This may include styles such as beadboard, shiplap, raised panel, flat panel, or overlay wainscoting.

Thewood paneling is paintedin a medium-toned gray that grounds the room.

Modern Geometric Wainscoting

The House That Lars Built

Reinvent conventional wainscoting with a geometric 3D makeover.

Wainscoting ideas

The Spruce / Jason Donnelly

Or use a paint border in a contrasting tone for a trompe l’oeil effect.

Michelle Berwick Designchose a minimal approach with white walls and simple beige wainscoting to complement the airy space.

Stretch Wainscoting

Design byK+Co.

traditional wainscoting

Fantastic Frank

This foyer and adjacent mudroom fromBecca Interiorseach have wainscoting in different styles and colors to create distinct zones.

What color looks best on wainscoting?

White wainscoting is a safe choice that will work in most interiors.

geometric wainscoting

The House That Lars Built

Which rooms would wainscoting look best in?

Wainscoting is a classic fixture offormal dining rooms.

What height should wainscoting be?

dining room wainscoting ideas

Mary Patton Design

Wainscoting is generally about a third of the height of the wall.

pink wainscoting

Christina Kim Interior Design/ Photo by Lisa Petrole

bathroom wainscoting

Becca Interiors

tall wainscoting dining room

Forbes + Masters

bathroom wainscoting

Tyler Karu Design + Interiors/ Photo byErin Little

kids' bedroom wainscoting

Marie Flanigan Interiors

extra tall wainscoting

Marie Flanigan Interiors

modern farmhouse wainscoting dining room

Michelle Berwick Design

wainscoting wall mural

Marie Flanigan Interiors

laundry room wainscoting

Jessica Nelson Design/Carina Skrobecki Photography

traditional wainscoting with fireplace

Melinda Kelson O’Connor Architecture & Interiors/ Photo byWendy Concannon

white wainscoting gray walls

Victoria Bell Design

blue-green wainscoting

Brexton Cole Interiors

minimalist wainscoting ideas

Design byLeanne Ford Interiors/ Photo byReid Rolls

beige wainscoting

Ashley Montgomery Design

hallway wainscoting

Becca Interiors

formal dining room wainscoting

Design byCohesively Curated Interiors/Carina Skrobecki Photography

dining room wainscoting

Brexton Cole Interiors

white wainscoting

Kate Marker Interiors

mudroom wainscoting

Jessica Nelson Design/Carina Skrobecki Photography

formal dining room painted wainscoting

Design byReed & Acanthus/ Photo by Ann Ruthmann Photography

shiplap wainscoting

Brexton Cole Interiors

modern wainscoting ideas

Michael Keck forEmily Henderson Design/ Photo by Sara Ligorria-Tramp

bedroom wainscoting

Design by Ajai Guyot forEmily Henderson Design/ Photo by Ellie Lillstrom

traditional dining room wainscoting

Design byReed & Acanthus/ Photo by Ann Ruthmann Photography

modern wainscoting

Design byK+Co. Living/ Photo by Hulya Kolabas

wainscoting color ideas

Becca Interiors

powder room wainscoting

Kate Marker Interiors

hallway wainscoting

Brexton Cole Interiors

bathroom tile wainscoting

Ashley Montgomery Design

modern dining room wainscotting

Emily Henderson Design/ Photo byTessa Neustadt

white bedroom wainscoting

Marie Flanigan Interiors

wainscoting ideas for dining room

Emily Henderson Design/ Photo by Sara Ligorria-Tramp

beadboard wainscoting

Brexton Cole Interiors