How to Use shiplap in a Sentence

shiplap

noun
  • Read on to snag their savvy tips for using shiplap in your home.
    — Kelsey Kloss, ELLE Decor, 12 Aug. 2016
  • Painting the shiplap walls and ceiling white opened up the space.
    — Kelly Ryan Kegans, Country Living, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Fill your ‘empty nest’ with hardwood floors and all the shiplap?
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2020
  • Learn how to install your own shiplap wall to accent your farmhouse decor.
    — Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2022
  • An open-concept floor decked in shiplap walls features six bedrooms.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Floral wallpaper wraps around three walls, while the fourth is lined in shiplap.
    — Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2021
  • The great room comes equipped with a beautiful dark stone fireplace and white shiplap walls.
    — Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Just look at how prevalent sliding barn doors and shiplap walls have become in the past five years.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Just like shiplap and subway tile, the flip-flops took off once Gaines featured them on the show.
    — Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The shiplap queen and her demo-loving hubby have plenty of projects up their sleeves.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2018
  • The house welcomes with a turquoise shiplap ceiling and a pair of teal lamps on the credenza.
    — Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The two paired a floral wallpaper on the top half of the wall with white shiplap on the bottom.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The flooring throughout the house is hardwood, and the walls are covered with shiplap.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2021
  • With its clean lines and wide planks, shiplap makes the perfect backdrop in this modern farmhouse.
    — Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The basement holds a den finished in shiplap, plus a laundry room and access to the one-car garage.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2021
  • But just do her a favor and make your home a shiplap-free zone—your future homebuyers will thank you.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2019
  • Wilson ramped up the shed's cuteness quotient by installing shiplap, shelves, and hooks on the walls.
    — Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Jesse installed shiplap-style boards on the wall and made the Shaker-style vanity.
    — Sarah Egge, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2021
  • One of Kevin’s favorite spots is the staircase, surrounded by a shiplap wall.
    — Terri Akman, Philly.com, 22 May 2018
  • According to a post on Facebook, the red shiplap building that housed the store was lost in the fire.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Durable shiplap painted white was used to construct the six bunks, while the bunk steps received a contrasting stain.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 16 Apr. 2022
  • The pit’s built-ins and the house’s shiplap siding, for instance, share strong horizontal lines.
    — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Rideau retained the existing crown molding and shiplap ceiling that relate to the rest of the house.
    — Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2021
  • Sky Studios The laundry room is clad in shiplap and features open shelving.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
  • The beautiful new cafe was designed to pay homage to the original with heavy raw wood beams, white shiplap, and walls of windows.
    — Joan Wilder, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Jan. 2020
  • Before Chip and Joanna Gaines put shiplap on the map, there was old Salem vintage wood.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Chionis said the restaurant is in the process of getting a makeover, which will include hues of light blue and gray, dark wood shiplap floors and new booths and chairs.
    — Jane Donahue, Aurora Beacon-News, 11 Oct. 2017
  • If a trip to Crawford isn't in the cards right now, take a virtual tour and get ready to daydream of shiplap-and-barn-door paradise.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 19 June 2019
  • These two rock that farmhouse style with tools and T-shirts—Joanna's reads #shiplap and Chip's says #demoday.
    — Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2019
  • DeLaney sourced the chippy shiplap from Cope & Stick for the upstairs guest bedroom to play off the downstairs pecky cypress.
    — Blake Miller, House Beautiful, 7 Sep. 2021

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