When finishing frame house with wood, we use a ventilation gap between the wall of the house sheathed with MDVP boards and the facade itself. At the vent in this case multiple functions.

- excretion excess moisture from frame wall in case of its occurrence. This is an obligatory element for Isoplaat, Steico plates. Steam can freely exit the wall and not condense in the insulation layer.

- directly "ventilating" the wood used in the installation of the facade. This allows the wooden facade to do without repair for many years.

The facade itself can be both horizontal and vertical. In addition, you can combine both of these options to highlight individual elements houses not only in color, but also in texture. The main condition for a ventilated gap is the sufficiency of its width to ensure natural ventilation facade. The gap itself is mounted using horizontal or vertical rails or bars (it is also allowed to use 100 * 25mm boards), the thickness of the rails depends on the height of the house and minimum value maybe 25mm. A gap of 50mm is applied when the wall height is more than 7 meters. The ventilation gap must be open at the bottom as well as at the top of the wall for free air circulation.

Board for the facade, as a rule, dry and calibrated, the profile may be different.

1. Installation with vertical boards.

First option

A very common type of facade in the Scandinavian countries. It is made from boards 120-170mm. minimum thickness 20mm. When the width of the board increases, its deformation can be very significant, for this reason, for a width of more than 150 mm, a board with a thickness of 22 mm is used.

In this case, the flashing does not have to be the same size as the board. outer skin, it can be both narrower and wider. It is necessary to fasten the flashing to the bar of the crate bypassing the board of the outer skin. This will avoid cracks on the facade when the geometry of the boards changes depending on humidity and weather conditions.

Second option

Mounting option for a vertical facade using a bar flashing. The width of the overlap on each board must be at least 20mm. Each flashing is nailed to the lathing bar directly, and not through the facade boards.
The flashing and outer skin boards can be interchanged, i.e. wide board will be outside overlapping the flashing. At the same time, it is important to keep minimum distance between boards 15-20 mm for convenience painting work. At the same time, the strips of the flashing must be at least 60 mm wide, to ensure an overlap of 20-25 mm with sheathing boards.

Third option

The simplest option is a facade of rectangular boards with a gap. At the same time, the board protects the cladding of the house from rain, and the ventilation of the facade due to the gaps is much more efficient. But it should be noted that with a gap of more than 8 mm, the impact natural phenomena And ultraviolet radiation can have a negative effect on the MDF boards and the cladding of the facade, for this reason it is recommended to use an additional windproof membrane when installing the facade in this way.

Air outlet at the bottom of the wall

To ensure safety wooden facade it is necessary to ensure high-quality priming of the boards themselves and the lathing bars. You need to prime the entire surface, both internal and external, as well as grooves, if it is an imitation of a bar. For this reason, priming should be carried out prior to installation, preferably by immersion in a suitable solution. If the primer is applied with a brush, then it is necessary to carry out this procedure at least 2-3 times. Finns usually practice covering painting, i.e. the board is completely covered with paint, hiding the texture of the wood, this ensures greater wear resistance of the facade to natural factors.

For the article, the material of the designer was used frame houses Vladislav Vorotyntsev [email protected]

Protection log walls outside from destruction by rain, sunlight, wind and frost is made different ways. The most environmentally friendly is the cladding of the facade of the house with wood. The arrangement of boards overlap creates a barrier to air flow. Water flows down the protruding surface without getting inside the cladding and wall. Boarding is expensive. Its advantages are in the naturalness of the material, a comfortable environment inside the house, and the unique beauty of natural material.

Sheathing of the house to protect the load-bearing wall

House sheathed with a board overlap

Should have been stitched wooden cottage. It was Vadik's turn to help me. We worked with him under his questions and my stories. My friend is not just a scientist, but a curious mathematician who wants to learn how to do everything with his own hands. We cooked wooden house outside to the finish, and I told where the sheathing of the walls with an overlap board came from.

When developing new lands, first America, then Australia, ships often crashed on reefs near unfamiliar shores. wood paneling from the sides, the settlers trimmed the outside and inside of their houses. They used selections at opposite corners of the board and stacked them in a herringbone pattern. The edge protruded outward above the bottom bar. The water did not run down the wall all the way to the plinth, but dripped down from each plank. Inside, the cladding and wall remained dry.

