in case you are new here…i’m cheap.
really cheap.
rrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllyyyyyyyy cheap.
and i’m so loving the look of board and batten..and really, it’s a renters dream cause it can be put up with just a few nails..
so i wanted to do it…to jazz up the living room….
you see…the living room shares a ginormous wall with my kitchen…so i thought the board and batten would help define the place.
and painted it bright white from dutch boy!
(the household odors thing is a must!)and did i mention how much i love the lid on this thing! amazing!)
alrighty..ready for the CHEAP part to come out?
my sister in law gave me her leftover wood blinds…oh yes. yes i did.
i spray painted them with krylon’s primer and then gave them top of coat of dutch boy.
i measured out the space between..marked it..and trimmed the blinds with some tin snips (worked great…like a hot knife through butta)
and i put a nail at the top..one in the middle…and one on bottom…
the white really brightens up my whole room!
i took a picture from every part of the day! i can’t help it! i love my new room!
isn’t it fantastic!
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Follow agaagg and all I have to say is AMAZING!
Love this!
From one cheap girl to another…
Wait that came out wrong! (You know what I mean!)
Nice work!
No way!!! This is awesome! I would never have guessed in a million years that you used blinds for this project! Thanks for sharing!
oh no you didn’t! What ingenuity! what courage! That’s fantastic! : )
Kimbo. You are a rockstar. The end.
This looks great! I cant wait till I get my dutch boy paint to do my review!
Awesome! I too have been wanting to do this look, but was hesitant because I did not have any tools besides a miter box to cut wood. I think that I could totally do this! Now to find some old wood blinds!
I love this! What a great idea to re-use the mini blinds!
This is a wonderful idea for using up blinds found on CL or thrift stores (or the restore) Imagine, with the lightweight of these slats, they could be put on the ceiling!
I’m impressed! Who would have ever thought. Amazing!!!
I’d love for you to link this up at my Link Party that started today.
http://www.projectqueen.org
What a brilliant idea! Thanks for the inspiration. (This is absolutely perfect for those of us who don’t own a slew of power tools.)
Was wanting to re-do my bathroom but beadboard was too expensive…. just have two small areas to do and this is PERFECT — can’t wait to get started now. Thank you for your geniusness!!!
Who would’ve ever guessed? My goodness! You really are a genius. And now the possibilities seem endless….ceilings, beadboard? I’m even thinking of framing my flat front UGGO laminate cabinets, and then painting them. Even if I have to go out and buy more blinds, it’s a steal. JCP runs the faux wood ones for $29.99 ALOT. My budget is humming a happy tune….lol! Thank you SOOOOOO much!