wainscoting - a fancy word for paneling
we are debating the pros and cons of beadboard and panel wainscoting for our dining room. finshed with the floor, you might ask. well no, but we're certainly making progress. (yes, i will upload the photos soon). the lower third of the walls in our dining room have been botched, i mean patched, so horribly that we really need to do something to remedy the ugliness. we could: a. patch the plaster (man is that a dying skill), b. remove portions of the plaster and patch with drywall (difficult to blend the seams, i think), or c. remove the plaster, mount some blocking and put in paneling. what a great idea, i think. it;s completely conceivable that a house like ours would have paneling on the first floor, especially in the dining room. well, now that that's settled, how do we compromise on the look?do we go with beadboard? i think it looks too beachy/cottagey (and damnit, it's not what i like...)
do we go with a "picture-frame" style panel wainscoting? i'm pretty fond of it...
or, perhaps we tweak the tradition and design a more contemporary panel? very interesting idea...please disregard the fish
what do you guys like?
posted by bls @ 4:27 PM
4 Comments:
i like the picture frame style the best. the first one is very beach-cottage-y, you are right. the third one might be ok...but in that picture i don't like how much WOOD! there is...maybe if you painted it, it would be better. something tells me the picture frame style suits your house the best, though.
love the first one...totally disagree about the beach thing, but it's your house so you have to love it. #2 is a close second for me and I hate the final, but maybe that's the fish (and Emily's right, the wood is weird.)
i like #2 best, the picture frame one
Beadboard and fish
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