Depending on the climate of the area inhabited by the settlers, the sheathing on the outside of the walls with an overlap of a shipboard protected the housing from various natural factors:

strong wind;
scorching sun;
frost;
rains;
heat.

Over time, board and timber trim became popular. People appreciated not only the practicality, but also the beauty of the wooden facade. It is easier and cheaper to change the most expensive cladding on the outside than to restore the walls.

Types of wood used for lap sheathing

We independently sheathe the walls of the house

While we were cleaning the surface of the walls from dirt, I told a friend which types of wood are best suited for cladding outside.

According to its characteristics, the larch finish is the leader. Wood is resistant to moisture. The degree of warping is lower than other breeds. Easy to handle and holds nails.
Spruce has a natural impregnation with resin and characteristics are slightly lower than larch. Numerous knots give a peculiar decorative look. Over time, cracks appear around them. Therefore, finishing the house, outside with a spruce board is rare.
Pine warps strongly and quickly becomes unusable. Not applicable for exterior cladding.
Wood hard rock looks nice and durable. It is difficult to process. May break when hammering nails. The disadvantages include the high cost of the material.

Finishing the house outside can be done with a board with varying degrees of processing:

the slab slab is the cut edge of a log with an oval surface;
removed top and unprocessed edges at both sides of the plank;
unedged board has rounded raw ends on one side;
on the edged with a wedge, the corner and part of the butt remain unprocessed;
the clean-edged board is fully processed and has the same dimensions along the entire length;
tongue-and-groove with grooves of various shapes cut along the entire length.

Finishing with an overlap board is done with all types of the listed materials. Untreated are laid with oval surfaces outward and overlapped with the upper ones. Butt-to-length, only processed planks are connected. The rest with an overlap of 150 mm.

To give walls decorative look in ethnic and retro style, veneer can be applied over the board. Then the house looks aged and fragile. With time thin strips wood is deformed and fluffed like frills.

Facade preparation and waterproofing

Overlap board trim

We spent a few days preparing at home. Finishing the outside with a board requires protecting the walls from dampness. The logs were impregnated with a flame retardant, an antistatic agent and three layers of a water repellent. Applied with brushes and rubbed in well. All this slightly impairs the vapor permeability of the tree. But it protects the walls from fungus and makes them more resistant to moisture and even fire.

I checked the basement waterproofing at the same time. On the foundation stone, moisture from the soil rises to the walls and above. Sheets of roofing material lay intact, protruding several millimeters beyond the plane of the wall. The blind area around the house was made after, when the walls and basement were completed.

House cladding with insulation

Sheathing a house with an overlap board

Sheathing can be attached directly to the logs with nails 80 - 100 mm long. For insulation, a crate is made of wooden beam. Insulation is laid between the vertical posts, closed with waterproofing. To the beam protruding above the mineral wool, a board trim is mounted.

For waterproofing, a film is selected. Then holes are made in it near the racks for ventilation. You can use a special fabric that allows air to pass through and repels water.

Facade decoration in our performance

We sheathe the board with an overlap with our own hands

The walls of the house were warm enough. Overlapping board decoration created additional thermal insulation. Therefore, Vadik and I, after processing the walls from the outside by everyone protective compounds wait until they are completely dry. Then they did the following.

Marking of vertical lines along the entire perimeter;
Wooden planks were screwed on them with self-tapping screws.
They nailed the low tide on top of the basement.
Above it, a beam was placed with sides equal to the thickness of the sheathing board. It will ensure a uniform slope of the skin slats.
Nails were hammered into the boards from the bottom and top with vertical posts. 2 cm receded from the side end.

We started from the bottom row and from the corner began to move to the right and up. Having completed the sheathing, protective additional elements were installed at the corners of the house. Casing was placed on window and door openings during the construction of the walls. We just have to adjust the size of the board so that it fits snugly against the frame.

Having completed the finishing, we went around the entire perimeter of the house, and sealed all the cracks and joints with sealant. I chose in the store to match the color of the tree.

We took up the brushes again. They covered the overlapping boards on the wall with an antiseptic. Then, for decoration, with a glazing composition. He gave the wood a golden chocolate hue and highlighted the natural grain of the wood.

Overlapped boards can be painted, varnished, waxed. This gives the finish a unique look. It all depends on your taste and the board used for sheathing.

Overlapping siding

Self-decoration of the house

A quick and budgetary way to imitate overlapping boarding, mount plastic and metal siding under the tree. You can make a crate from a metal profile and attach acrylic or vinyl panels to it. It is possible to distinguish a "fake" only at close range.

