Friday Night Facts......

There are a few things I am sure of on this Friday night.....

1. It's really hot outside...even at 10:00 p.m. .....and I MUST think of an indoor "project" for my weekend!  Yikes...no relief in sight either!
2. The first full week of school really wears a five year old guy out!  Patrick is already asleep on the couch!
3. You can visit your local Lowes Home Improvement Center and purchase some "furring" boards to make a plank wall anywhere in the home that your heart desires. 

Our wood plank wall takes shape....

When we purchased Tall Oaks Farm, I received a lesson in history.  The facts were presented about the home and the changes it had sustained over the years.  The owners did share some awesome photos of the original home with us that I can't wait to share here at TOFG (Tall Oaks Farmgirl).   Back in the day, the home was a small rectangle box and the kitchen (as I posted earlier), was added on at a later date.  

The "old kitchen" is now simply a pass through area.  I really tried to keep it simple and felt it was better left open with minimal furnishings.  The main wall in the old kitchen was full of character....just not the kind I really liked. It had big holes in the existing drywall and we pulled electric down to the floor level from the middle of the wall where the old appliances were plugged in years ago.   It was either going to need totally new drywall or a cosmetic technique was in order to make is pretty again.  That's when I knew I would get to have a plank wall again.  We did this technique in our other home and loved it!  

In just a matter of a couple of hours and little bit of white washed paint later....we were done!  This was super easy, we did not have to patch or repair the damaged wall, and we now have a section of the home with a little added character.  We felt that it added charm and charisma to the old farmhouse and looked as if it may have been there all along.  The best part of all.....my husband didn't even have to help.  Kim, my partner in crime, and my son Garrick did the majority of the project.  We just staggered each board cut to different lengths (4, 6, and 8 ft. lengths) and used an air nailer to put them up.  We tried to hit stud walls and did most of the time.  

Here is another wall we used furring boards on....this is in the living room area.  Same thing....a wall with a few issues!

 Again....it's super easy and fairly affordable to make this a reality in your home.  I call it "just a little something we can do real quick" idea/project....words my husband LOVES to hear!