The true definition:
Shiplap is a type of wooden board used commonly in the construction of barns, sheds, outbuildings and inexpensive or seasonal homes. It is either rough-sawn 1" or milled 3/4" pine or similarly inexpensive wood between 3" and 10" wide with a 3/8" - 1/2" rabbet on opposite sides of each end.[1] The rabbet allows the boards to overlap in this area. The profile of each board partially overlaps that of the board next to it creating a channel that gives shadow line effects, provides excellent weather protection and allows for dimensional movement.
The living room, dining room and the soon to become family room have "shiplap" on the walls. That is a lot of wood, and it is dark wood and it hasn't been refinished in 20 years (at least). There are cracks between each board and each board is approximately 1 x 8. Let me say that cleaning the walls and all of the cracks was a task and a half.
This is what the walls looked like after they were scrubbed down.
After the walls were cleaned, well neither of us thought they were very attractive and we discussed just putting sheetrock over them to cover how bad they actually looked. There was a lot of discussion before we settled on trying to bring the old dingy wood back to life.
This process required several trips to the paint store to try and figure out what would be the best stain to put on the boards. What turned out to be a perfect match was Red Mahogany stain.
I'm not sure what was actually worse, the initial cleaning of the wood and the cracks or staining the wood and the cracks.
I believe that we made a good choice on the color and the wood looks revitalized now. We finished off the process with a clear satin finish to give it some shine. While it's a bit dark, I'm hoping that as we go along the process of the remodel that accessories will help brighten things up.
Wood walls revitalized!!!
On to the next project!!!
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