BM White Dove Kitchen Board and Batten Wall Molding

BM White Dove (OC-17) is a white with a green undertone and a calculated LRV of 85.2 (published LRV 83). Against white trim the contrast ratio is 1.05:1, which gives almost no contrast, so the molding reads through shadow alone (a tone-on-tone look); painted tone-on-tone, the board and batten pattern shows only through its shadow lines.

Board and Batten layout on a 8 ft kitchen wall

With battens every 16 in, a 8 ft wall takes 7 battens of 88 in plus a top rail: about 22.58 m of board including 10% waste. Keep molding off the backsplash area and use a scrubbable paint finish.

Building the board and batten pattern

Fix the top rail level first, then hang the battens from it at 16 in spacing. Start from the center of the wall so the end gaps match.

Painting molding in BM White Dove

Whites show molding through shadow only, so side light (a window or wall sconce) brings the pattern out. Use satin on trim and eggshell on the wall to add a slight sheen difference.