Syd and Shea McGee of Studio McGee are here with an inspired guide to encourage you achieve the ideal shiplap view for your home.
Shiplap! I just love it and I bet you enact too. It is a clean and timeless view that works in a wide variety of styles. Historically,shiplap was formed by boards (made from inexpensive materials like pine) with a grooved, interlocking "rabbet" edge used on informal buildings like barns, or cabins and cottages.
Over the years it has taken a more decorative meaning and we are seeing it pop up all over the spot! It adds great visual interest to a room without having the same formal appearance as other wall treatment options. We most often paint ours white,but have several projects in the works where we have painted it very sunless or stained it in a mountain home.
Here are a few examples of it used in some of our recent projects. You can see that it can be applied just approximately anywhere - fireplaces, mudrooms, and dining nooks,bathrooms, etc.
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