Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

We’ve had our Epic Artifactory reclaimed barn wood wall up for over a year now. To be honest, I wanted to sing their praises back when we did this project, but I’m kind of glad I (unintentionally) gave it some time because it’s allowed us to see the quality of it. We have received more compliments than I can count from neighbors and friends, and even had a designer from a local home builder “steal” our barn wood wall idea and put it in all of their new models!! This wall completely transformed our living area, and gives our home such a warm, welcoming feeling, and yet feels updated and fresh with the latest trends. The customer service experience with the company is outstanding. I can say this as a business owner with high expectations (I require the highest customer service with my own company)...it’s exciting to me to find a company like this, and feels great to support a small, Made in the USA company, that does such a great job for their customers. I reached out to them a few times, once before purchasing from them, and later on during installation, and they were very responsive and helpful. Now as far as installation goes...I will say it was helpful to have a miter box and handsaw for small cuts. Also, because this is authentic reclaimed barn wood, some of it can be warped. So when u put it up, it would be helpful to use a roller to help the adhesive grab. Because we didn’t do that, we did have a few boards pop out, but we simply used a small nail gun to tack them down, which worked perfectly and they’ve not popped out since. Another tip is to make sure the wall color behind it is a darker color, so if there are gaps in between the boards, or nail holes, they don’t stand out (as white or light colored paint would). We bought a can of “oops” paint from Home Depot that was a chocolate brown and slapped it up on the wall the day before we put up the reclaimed barn wood (our wall was light golden beige before). My last tip is to lay out a pattern on the floor before you start putting the wood on the wall. This was the best thing my husband and I did to make the various shades appear balanced and yet variated. It also helped with preparing what cuts needed to be made (to fit the end of the wall). It made the project a rewarding team effort, where I payed out the pattern, while my husband put up the wall and made the small cuts. I’d also recommend starting from the top of the wall and working your way down for aesthetics and ease of installation. My husband’s #1 tip: alcohol consumption should wait until after installation is complete. ;)