Slat walls give a room texture and warmth without the weight of full panelling, and they have become one of the most requested finishes in Valley homes. For this project we built a floor-to-ceiling slatted feature wall from pre-finished timber battens set on a dark backing board. The work is all in the layout. We measured the wall, calculated slat spacing so the reveal stays identical from end to end, and set out from the centre so both edges finish with a full batten rather than an awkward offcut. Each slat was levelled individually and fixed through the backer into blocking, then the fixings were concealed. We also planned around the outlets and the TV position before the first slat went up, so nothing had to be cut back later. Typical installs of this size take one to two days depending on wall height and whether electrical needs to be moved.