Board and batten really adds a beautiful detail to walls and cabinet sides. I love how this turned out in my kitchen.
I planned to install board and batten around my long counter and island. Here, if you look really closely, you'll see I measured and marked the walls where I want to attach the boards.
Using underlayment is a super easy and cheap way to add board and batten. In our billiard room, I used 1x4s and it gave it a completely different look. You can see that look here, Board & Batten In the Billard Room.
These base cabinets have a 1/4" lip on the sides that work perfect with a thinner board. I went to Lowes and picked up a 4'x8' sheet of underlayment. It's about 1/4" in thickness and for about $15! I had a very helpful gentlemen cut the whole sheet down to 3 1/2" strips. It cost me $1.50 in cuts. Sooooo worth it!
Brought it all home and got to cutting!
They worked out perfect! The edges were a bit rough, I just sanded them down a bit. I finished the long counter and the island.
At one point our island was blue. I painted it gray the other year.
Looking good!!!
The lip on the side of this cabinet was a bit thicker, so I added wood filler to make it flush. Once I sand it all down, it will look like it was part of the cabinet.
Now painted, the board and batten makes the kitchen cabinets look custom made. I love the way they turned out!
Here's a more recent photo with the island painted gray.
To see the entire kitchen remodel, you can click on the link below. It looks so beautiful!
Blessings!
Lori