How To Build A Wood Slat Wall (Step-By-Step)

Looking for a creative and affordable way to add some personality to your home? Check out this easy tutorial on how to build a wood slat wall!

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[lishsboy]

Pretty cool finished product. For folks who have never done this kind of thing before, you probably should explain that there could be electrical wires in the walls, so using shorter nails is a good idea. Wood is 3/4" and drywall is likely 5/8" so using 1.5" brad nails for any slats that don't fall on studs is probably best... that way you don't poke the romex. Great Zoom background wall.

[linnsoltwedel]

I would suggest using a whole long spacer.

[myxomatosisity]

Should have used a matte of flat sheen on the black

[nawtyshygirl]

Very beautiful pair very nicely with the accessories.

[lauriepayseur]

You could have easier sliced off the side of that outlet cover instead of cutting into the wood. But hey good job! It’s easy for me to offer solutions when I haven’t done it myself.
Also if you didn’t want to sand the nail holes you could apply painters tape to each board, nail through the tape. Then putty over the tape, stain over that and then peel the tape off. Cost a little more but it’s easier to apply and remove tape than it is to sand and clean up! Hope this helps

[efraincorpus]

If i can't paint my wall ( I rent) what do you recommend to put on the wall for a black background?

[highrepsgaming]

Thank you! I was so inspired I decided to go to my local Lowes and grab materials and get going! Needless to say I am 3/4 done with this project and it's looking very nice! Glad I came across your video.

[respnse_beats]

I think you could have trimmed the outlet cover down by 1/4 and left the slat in tact to avoid notching the wood. Looks good!

[Gigi-hqrk]

Question. I actually love look of this plus installing the fireplace setup over it. Would this be possible?

[mtezman]

Thanks for including the mistakes on here, it makes me much more confident that I can also do this cause I'm planning to do this soon but on a smaller scale. Looks really nice.

[otakelblanchemanor]

Very nice! Gives a more cohesive look than the first wall. And all and all looks fairly easy to do.

[GP-fcjv]

How has it changed how the room sounds?

[nancyfrazier-bw]

Is this a sheetrock wall? The brads work where there are no studs?

[StarterBuilds]

This turned out awesome! This will be an upcoming project in my house thanks for the video walk thru

[luvpostrock]

What is the original wall? Drywall? Plaster? Wood?

[feltcreative]

WHY DID YOU NOT JUST CUT THE OUTLET COVER
WHY DID YOU JUST NOT BUY A SMALLER OUTLET COVER
WHY DID YOU NOT GET AN EXTRUDED OUTLET BOX

you had many options yet you selected violence

[TalkOfTheTownMusik]

how'd you do this on a concrete wall?

[majorkursk]

Try using an angled cutting brush for wall corners for a clean edge without taping.

[makeupsface]

hi friend, can you make shopper video?
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[AndrewWilliams-hqqz]

What length should the nails be in comparison to the depth of the wood?