Ventilated facades last up to 20 years. Virtually no maintenance required. But this is not a tree with its warmth and originality.

The use of boards for sheathing a house solves two problems:

protection of the building from atmospheric influences. First of all, this applies to buildings made of foam concrete. Many people know that the walls of this insulation can collapse under the influence of water and negative temperatures;
as a result of laying the boards with an overlap, the house will acquire a beautiful appearance.

Some details of the process

For plating, you will need quality material, which will solve all the tasks, make the building beautiful and functional. To fix the finish to the wall, you will need a special mounting frame, except when the boards are attached to panel structures. The use of one or another type of fastening also depends on the arrangement of the facade, because in some cases this part of the house is performed without an air gap.

The choice of wood can be stopped on edged and unedged boards. They also use bars of various sizes, lining or an analogue of rounded logs, a block house. In the latter case, the walls of the house take on the appearance of a log house.

How is fastening

The lining of the building with clapboard begins with the installation of the guide part at the building level. This element must have a groove for laying finishing products. Everyone knows that wood can be deformed during storage, so some parts are difficult to mount.

For proper fit boards take a piece of the same material. Through the gasket in the area of \u200b\u200bthe formation of the gap and nail the board. When overlapping, the surface of the walls is covered with two layers of external parts. For sheathing a house, it is best to use boards with a working width of 10 centimeters, while at the joints, an overlap of 25 millimeters is made. Thus, total length mounting elements should be 15 centimeters.

The overall dimensions of the product must be maintained around the entire perimeter of the building, which will prevent the formation of distortions. During the work related to the installation of the floor around the perimeter of the rooms, an additional lining is fixed and a screed is arranged. In the design process, it is necessary to determine the size of the finishing products, which will allow installation with high precision And minimal cost time.

Installation of internal boards

Internal wooden crafts installed in pre-marked places. To fasten these materials, a nail gun or a screwdriver is used. The length of the nails (self-tapping screws) must correspond to 8 centimeters.

Before the installation process, the product is cut to required size. In the case of roof sheathing with a small angle of inclination, several parts are attached to the frame at once. Fixation must be carried out face up, this part of the board has a convex shape.

Installation of outdoor boards

This stage of work begins after fixing all internal boards in compliance with the docking of 25 millimeters. To speed up the process, this distance is marked on each panel. To fix the lining, nails are used, which are nailed to the frame guides. In some cases, some of the products change their original dimensions, but this does not affect the reliability and decorativeness of the coating at all. This happens through the ingress of water on the wood with further exposure to sunlight. For this not to happen wooden panels must be kept covered.

To fix the outer row, you will need more long nails(up to 10 cm long). Before driving them, markup is made using the rule or building level. If everything is done correctly, you will get a perfectly even, beautiful row of nail heads.

All photos from the article

How to finish the house with an overlap board? Is it possible to combine this method of finishing the facade with its insulation? What kind of wood is best to use? How to waterproof the facade, and what impregnations should be used to protect the wood? In our article we will try to find answers to these and some other questions.

Waterproofing

On facades made of brick, aerated concrete or buta, it is used coating waterproofing. wooden walls close roll material along the crate with an overlap of 10 centimeters. Left under waterproofing ventilation gap providing vapor permeability of the walls.

A special case

If a roof of overlapping boards is mounted, its structure will differ markedly from that adopted for more modern roofing materials.

The traditional installation scheme is as follows:

The basis of the roof is on the rafters, and the longitudinal logs laid on the gables of the house are laid flat;
At the base of the ramp, the so-called stream is hung on hooks - a log hollowed out inside, which acts as a drain;
The board is laid along the slopes in two layers. In this case, the lower edge of both layers of the board rests against the stream, and the upper one is pressed down by a log - cold.

In the photo - a house with a wooden roof.

With the use of modern waterproofing materials this scheme can be greatly simplified:

A crate of a board or a bar is stuffed on the slab;
A layer of waterproofing is laid on the crate, released to the edge of the gutter;
A counter-lattice of a thin lath is stuffed onto the waterproofing;
The board is laid parallel to the slopes with an overlap to prevent water leakage.

The main problem of a wooden roof will be the deformation of the boards due to constant fluctuations in humidity.

