You have heard us mentioned our older sister, Sandee, a few times {most recently we shared her tips on how to style a living room on a small budget. She is the queen of frugal WITH style!} So anyway, she is slowly making her house a home and always has pretty projects going on. Her most recent project was adding planking to an alcove in her living room:
An easy way to customize your own space is to add molding/wood planking. {We shared our friend Cara’s tips a few weeks ago HERE.} It can instantly brighten up a room and makes a piece, {or alcove in this case} look custom made:
The process: After taking measurements, she purchased wood bead-board style planking from Home Depot, and enlisted the help of our handy brother in law. Starting from the top, he used a brad gun to secure the planking inside the alcove and added molding on all 4 sides, leaving a piece in between the planks to use as a shelf:
From that point he added another layer of molding on the top, which really adds to the custom look. This is where the ladies took over 
We caulked in between the planks, over the brad nails and inside each small space:
We caulked in between the planks, over the brad nails and inside each small space:
After a fresh coat of paint, Sandee’s old alcove had a whole new look:
She added a framed chalkboard to the space which can be used for notes, holiday messages, happy birthday’s and right now, her Meg Duerksen inspired summer list to do with our cutie pie nieces & nephews:
Love all the details in the design:
Had to share San’s super cute Father’s Day message she displayed last month:
Hope you are all encouraged to spruce up your space with some wood planking! It make s a world of difference with little effort. Thanks to Sandee for letting us, once again, raid her house to snag pics Stay tuned for her fireplace mantel redo, coming soon!
Stay tuned for her fireplace mantel redo, coming soon!
Lindsay
This is the cutest! I have got to do something similar, even with a large frame! Thanks for sharing!
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Katie {Sweet Rose Studio}
Love this girls! Awesome! And that Sandee is just too good at everything…
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Shannah @ Just Us Four
This is such a fantastic idea. I have a weird niche in my house and I can never figure out what to do with it. Now, my creative juices are flowing. Thanks for sharing.
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Sandee
as always being on lollyjane makes my house look cuter than real life. lol!
can’t wait to FINALLY finish the mantel!!!
Candice
So cute! I gotta find somewhere in my home to do that! Love it!!
Brittany @ Crafty Mischief
What a great idea! I loooove the yellow chalkboard! Thanks for sharing Sandee!