60 x 72 size is excellent for travel, class or home. Wall includes 2 grid lines that are easy to see. Because this was going over the buffet, I measured the width of that. Step 1: Lay your frames front-side down on a flat surface to get an idea for the spacing you want. And might not curse the day you ever thought of hanging frames in a grid.

Once his trip was cancelled it was a no-brainer to keep my travel plans but visit two of my sisters instead. - 413783Originally I was to accompany my husband on a business conference for a long weekend. Includes grommets along top for easy hanging.

That is until the Great Flood of 2019. No problem, my sis could snap a few for me. Of course I said, YES! We knocked this project out in two days, with minimal tools, and with three small children in the house.With the quick visit we ran out of time to get the final pictures with the room put together. Um, no need to twist my arm there. My sister asked if I could help her with her daughterвЂ™s nursery.

White PainterвЂ™s All Purpose Acrylic Latex CaulkMeasure the height of the wall by the left corner, middle, and by the right corner. Interior Paint for wall and wood strips Fortunately, one of the few walls that survived was the nursery wall we worked on just a month before.I am so happy to say that she has her house back together and we now have pictures of the finished nursery. It was traumatic for her since she had spent so much time and energy making her home so cute.

The nursery wall worked out to get close to 2вЂ™x2вЂІ squares. Measuring in various places allows for any discrepancies to be noted and adjustments can be made.Draw out a rough sketch of the wall to determine how many squares across and down you want. Like the wall height, write down these measurements also. Sometimes the measurements vary because most houses are not perfectly square.Measure the width of the wall at the top, middle and along the baseboard. Measure in different spots along the wall to calculate an accurate wall height. Write down the measurements on your graph paper to sketch it out later.

We had a solid length of wood going across the top of the wall which had to be cut from one longer piece. We went with the 1x3s to make the wall and room feel a little bigger with more open squares in the grid pattern.BONUS: When shopping with three littles in tow, the grid pattern makes for an awesome hopping game.Using your measurements, plan out your wall grid on the graph paper. When we were at Home Depot, I laid out the different sizes on the floor in a grid pattern so she could visualize it. My sister was unsure so I figured out cuts for both 1Г—3 and 1Г—4 sizes.

The longest piece will go along the top to frame the wall. The blade takes off about an eight to a quarter inch of wood, depending on the blade size. Why not just cut it so the final product is 1вЂі x3вЂі? Yeah, I donвЂ™t know, I guess that would make too much sense.CUTTING TIP:В Be sure to communicate to the person cutting wood that the measurements are to be the finished cut size. It seems confusing, but when cutting, the saw blade removes a portion of the wood and the final product is therefore smaller. The actual wood strip dimensions are. Compile a cut list and shopping list before going to simplify the process.TIP: When planning out your cuts, keep in mind that the 1вЂіx3вЂі is the nominal dimensions for the wood strips.

My sister lightly sanded any rough spots on the wood, pretty much just the cut ends, and then she painted the strips in the garage. Having two people working definitely made things easier. You will also need the vertical wood pieces the height of the wall minus the width of the wood strip running along the top.Once the wood was cut and supplies purchased, we headed back the house for wall prep. The inner wood strips will be the size of the square minus the width of the vertical wood strip. To accommodate for the width of the vertical wood strips, the cut pieces at either end of the wall will be the size of the square minus half of the vertical strip width.

We took a lunch break while things were drying.Bonus:В When you are helping someone out with their house, they donвЂ™t mind washing out the brushes, etc. The timing worked out well that once my sister was done with the roller in the garage, I needed it to paint the wall. Once the wall is prepped, roll on the paint. I did not have to cut in perfectly near the top of the wall because a wood strip was going to be placed there. After a light sanding on the ends of the cut pieces, where needed, the wood strips are painted.Dust baseboard, tape off, lay down tarp and cut in with paint. The wall and wood strips were both going to be a light gray, so that made things much easier for painting.TIP:В Be sure to paint the sides of the wood strips as well, not just the tops!TIP: Label the back sides of the small wood strips to keep track of which ones are short and which are longer.

We worked from left to right across the wall. Use the liquid nails to glue the wood pieces to the wall and secure with painterвЂ™s tape.TIP: Start at the corner that is most visible when you enter the room. Mark with the pencil where your board will need to be. The level is essential to making the grid straight.

Later, it is easily removed and the hole is filled in when the joint is caulked.Continue gluing the wood strips to the wall by applying dabs of Liquid Nails to the back of the wood strips and pressing firmly to the wall. The small brad used to brace the wood strip. Any small holes are filled later when caulking the joints. Once glue sets up, remove the nails. As long as you made accurate measurements at the beginning, the process will go quickly when using the cut wood strips as spacers.TIP:В The best method to secure the wood strips ended up being to use small picture hanging nails just underneath to keep gravity from pulling the horizontal pieces slowly downward.

Our caulking was white and would stand out against the gray. I wanted to get the caulking done that night so I could paint it first thing in the morning before my afternoon flight.Run a bead of caulk at each joint and seam, smooth with your finger. We took a dinner break at this point. Continue across the wall, securing the wood pieces as you go.Once all of the wood strips are attached to the wall, let the glue set up before removing the tape and nails. We may have done a little dance session to a Tiffany song at some point in the process. Finish off by adding the long wood piece along the top.TIP:В Time breaks when needed or when they can naturally occur between steps.

When her little girl is in her nursery, look out, cuteness overload! This is total motivation for me to finally get to my master bedroom. What really makes this room look good is the cute accessorizing done by my sister. This simple wood wall feature added great texture and personality to an otherwise normal, possibly ho-hum room. My sister was happy with the results, this was a good gift to my baby niece (totally made up for my lack of producing a crocheted baby blanket, or the likes) and it looks fabulous. Fill joints and seams with caulking and then paint when dry.That is all there was to it. Once the wood strips are attached, let dry then remove tape and nails.

Enjoy making your house a home.

Wall Grid Pattern