Do you have SHIPLAP in your house?

[House4Me]

I had my first consult with an interior decorator. My goal was to pick a new interior paint color for the house. After 3.5 hrs my head was buzzing with some awesome ideas to do in my house! 

One recommendation was Shiplap in the family room, painted white. I've looked at a lot of Houzz pics and I love it! I think it will look totally cool in my space.

So I want to hear if you have it, is it painted white? Did you install or have a professional do it? Do you love it now or hate it? Do you remember if it was expensive if you had it installed? Do you have crown moulding at the top of the shiplap? 


Shiplap link of a great picture!

www.houzz.com/photos/5134025/Maroon-Creek-traditional-bedroom-denver

www.houzz.com/photos/38609553/Guernsey-Residence-beach-style-staircase-other-metro

www.houzz.com/photos/5649715/Urban-Farmhouse-farmhouse-living-room-minneapolis

[TBM]

If there was a drinking game for HGTV's Fixer Upper, 'shiplap' would be the word that would get you drunk. I don't watch the show much anymore, because I get frustrated over the overuse on the show. The show, and the commercial with Chip Gaines saying "Shiplap!" in a silly way to make fun of his wife (and her love of it) has made it one of those things that makes DH and I laugh and say it the same way every time we see shiplap at the store or hear someone mention it on TV.

That said, I have seen it done beautifully, but it would really have to be just the right house for me to consider it. I don't think it is a look that works in just any house.

[pixy0stix]

I'm not country enough for shiplap.

[House4Me]

Sept 22, 2015 16:50:06 GMT -5 RamblingRose said:

No link?

Sorry!

www.houzz.com/photos/5649715/Urban-Farmhouse-farmhouse-living-room-minneapolis

[pitterwoo]

I like the texture in a lot of spaces. I have a very similar look in a hallway and it gives a lot of dimension. I only feel like it's overdone in blogs. In real life I get compliments.

[House4Me]

Sept 22, 2015 17:11:58 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

I'm not country enough for shiplap.

Actually it's planned for a more Cape Cod type house. Which I guess is kinda beachy too. 

[House4Me]

Sept 22, 2015 17:02:25 GMT -5 TBM said:

If there was a drinking game for HGTV's Fixer Upper, 'shiplap' would be the word that would get you drunk. I don't watch the show much anymore, because I get frustrated over the overuse on the show. The show, and the commercial with Chip Gaines saying "Shiplap!" in a silly way to make fun of his wife (and her love of it) has made it one of those things that makes DH and I laugh and say it the same way every time we see shiplap at the store or hear someone mention it on TV.

That said, I have seen it done beautifully, but it would really have to be just the right house for me to consider it. I don't think it is a look that works in just any house.

Ha, I have never seen it on HGTV but I only catch a few shows a week. The decorator was telling me it's becoming a much more popular thing here in California.

I am planning to have it professionally installed and painted and the room gets a ton of sunlight. My house is anything but country so maybe I should reconsider it. 

[treedimensional]

Can someone explain what "shiplap" means? Is it that stuff that looks like exterior clapboards? If so, I hate it.
It would be harder to paint than regular drywall.

[auntie]

I like it when it makes sense in the context of the house. My aunt old ocean front cottages in Maine came this way. When she completely redid her favorite as a year round house, she left it in the upstairs bedroom and sitting room. It was adorable.

I feel like it would look contrived in a standard 1990s suburban house on a cul de sac. My old house had reclaimed barn board in the entry foyer and stair way- it was a splinter hazard.

[davescatch]

Sept 22, 2015 17:02:25 GMT -5 TBM said:

If there was a drinking game for HGTV's Fixer Upper, 'shiplap' would be the word that would get you drunk. I don't watch the show much anymore, because I get frustrated over the overuse on the show. The show, and the commercial with Chip Gaines saying "Shiplap!" in a silly way to make fun of his wife (and her love of it) has made it one of those things that makes DH and I laugh and say it the same way every time we see shiplap at the store or hear someone mention it on TV.

That said, I have seen it done beautifully, but it would really have to be just the right house for me to consider it. I don't think it is a look that works in just any house.

THIS!!!! I had never heard of the word "shiplap" until I started watching Fixer Upper.

I follow them on IG and they are moving the store to the new Silos in October - the pics she has been sharing are amazing.

And no, I don't have any shiplap in my house.

[TBM]

Sept 22, 2015 20:10:44 GMT -5 @juno said:

So I don't have cable, so I haven't seen it being (over)used, but looking at pictures, I believe it's what's on my finished garage's ceiling. It's perfect out there for a guest space. Very cozy feeling. I'd probably be OK with it in a beach cottage or farmhouse of some sort, but not a colonial, for example.

ETA: it was here when we got here, and the PO was the Pinterest-y type before Pinterest was even a thing, so I totally believe it must have been cutting-edge trendy circa 2005 if she did it.

I saw it a lot in finished garages when we lived in CA, in houses similar in age to yours and some others, pretty much all ceilings.   I'm guessing it has is not unusual in that application, but was just common building materials and not a "thing'.  ;P

[dr.girlfriend]

I have paneling that's painted white, which I think is pretty much the same thing except vertical instead of horizontal? I like it better than plain drywall and I think it does give the room a kind of beachy feel, but I don't know if it's something I'd add if it hadn't already been there.

[Susie]

Nope. It'd look ridiculous in my 1985 suburban side hall colonial.

[h]

I like it okay in older homes that already have it or in farmhouse style spaces, but I think it is generally kind of weird to add it to a home that is neither historic nor "farmhouse." I would not add it to my 1975 colonial.

[electricmayhem]

One of the blogs I read just did a post about it:

www.studio-mcgee.com/studioblog/2015/9/21/incorporating-shiplap-walls

[dojo]

Sept 22, 2015 20:10:44 GMT -5 @juno said:

So I don't have cable, so I haven't seen it being (over)used, but looking at pictures, I believe it's what's on my finished garage's ceiling. It's perfect out there for a guest space. Very cozy feeling. I'd probably be OK with it in a beach cottage or farmhouse of some sort, but not a colonial, for example.

ETA: it was here when we got here, and the PO was the Pinterest-y type before Pinterest was even a thing, so I totally believe it must have been cutting-edge trendy circa 2005 if she did it.

This is me too.  I love it, but I'm a little country/cottage in my design sensibilities. 

[House4Me]

Sept 24, 2015 13:45:46 GMT -5 electricmayhem said:

One of the blogs I read just did a post about it:

www.studio-mcgee.com/studioblog/2015/9/21/incorporating-shiplap-walls

This is great and much more in the camp of what I am after, look wise. Thanks!

[pitterwoo]

Sept 24, 2015 13:45:46 GMT -5 electricmayhem said:

One of the blogs I read just did a post about it:

www.studio-mcgee.com/studioblog/2015/9/21/incorporating-shiplap-walls

That's a great post, I think showing how it's being used in a broader context than the traditionally country or farmhouse look.  We have the tongue and groove type that she says she uses on ceilings mostly.  I have it as a backsplash and in the kitchen hallway.  What I have is actually v-groove paneling.  I tried to take pictures of it, but it's really hard to capture the color and texture.

Hallway


Backsplash


Shiplap has a more blunt edge that gives that stronger line effect.  I felt like the paneling would look more timeless in my house and it was cheaper.

v groove


shiplap

[heliocentric]

I think it's pretty in the links posted, but it doesn't go with my style of house. Plus I'm fairly certain the grooves will be full of dust and pet hair if we had it.