Used to prevent deformation protective impregnations- water repellents. Of the most famous impregnations, it is worth mentioning Aquatex - Extra and ... ordinary drying oil. It is applied to the surface of the board heated in a water bath, in two layers without intermediate drying.

An important point: impregnation will have to be repeated every two to three years.
In terms of practicality, the boards are not best material for the roof.

sheathing

How to sheathe a house with an overlap board with your own hands?

Sheathing starts at the bottom;
Several spacers are stuffed under the bottom of the first board- scraps of wood, allowing you to fix it at the right angle to the wall;
The following boards are fastened with an overlap of 5 centimeters. Fasteners (nails or screws) are hidden.

Joints and gaps are filled with polyurethane sealant. As a final coating, weather-resistant paint or decorative and protective impregnations can be used.

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Finishing board as original decoration your house

In the history of our country finishing board for walls, both external and internal, has been used for a very long time. In this review, we will talk about what kind of decorative wall decoration board is, and in what design directions it is in demand today.

Wooden board for finishing - what is it

Genuine motto modern world you can call the slogan - “Let's go back to the wild nature, but at the same time we will not forget to take with us all the benefits and conveniences of civilization”. And although in its pure form this task is practically impossible, in design, wall decoration with a board has become one of the symbols of naturalness in the interior. Of course, there are both pluses and minuses here.

Advantages and disadvantages of wood finishes

Naturally, the first thing that advertising “trumpets” and absolutely all designers talk about is ecological cleanliness and natural wood. Shiny polished furniture and wood-based cladding plates are certainly good. But you must admit, the finish is not edged board in appearance much closer to the wild;
Wood, of course, is not stone or concrete, but all the same, such a cladding is quite durable. Plus, the board is an elastic thing, and where the stone breaks and the plaster cracks, nothing will happen to the board;

A house trimmed with wood is not only beautiful and prestigious, but also warm. By itself, such a lining has a rather low level of thermal conductivity;
Front board for exterior finish at home, being a porous and elastic material has always been considered an excellent sound insulator;
Wood trim has a fairly wide range of colors. Now you can choose your own type of wood for any design, even the notorious one does not shy away from plank inclusions. And thanks modern impregnations and stains, facade and inner lining can be decorated to your liking;

The beautiful, natural look and the pains of creativity at the birth of a new design are certainly interesting things. But there is one more important point, mount such a cladding with your own hands under the power of any home master.

You can take my word for it, the instructions for mounting the board on the wall are mastered within half an hour. There are 3 types of board fastening: butt, overlap and tenon-groove system. And all these types are extremely easy to learn.

Like any finishing material, wooden plank not without its shortcomings. Although a lot here depends on how you look at these shortcomings:

Many critics "nod" at the high cost of such a finish. Of course, if you decorate a house or cottage from the inside, for example, with an oak parquet board, then the price will be sky-high;

By own experience I can say that the decoration of the bath unedged board from such species as pine and linden is quite affordable for a simple man in the street, even taking into account the cost of protective impregnations.

The tree burns well and from this, you can’t get anywhere. Many flame retardants (fire-fighting impregnations) are now being produced, but, firstly, this is chemistry, and secondly, flame retardants only reduce the combustibility of the material;
And one more negative point where I fully support the critics is the need for periodic maintenance. Especially when it comes to finishing with unedged boards on the outside and wood cladding in wet rooms. In this case protective covering on wood will need to be renewed every few years.

Understanding the terminology

It is customary to call a board wooden products in which the width of the plank is 2 or more times greater than its thickness. If the bar does not meet this requirement, then it is already a bar or bar (the bar has a side size of up to 100 mm in cross section, and a bar has 100 or more millimeters).

Edged board is the most common construction material. In this case, the product is processed from all four sides. Moreover, the processing must be carried out technical way, sawing, planing or grinding;

Unedged board is technically processed only on two wide sides. Simply put, a "wild" log is taken and unfolded at the sawmill in one plane. As a result, the edges of such planks remain unfinished, often even with bark;

The so-called wane or croaker are log cuts along the edges. In fact, in such planks only one plane is flat, they are not processed on the reverse side. Such a forest has always been considered woodworking waste, it could only be used in inconspicuous places, for example, for arranging a roofing pie;

Modern designers have found another use for this material and create original panels from slabs.

