The lattice should sit right on top of your baseboard, or be pretty close to it as shown below.Ĭontinue installing the lattice panels around the rest of the room. No big deal though – that gap is easily going to be covered with a single lattice wood strip. Both the walls and floors here are not level, so that was working against me. This is the seam on my long wall where two panels had to meet up. We used a circular saw for this.Īfter drawing your level line, line up one end of the lattice on the line, then attach the lattice to the wall using a nail gun or finish nails and a hammer where you’ve marked your studs. Note: If you will have to use two or more panels on a wall, I highly suggest placing the seams along where a stud is.Ĭut the lattice to length as needed. I marked the middle and then used my level to draw a line. I decided I would make the seam in the middle. If you have a wall you are installing the lattice on that is longer than 8′, you should first determine where you want the seam to be where your panels will meet. I did not cut any of the height off my panels. So, if you’re looking at the sheets horizontally, they are 4′ tall and 8′ long. The lattice panels come in 4′ x 8′ sheets. Now it’s time to put the lattice on the walls! This is actually really easy. the single lattice trim pieces, the cap molding, etc.īaseboard also needs to be installed along your wall before installing the lattice.įinally, go ahead and mark your studs along the wall using a stud finder. Paint any other trim you’ll be installing on the lattice walls now as well – i.e. If you’re planning to go with a color other than white for your lattice or if you’re using traditional wood lattice, you’ll also want to paint it first as well. It just wasn’t the right move for this space.įor reference, I painted my walls Bit of Sugar by Behr and left the white vinyl lattice as-is and both whites worked well together. I have seen lattice accent walls that have one color on the wall and another on the lattice and it’s gorgeous. I had a lot of other colors and prints going on in this space, so I stayed with white-on-white for the walls and lattice. Molding Cap for the Top of the Lattice – we used this kind.īefore installing any lattice, you’ll need to determine what paint color you’ll be doing behind the lattice and paint the wall that color.
Finish Nails and Hammer or a Finish Nail Gun.Lattice Panels – we used these white vinyl panels.Click here to read my full disclosure policy. This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience. Thinking about working them into your own home? It’s actually a relatively easy feature wall to create…. While lattice walls will never be for everyone, they are most definitely a winner in my heart… I did put green astroturf carpet on a wall after all. Well, probably not really never, we all know I’m a determined soul when it comes to an out-of-the-box decorating idea. 😆 Really though, since everyone was so concerned, I put my thoughts on cleaning these at the bottom of this post.įor me though, I’d been thinking about doing a lattice wall somewhere for quite a while and when the mudroom’s design led that way, I knew it was now or never. To be honest, I don’t do a lot of cleaning, so there’s that. Many folks are seriously worried about how I’m going to clean them. I had no idea that lattice walls would be such a hot topic, y’all. Your friends may think you’re crazy at first, but in the end their jaws are gonna drop. If you want to make a statement with your next accent wall, then look no further than this DIY indoor lattice wall.
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