Drywall vs shiplap paneling

8 years ago

We are building a post and beam 1.5 story house. we are going to do most of the walls in white shiplap paneling, while leavjng the ceiling as a sealed hemlock t and g with beams. the loft has 2 small bedrooms (about 10x10) each with a small wall that is 4' high on one side. They would have made a nicer single bedroom but we needed 2. I am looking for strategies to make them seem larger. I am concerned that the shiplap might make them seem smaller but would it look weird for most of the house to be shiplap and have these rooms drywLl?

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8 years ago

I want all the “shiplap “ in the world burned. Real shiplap was never meant to be inside it is the material they used for sheds. What you are having is just panelling made to look like boards which IMO is just a cheap way to avoid drywalling.As for making the bedrooms seem larger or samller it won’t matter. Use as little furniture as possible in those tiny bedrooms that will make them feel larger.

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User
8 years ago
What is your reason for using ship lap?
12358w
8 years ago
I have the same question as ranmarie. Are you definitely set on doing so much of the house in shiplap?
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sarahcarden20
Original Author
8 years ago
The bulk of the house is the great room and we like the aesthetic in there of sealed t and g ceiling with white shiplap walls. We are not set on the ship lap in the other rooms - just considering it for continuity and consistency
User
8 years ago
Have you considered doing one wall shiplap as a feature wall? I personally am not a fan of the look but everyone has different taste. I do advise strongly against doing it all through the house.
smit2380
8 years ago
I would do drywall in the 2 small bedrooms. It will be less shiplap to remove later.
chiflipper
8 years ago
Dear Sarah, many senior posters (I am one) had bedrooms of 10x10...some of us shared them with a sibling during our childhood. Look for furniture with elevated beds allowing for a desk / storage below. Children shouldn't spend all their time in their bedrooms, that's the equivalent of a prison sentence IMO.