′ shiplap pine board costs around $13.00
• 3 1/2′ by 8′ sheet of paneling with the look of shiplap costs as low as $11.00 a sheet
• 6″ by 8′ Basic pine board costs around $10.00 – use as is or router a rabbet joint on each edge.  This is a similar bit I use for rabbet joints.
• 1/4″ plywood 4′ by 8 foot is around $22.00 – cut into 8′ planks.
• 1/4″ by 1 1/2″ lattice strips around $1 each – fun rustic look.  Use primer before painting.
• Dig down in the bottom of your desk for a pencil.  Draw lines across your walls.

Ideas to add shiplap

When we think of shiplap we think farmhouse.  What if you live in a cabin, a stucco home or, brick?  Like any other wall surface, you don’t have to add shiplap to every wall.  Instead…Add shiplap to an entry wall.

• Add shiplap to an entry or accent wall.
• Extend a fireplace by adding shiplap above.
• Install shiplap in the back of a bookcase.
• Simply make a shiplap frame.

Shiplap Frame

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