There are also such specific terms as frontal, terraced and shipboard. But they no longer come from the type of processing, but rather from the destination:

So the place for the frontal board has always been considered the transition zone from the walls of the house to the roof, in some cases this was the name of the material used for the manufacture carved architraves and gables;

A ship board is a fairly thick, well-planed plank, originally intended for finishing the outer sides and decks of ships. luxury view, beautiful texture And highest quality surface treatments have made this expensive material one of the most popular not only in construction, but also in design;

A deck board is, in principle, the same as a ship board, as the name implies, it was intended for paving floors on open terraces. Although it is no longer used as much expensive wood. Therefore, finish the balcony terrace board or to veneer the facade with it will cost less than the ship.

Types of finishing board

Now let's move on to the most popular species material. And if you take it as a percentage, then, of course, lining can be considered the queen here. These planks got their name at the beginning of the 20th century, when they were lined with railway cars from the inside.

A distinctive feature of this popular material is the tenon-groove connection. In the vast majority of cases, such a cladding is mounted on a frame made of wooden bars.

There are many varieties of lining, although imitation and block house are deservedly considered the most common. With the imitation of timber, everything is clear, and under the outlandish name of the block house, there are planks that copy the appearance of a rounded log.

Now many are trying to highlight the block house in a separate niche. I was specifically interested in this issue and I can assure you that a block house is one of the types of lining.

Planks may have different sizes and intended for outdoor or interior decoration, but all attempts to select a block house in independent view finishing is just a marketing ploy.

Exactly the same as "evrovagonka". It differs from the usual one only in strictly fixed dimensions. And also the obligatory presence of compensatory cuts on the back side.

Modern parquet board also joins according to the tenon-groove principle, but here you get a perfectly even and durable coating. Previously, this material was made from solid, well-dried and impregnated with protective compositions of the array.

Now often a parquet board is glued together from several planks. And some negligent manufacturers generally make it from thick plywood.

The so-called planken or planking board is exclusively decorative, finishing material. If you understand the history of origin, then the planken can be safely called the grandfather of modern lining.

The fact is that initially the cars were lined with even boards, and only a little later, a tenon-groove connection appeared on these boards. But the slats, out of habit, continued to be called clapboard.

The term planking board was again coined by good marketers. After all, it was necessary to somehow call even planed planks without spikes and grooves, but with chamfered on the front side.

The interior decoration of the walls with a planking board can be done both end-to-end and overlap. But on the facade, most often the planken is mounted only with an overlap. Moreover, the slats are stuffed horizontally so that the rain can safely flow down them. This is a kind of wooden tile.

The chamfer on the front side of the planking board can be either rounded or have even corners. But remember, if you decide to mount a planken end-to-end somewhere, you should leave a gap of a couple of millimeters between the planks (the thickness of a match). It is necessary to compensate for the expansion of wood with fluctuations in temperature and humidity.

Types of wood from which the finishing board is made

It is no secret that in addition to beauty, natural wood also has a beneficial effect on human health. Personally, I have never heard of anyone being allergic to one or another type of wood. In the table below, I outlined the main characteristics of the most popular breeds in the domestic market.

Characteristics and average cost finishing wood
wood species	General characteristics	average price
hardwood
Linden	It has a light color and a smooth, uniform texture. Practically does not heat up, therefore it is often used as a budget option finishing the steam room in the bath.	From 700 rub/m²
Alder	Alder is valued as an antiseptic. Its aroma is able to kill pathogens in the room and prevent mold and mildew.	From 900 rub/m²
Oak	It belongs to the elite breeds and has a unique strength. The color scheme of different types of oak can range from light with a golden hue to dark with burgundy splashes.	From 3000 rub/m²
Ash	Clean and light wood with an original texture. In terms of strength, ash has not gone far from oak, so it is quite difficult to process.	From 1500 rub/m²
Aspen	Aspen has an original color and texture. It, like linden, is often used for lining steam rooms. It is also valued for the fact that it practically does not rot, which means that it does not require aggressive impregnations for protection.	From 1200 rub/m²
coniferous wood
Larch	Larch has a number of advantages. Its beautiful color and texture cannot be confused with anything, it is not subject to decay, has high strength and at the same time has good elasticity. This is the same ship board that I mentioned above.	From 750 rub/m²
Cedar	This pearl of Siberia is valued almost as much as larch. Although it is inferior to larch in strength and resistance to aggressive environments.	From 550 rub/m²
Pine and spruce	In terms of finishes, pine and spruce are almost equivalent. Their undeniable merits easy processing, affordable cost and beauty are considered.	From 350 rub/m²

The subtleties of the design of wooden walls

If we are already talking about design as such, then you will agree that lining for the role original finish doesn't fit at all. This material has a strong association with balconies, garages and baths.

