I guess you could say I am a fan of shiplap. We have now done three walls in our home with faux shiplap, and I am asked often how we do it. So, I thought it was time that I share the deets with you. The process is actually pretty simple.

Step 1: Measure your wall and figure out how much "ship lap" you are going to need. The last thing you want is to start the project and run out of supplies, so measuring should always be the first step. 

Step 2: Go to your local home improvement store and purchase some 1/4" smooth plywood in 4' x 8' sheets. Bonus points if they will cut it for you! We got ours at Home Depot, and they will cut it for a small fee. You want them to cut to 8' x 7 3/4"...this will account for the blade width, and you won't have a off size piece left over. 

Step 3: Start in a corner of the wall that you are wanting covered, and use a nail gun to hang the plywood. We started with a full piece and then continued until we had to cut a strip to size. Once we moved to the second row, we made cuts to ensure that ends didn't line up with one on top of the other. We used a nickle at the end of each board to ensure that we had the spacing even. (It helps if you have an extra pair of hands for this part!)

Step 4: Paint! We have painted all of our shiplap walls white, but I also think that a really dark gray wall would be pretty!