This space from Desiree Burns Interiors has white beadboard wainscoting and gray-and-white wallpaper for a cohesive feel.

What Is Beadboard?

Beadboard is a key in of wainscoting that features vertical beaded panels that are separated by grooves.

bathroom wainscoting

Jessica Nelson Design/Carina Skrobecki Photography

you could find beadboard everywhere from bathrooms to hallways, entryways, bedrooms, and other spaces.

The wood panel detail is carried onto the front of the built-in bathtub for a polished look.

The wall above the wainscoting is covered in large-scale, black-and-white floral wallpaper.

bathroom wainscoting with wallpaper

Desiree Burns Interiors

Trypeel-and-stick tilefor an easy DIY.

Erin Williamson Design paired white board and batten wainscoting with sky blue paint on the wall above.

Chango & Co. paired the dark wainscoting with a bold wallpaper with a black background for a cohesive feel.

white bathroom wainscoting around built-in tub

Sissy + Marley Interior Design/ Photo byMarco Ricca Studio

The wainscoting wraps around the walls and windows and functions like a backsplash above the sink.

Quartz Slab Wainscoting

Quartzis a low-maintenance substitute for marble.

Jessica Nelson Design painted the beadboard wainscoting and wall above in the same soothing shade of sage green.

bathroom wainscoting with trim molding

Ursula Carmona ofHome Made By Carmona

A natural beadboard backsplash at the same height is installed between cabinets above the vanity.

With Abstract Wallpaper

Pair neutral painted wood slat wainscoting withremovable wallpaperto add movement to a spacious bathroom.

Louis Duncan-He Designs chose an abstract blue-and-white wallpaper that evokes water in this bright space.

gray shiplap bathroom wainscoting

Becca Interiors

Horizontal Stripes

Horizontal stripes will make a space feel wider.

Chango & Co. paired horizontal shiplap panels with hand-painted black-and-white-striped wallpaper in this farmhouse bathroom.

The dark matte wainscoting adds contrast with glossy dark stained wood doors and complements vintage fittings.

penny tile bathroom wainscoting

Ashley Montgomery Design

What is the best height for wainscoting in a bathroom?

Wainscoting is generally one third of the height of walls.

For example, install wainscoting of 32 inches for a room with 8-foot ceilings.

board and batten bathroom wainscoting

Erin Williamson Design

Can I install wainscoting over bathroom tile?

you’re free to install wainscoting over existing tile that is clean and dry with adhesive.

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Bria Hammel Interiors

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Design byChango & Co./ Photo bySarah Elliott

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Design byLeanne Ford Interiors/ Photo byReid Rolls

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Jessica Nelson Design/Carina Skrobecki Photography

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Desiree Burns Interiors

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Louis Duncan-He Designs

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Design byChango & Co./ Photo bySarah Elliott

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Design byChango & Co./ Photo bySarah Elliott

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Emily Henderson Design/ Photo by Sara Ligorria-Tramp

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Design byChango & Co./ Photo bySarah Elliott

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Design byChango & Co./ Photo bySarah Elliott

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