Board & Batten Part 3: Officially Finished!

After a long couple days of plugging away at Eli's "Big Boy" room, we are now officially finished to start moving his bed and belongings back into the space.  Before doing so, we are waiting on a bed conversion kit that we purchased this week that will convert his crib into a full size bed.  Once that arrives, we can make the final transition!  Eli and I have been doing the "happy dance" in this wide open empty space.  Not sure which one is excited more!  He keeps going into the room asking when he can move in :)

Now for the meat of this post, here are the finishing touches we did to complete the board and batten.  

1. Nate cut the shelf and trim board to fit the top of the molding.  I primed and painted the shelf before putting it up since I didn't want to have to tape off the wall and it made it much easier.   All I had to do was touch up after he nailed it on.  He made straight cuts at the corners for the shelf.  Underneath the shelf we put up a trim piece to cover the seam of the shelf against the board below it.  This really gave a finished look to the top molding.  Nate had to make angle cuts on the trim piece for the corners of the room.  He You Tubed some videos which helped him figure out how to cut it correctly.  Nate nailed the shelf up first and then glued the trim piece on.  We put painters tape up to hold it while it cured.  We found on the longer walls that we had to put a couple nails in to hold it up in addition to the glue.  Once painted over, you can't even tell!

2.  Painted a second coat on the molding and wall.  I had to do three coats on the trim up top because it was a little streaky underneath with just 2.   Also primed/painted register same color.  This took 3 coats to make it even.

 3.  Nate changed out the electrical from cream to white so it would blend in with the wall.  This took about 30 minutes total.  Inexpensive project that makes a world of difference!  Plates came in a pack, 10 for $2.99 and we already had the white electrical inserts themselves from our kitchen project that we bought in bulk. 

4.  Gave closet a fresh coat of paint with the same white as the walls.  I also painted the woodwork in the closet white as well.  When we moved in, all woodwork was wood so we have slowly painted everything over to white.  I am planning on keeping the door off of the closet and putting a curtain up with a tie back.  I am going to make a little reading/fort nook to the right side of the closet with a beanbag and some shelving with books. 

5.  Painted all the woodwork (windows, door, and door frames) the same white as the molding.

 One last picture of the finished product before furniture makes its appearance back in the room!

Can't wait for the next step of the project!  Let the decorating begin :)  Be back soon!!