Sure, you could choose beadboard, board-and-batten, even tongue-and-groove paneling. But with its slightly raw, overlapping boards, shiplap siding gives rooms a cheerful, almost seaside ...

So, what is shiplap? Originally used to waterproof ships (hence the name), shiplap is a specific type of wood paneling with a rabbet (groove) cut at the top and bottom of each board so that they ...