Mysest56 
June 17, 2019
When we bought our historic home, I wanted to transform it into a world of wainscoting. Therefore it was essential for me to find out more about the subject, to understand its characteristics and architectural history. In a nutshell, wainscoting was designed centuries ago in a marriage of form and serve to enhance the appearance of a room while shielding the bottom half of the walls from dirt and damage. Throughout the years, wainscoting has developed to suit distinct architectural styles and design elements. Today board and batten, frame and panel, and beadboard have evolved since the most common designs, with beadboard providing the most bang for your buck.
Beadboard wainscoting is installed as tongue and groove planks or as tongue and groove sheets, the latter being the more cost-effective alternative. Comprising a baseboard, the beadboard and a cap (whether it’s a chair rail, a plate railing or a picture rail), beadboard wainscoting is actually a quite simple system. In reality, it’s self-explanatory name comes from the round bead along its edge that disguises the joint between strips.
Hundreds of years since its conception, wainscoting is still used to dress up regions that get a good deal of wear and tear. I am particularly fond of beadboard wainscoting in bathrooms!
Bilton Design Group
In the bathroom, beadboard wainscoting protects the walls from moisture and bathtub splashes.
Charlie Allen Renovations, Inc..
In a bathroom with numerous cool surfaces, beadboard wainscoting includes a warming effect.
Christie Thomas
Referred to as tasteful armor to your walls, beadboard wainscoting is a smart option for mudrooms, which see a lot of messy action.
Witt Construction
The rich hardwood flooring and grass cloth window shade make a dramatic contrast against the white beadboard wainscoting in this showcase bathroom.
RemodelWest
White painted beadboard wainscoting acts as a backsplash for this set of base sinks.
The Kitchen Studio of Glen Ellyn
Beadboard wainscoting in the bathroom is a cheap alternative to costly tiled walls.
Begrand Quick Design Inc..
Here, beadboard wainscoting doubles as the sides and back of a built-in breakfast nook.
Howell Custom Building Group
The flat lines of the shutters and the perpendicular lines of this beadboard make a visually stunning toilet.
Howell Custom Building Group
Beadboard wainscoting can also be architecturally calming. In this bedroom it nearly glamorized the bed.
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