I mean something exclusive, something that others do not have and it is desirable for acceptable price. And here it is better for us to work with edged boards, unedged boards and slabs. In extreme cases, you can use old boards and parquet boards.

But with old boards you need to be very careful, otherwise, instead of originality, you can get clutter.

Where is the best place to focus?

Wall decoration with a board will look only if it is done in a dosed manner. In other words, you should not sew up the whole house with the same material, so you definitely won’t achieve exclusivity.

A wooden panel should catch the eye immediately upon entering, which means that it must be associated with other interior details. There are 4 suitable places for interior wood trim in the house:

Natural in the bedroom wall decoration would be appropriate at the head of a wide bed. It can be only a fragment covering the head of the bed and side tables, or the entire wall;

The wooden background will contrast perfectly with the wide plasma TV. So you can organically combine the naturalness of wildlife with the technocratic benefits of civilization;

Your favorite sofa, in front of which you watch TV with the whole family in the living room, will also be in perfect harmony with natural wood. Especially if this sofa is sheathed with genuine leather. But keep in mind, here you need to choose one thing. Either decorate the wall behind the TV or behind the sofa, otherwise the highlight will be lost;

In the kitchen, even if it has a solid size, there are also only 2 walls that will look good on wood trim. This work zone, that is kitchen apron and everything around him. AND dinner table only if this table is adjacent to a wall.

Although it's all classic options. Nobody is stopping you from creating. For example, at my house, an unedged board is sheathed in a corner in which there is an aquarium and a cage with birds. Add some live indoor vines and you get a corner of the wild in your own home.

Styles that wood harmonizes with

In general, in design it is believed that a tree can fit into absolutely any style. Even high-tech, with its black and white colors, strict forms and the shine of nickel-plated parts, is quite loyal to natural wood. True, it is better to use glossy and laminated surfaces in it, an unedged board will be alien here.

Eco-directions, in addition to the already traditional trend in the spirit of "back to the roots", includes Asian, in particular Japanese style. Although rough shapes are not welcome in Asia, all details must be of high quality.

The so-called country direction includes a lot of different branches. This is American, English, scandinavian styles, rustic and, in fact, all ethnic trends. This is where you can arbitrarily compose a board with rough processing.

Separately worth french provence and Mediterranean. They welcome the design of whitewashed planed boards. In addition, glossy inclusions will be appropriate in the Italian theme, but without fanaticism.

If you want to decorate the interior in retro style, it is not necessary to sew up everything with aged or old boards. A brushed tree with a highlighted texture and light cracks certainly does not hurt, but I repeat once again, you should not get carried away.

The board can be attached to the crate or glued to the wall. There are enough glues now, but "Liquid nails" are usually used. If you decide to glue the material, then the wall will have to be perfectly aligned;

Monochromatic cladding, even from elite wood species, will not surprise anyone now. Don't be afraid to experiment with different colors, and better with different types of wood, this will give your wall extra volume;
The layout of the vertical, horizontal and diagonal laying of the planks looks great. Fragments can even insert a classic parquet Christmas tree;

Golden oak can be diluted with a pink plank of Karelian birch or rich burgundy splashes of cherry;
My advice to you, for interior decoration, use synthetic varnishes and paints as little as possible, but rather refuse them altogether. The wood will look good and will not lose color for a long time if it is coated with linseed oil once a year. In order to preserve the aroma of, for example, natural needles for a long time, you need to insist this needles on linseed oil within 2 weeks;

So that your design masterpiece does not fall out of the general ensemble, it is desirable that the leading color of the wall be repeated in some interior details;
If the wall is plain with a polished or laminated finish, you can revive it with the help of accessories, decorative shelves with figurines, light bulbs, pictures, etc.;
Decorating the walls with a board in a nursery is a separate issue. Firstly, I do not recommend that you put the planks on glue, no matter how high-quality it is, your child can pick these planks. Secondly, something durable and smooth, for example, a parquet board, would be appropriate for a nursery. It is better not to use an unedged board or slab here, the child may get hurt or drive a splinter.