Okay, so I’ve been wanting to do this project for a while – a feature wall with some nice, textured wood. I finally decided to go for it and picked “batten dancing pine timber” as my, like, thing. Here’s how it all went down.

Getting Started

First, I measured the wall. It’s always the boring part, but super important. I didn’t want to end up short on timber halfway through. I wrote it down, even drew a little sketch – gotta visualize!

Picking the Timber

Then came the fun part – choosing the wood! I went to the local lumber yard, it is my favorite. I was looking for pine because it’s pretty affordable and has a nice, warm look. I found this “batten” style, which means it has these raised strips. I wanted something with a bit of texture, so I chose the boards that were not very flat, that have this ‘dancing’ shapes, and it looked perfect.

Prepping the Wall

• I cleaned the wall. Just wiped it down, got rid of any dust or cobwebs.
• I found a wall stud with a stud finder.
• I marked where the studs were. This is where I’d be nailing the timber, so it’s nice and secure.

Putting it Up

This was the main event. I started at the bottom, making sure the first piece was level. Used a spirit level – gotta have straight lines! Then, I just worked my way up, using a nail gun to attach the timber to the studs. I put some wood glue to add extra strangth to the timber.

The “dancing” part was a bit tricky. I wanted to create a random, kind of staggered look with the battens. So, I played around with the placement of each piece, making sure the raised strips didn’t all line up perfectly. It took some fiddling, but I think it turned out pretty cool.

Finishing Touches

After cut all the pieces to fit around the edges, I was finished and done!

I’m pretty stoked with how it turned out! It adds so much warmth and character to the room. It’s not perfect, there are some gaps here and there, but that’s part of the charm, right? It’s got that rustic, handmade vibe I was going for.