Shiplap and Board baton are both typically used as an exterior siding that was brought inside as a wall covering by Joanna Gaines and the TV "remodeling" type show. Neither type typically used interior is a traditional shiplap or board and baton. But yes the ship has sailed, quite a while ago thankfully.

Thanks so much. Confirms what I was thinking.

I think these sorts of wall treatments show up on Design TV a lot because they are relatively easy for them to do, and add interest to the wall in these flipping type shows, and then they don't have to worry about art. It has visual impact for TV and for marketing the house. I think there will always be a right place for this sort of detail (I had antique bookcases with shiplap backs) but just putting it everywhere, that ship has sailed.

Thank you, appreciate you taking time to reply

I agree slapping it on every wall is over. But done correctly, I personally love the look and think it’s timeless.

I still like the look of shiplap.

I do like the look but I feel like it is so overdone. Worried it will seriously date the house Thanks for taking time to share your thoughts.

Dating for sure, because everybody remembers Joanna using it willynilly in the 20-teens.

I know some people like it, but it will always remind me of exterior siding. Not something I want indoors.

I agree that shiplap it timeless. Board and batten is also timeless however it’s being overdone now in lieu of shiplap and in five years we’ll be having this convo adout it.

Time and place. There might always be just the spot for it. Done in the wrong home, wrong region of the country it just looks out of place.

It will always look good in some places, and 100% horrendous in others. Like anything else!

Design is not one from column a, two from b etc. Context is the key. Neither ship lab, or board and batten or tongue and groove; and not a raised panel/chair rail wainscoting shall live in isolation.

Staying power of any detail, including board and batten and the rest is a result of appropriateness .

Show what, where etc as it applies to your home : )

I’m in the no shiplap camp, but I just did a small cabin in Maine and covered every surface in it- context is key. The only other time I used it was in a pre civil war house where the existing walls were already shiplap.

I think the final answer is it depends. Wood paneling is always a classic. It's just a question of the context. Slapping cheap wood on top everything because it's cheap and available isn't design. It's called using what is available. It does look kind of strange in all these suburban tract houses.

I think treatments in general should suit the overall feel of a home and where/how used is key. It should complement location, features and decor.

Just choose what you like, don’t overuse and aim for a more simple feel suited to a beach home.