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Budget Faux Shiplap Accent Wall
Real shiplap is great. Real shiplap is also pricey, heavy, and surprisingly unforgiving if your walls are even a little wavy. The workaround I keep coming back to in my own 1970s ranch is faux shiplap made from thin plywood strips . You get the same clean horizontal lines, you control the reveal,...
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About Marcus Vance
Hey, I’m Marcus Vance, and I’m glad you’re here. If you’ve ever stood in the tool aisle holding two different boxes of screws and wondering if either one will wreck your weekend, you’re in the right place. Grit & Home exists for regular homeowners who want to fix things, build things,...
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