Luxury Housing Trends & Home Improvement Ideas

Wainscoting dresses up walls, adding elegance to an otherwise bland space.

Once commonplace in historic homes (because it offered protection in the days before paints were scrubbable and wallpaper was mass-produced), wainscoting isn’t something you usually see in today’s newly built subdivisions. It can add character and style to new homes as well as older ones though.

Having a carpenter come out to custom install the work can be expensive, but if you fancy a do-it-yourself project, you may dig the wainscoting kits available from Elite TrimWorks Corp.

Choose from styles such as white beadboard, hardwood beadboard, flat paneled, raised paneled, and beaded panel. The wainscoting can be installed on regular room walls, stairways, and even ceilings and kitchen backsplashes.