I think the biggest piece of advice I can give you when designing a space is to take photos periodically and look at the room in a photograph to see how it’s coming along. Sometimes when you look at the space in a photograph it helps give you a fresh perspective on where to go from that point & what to change. Photographs don’t lie. Well, when I shared our guest bedroom progress the other day here on the blog, I hated how the room looked. It looked flat & dull to me. Now, I know the room wasn’t done and we still had things to change, but it got me thinking about a wall treatment. Shiplap? Board & Batten? Wall paper? I just don’t know. So, like I do everyday I come to you guys to see what you think…

So I’m thinking of a statement wall on this wall behind the daybed. I’m not one for statement walls usually, but in this guest bedroom I’m considering it. So let’s talk about what to do in this room on this wall….

Shiplap wallpaper…

You can find it [HERE]

This wallpaper looks like worn and old shiplap which is quite amazing. I think it would be a fun statement & super unique compared to the cleaner shiplap we have in the rest of the house. Also, I was going for a garden/greenhouse look for this space & I think this would bring that vibe into the space.

Watercolor check wallpaper…

You can find this wall paper [HERE]

I love this look with the black check & I’m just drawn to the contrast that it would give the room. This one would obviously be a huge change for me & add a lot more drama. But again I feel like this would give an awesome garden vibe to the room that I have been wanting. I showed it in gray as well, but if I choose this I feel like I would go more with the black.. but which one do you like better?

Skinny lap wall paper….

You can find this wall paper [HERE]

Now, this is something I haven’t done & would be fun to do! Skinny-lap which is basically just skinnier shiplap boards. I would most likely do it in white & I think being done on one wall would really make it look more authentic? I would love to hear your thoughts on that! It comes in white & gray & I would most likely go with white [bottom photo].

Shiplap…

How to shiplap a wall [HERE]

This was the office in our last room with shiplap on the walls. Do we go with regular shiplap on the wall? It’s the safe route so I kind of love that idea.

Board & Batten….

Board and Batten, like shown in the photo above, would be a super easy wall treatment, but it would add a tiny bit more texture on the walls. All I would have to do is attach the boards to the walls & put another coat of paint on the walls.

Bead Board…

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Beadboard is something that I’ve wanted to add to our cottage style farmhouse & I think this room would be an amazing room to start using this element. It would add a lot of texture and  be a very classic look for our farmhouse.

Let me know what you want to see in the guest bedroom…

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Here was my mood board for this space…

You can see this mood board & all the sources [HERE]