Happy Monday, friends! I’m celebrating birthday #43 today! I’ve been limiting my sugar intake, but surely I’m allowed a piece of cake this afternoon. 😉
We’ve got a fun project going on in the Bungalow Barn bathroom right now, and I thought I’d show you what the boys are working on today. Our friends at Stikwood sent over some of their stick-on reclaimed wood, and we’re attaching it to the wall behind the vanities:
The color is called Hamptons, and I love the texture (including the old nail holes!) it adds to the space:
To get started, you need to think about where you want your first full-width plank to go and then make a level line. We wanted our first full-width plank to go on the top of the countertop in between the two sink cabinets, so our level line runs along the top edge of that plank and because the cabinets were slightly crooked, we used caulk to fill in the gap at the bottom of that plank where it meets the countertop.
The next row of planks needed to be notched out to fit around the sink’s backsplash, and we used nickels as spacers in between those two rows of planks to create a little more dimension.
And the secret to *really* getting your planks to stick? This baby…
It also came from Stikwood, and it’s much heavier than it looks. I’ll admit, I didn’t think we really needed to use it (I thought our hands would surely do the trick), but wow. It presses them so much further up against the wall than our hands could push. Rolling it across them, and seeing the results, almost felt like a magic trick…which was especially fun for Steevenson. 🙂
That second row ended up looking like this over the toilet:
So this week, we’ll add the planks below it and rip the bottom one to whatever width it needs to be. Which reminds me, that’s why you start the full planks where you are most likely to see them. You wouldn’t want to start at the floor (or ceiling) and then possibly have a weird, teeny-tiny plank sitting right along the top edge of your countertop. It’s better to have those where you’re not looking all the time.
This photo shows where we cut around the outlet on the wall between the two sinks:
We just pulled the outlet forward a little (so that it sits on top of the Stikwood) and screwed it back into place.
Last but not least, here’s a handy dandy little graphic that shows what you’ll need to install Stikwood:
And here are some neat-to-know facts about the product:
– FSC Certification ensures that Stikwood products come from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social and economic benefits, and all their products are made from reclaimed and sustainable wood sourced in the USA, some less than 100 miles from their facility.
– Stikwood products contain no VOCs and all finishes are created either by nature, or in an environmentally-friendly way in house.
– All Stikwood products are 100% real wood and are designed to take on the strength of the surface that it is applied to.
I’ll be back soon with more pics of the finished wall. It’s going to be so pretty! 🙂
Layla
*Disclosure: Stikwood provided the product featured in this post, but all (truthful) thoughts and opinions about it are my own.
Lee
Can I put it on my ceiling???
Isobel Westfall
Happy birthday, young lady. I thoroughly enjoy the little window into your life that you provide with your blog’ It will be a special day celebrating with your sweet family. Keep the Lord as the center of all you do. Enjoy your day.
Anne
Happy birthday! Have a great day with your family. I enjoy your blog. 💚
Marsha Householder
Happy Birthday. God Bless You. Thank you so much for all the wonderful inspirations. You are a lovely blessings.
donna
When in the world are Kevin’s parents going to get to move into their new house? ☺ It feels like it’s been forever to me, so I’m sure it must to them.
Layla
Same timeline as always: whenever it’s finished and everybody is ready for that next BIG transition. 🙂
Jan Fusco
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Layla
Thank you, Jan!
Linda
I’m curious what this company has to say about the durability (sticking to the wall) in a bathroom where steam would be an issue? That is my only fear about using it in a bathroom. Happy birthday!
Layla
Hey Linda!
I’m sure they could help answer that question if you contact their customer service department. Our shower in this bathroom is mostly completely enclosed by glass, and there’s a high-power ventilation fan right outside the shower too, so steam isn’t as much of a concern in this room.
Sandra
Happy Birthday!
The stick wood seems to have some texture to it. How cleanable is it in a bathroom? Would love this in our kitchen, but concerned all kinds of gunk would get in those small spaces.
Layla
This one (Hamptons) does have a slight bit of texture. Nothing a little sweeping off every now and then won’t fix. Maybe don’t use pieces with nail holes around the sink or stove?
ginny
what is the name of the tile on the bathroom floor. It is so pretty.
Layla
I’m not sure of the name but Katie got it at Home Depot. 🙂
Carol Maxey-Johnson
This would be so nice in my baths here in Florida. No nails is good for me. It appears you have a window in your bath. Do you think this would work in a bath without a window for installation? It gets pretty steamy even with fan running (I could also install a new fan, couldn’t I? LOL)
Layla
Hmmm, I’d check with the folks at Stikwood to be sure. Jim and Katie’s bathroom has an almost completely enclosed shower and a high-powered ventilation fan, so we felt like it would be okay in here. 🙂
Kimberlee
Happy Birthday, Layla! Love the Stikwood finish.
Marianne in Mo.
Happy Birthday! Are you having Key Lime Cake?
Kind of hard to see with the white on white, but I got the idea from some of the shots. I will look awesome when finished, but I need a smooth surface around our sinks because hubby is a splasher! He’d have that stickwood a mess in one week! LOL!
Peg
Happy, Happy Birthday Layla! 🎈🎂🎉💕
Maria from Oz
Happy Birthday Layla! It was my birthday on the 30th May. So we are birthday girls! Yippeeeeee!!
I really love the stikwood on the wall! That J roller is very much like a brayer. I use one in craft to really smoosh the paper on to stop air bubbles from coming up from the glue. Same idea I guess.
I am looking here in Australia for a similar stick on wood product for my bedroom. Alas, not much available here. Great job guys!
Layla
Thank you, Maria! So sorry to hear you haven’t been able to find a similiar product in your area yet. I bet one will pop up before long!
Linda
Happy Birthday, Layla! I hope you had a great day! I Love the bathroom wall. The stikwood is really pretty. I am waiting to see the finished room.
Layla
Thank you, Linda! It was a great day and I look forward to showing you the finished project later this week! 🙂
Michelle
My birthday was yesterday & I turned 43😳 I knew there were a ton of reasons why I loved you, but this one is by far the most fun! Yay us💃🏻😍
Layla
Well, this was such a sweet comment to find, Michelle! 😀 Thank you and happy birthday, sister!!
Kathy
Do you leave the “nickel” spaces open or do you caulk everything?