Comments on: Ultimate Guide To Wainscoting (with Pictures!) https://renovationinsider.com/wainscoting/ High Design on a budget. DIY tips from a Renovation Pro. Sun, 14 Apr 2024 00:37:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kevin Corbett https://renovationinsider.com/wainscoting/#comment-902 https://renovationinsider.com/?p=15#comment-902 In reply to suzanne.

Hi Suzanne
Great question! The most frequently used method of changing height, especially at a step or stairway transition on an outside corner is to create a vertical step down. Depending on the specific type of wainscot you’re using this can be tricky -especially if it involves creating a vertical miter on the outside corner.

]]> By: Kevin Corbett https://renovationinsider.com/wainscoting/#comment-901 https://renovationinsider.com/?p=15#comment-901 In reply to Lynne.

Hi Lynne
I take it that you’re using the same color and the sheen is the only question. From your description, I’d use semi-gloss. Lately it seems the design aesthetic is getting away from using semi-gloss on large moldings like door and window casings and using semi gloss on small design elements. Like all such things there’s no hard-and-fast rule of course!

]]> By: Lynne https://renovationinsider.com/wainscoting/#comment-890 https://renovationinsider.com/?p=15#comment-890 Hi Kevin,

Thanks for posting all this useful information! We installed the chair rail with picture frame molding and it looks amazing. Now it’s time to paint everything and I’m not sure which finish I should use on the picture frame molding. The walls and molding have been primed. I painted the chair rail with a semi gloss and the walls will be an eggshell finish.What do I paint the picture frame molding with? Should it be a semi gloss or eggshell?

]]> By: suzanne https://renovationinsider.com/wainscoting/#comment-866 https://renovationinsider.com/?p=15#comment-866 We have a room that is one step down from the entrance way. The wainscoting in the entrance way is one height. Because of the step down in the living room, if we keep the wainscoting the same height, then the wainscoting will change height at an outside corner. Have you seen this before? I cannot find an image online anywhere. I need to know what a transition from a higher wainscoting to a lower wainscoting at a corner is supposed to look like. I wonder if we should make the living wainscoting really high? Our ceilings are high so we could do that. Do you have any suggesting re: how to transition from a high to lower wainscoting that would look good?

]]> By: Kevin Corbett https://renovationinsider.com/wainscoting/#comment-798 https://renovationinsider.com/?p=15#comment-798 In reply to Roy Lowe.

Hi Roy. This comes up all the time. I think you will find that the stiles on one wall don’t have to match the stiles on the other. But if that’s an important consideration for you, make the first panel after the inside corner as long as the hallway is wide.
This can become an issue if you have artwork frames to hang and you want them to be spaced to center on a panel or a stile.
Good luck with it!

]]> By: Kevin https://renovationinsider.com/wainscoting/#comment-787 https://renovationinsider.com/?p=15#comment-787 In reply to Jeanne.

Hi Jeanne. I can see why that might make the spacing seem too large. When I need to make decisions like this I often find it helps if I mock it up first. This can be as simple as using some blue tape to simulate the vertical lines in the corner.

]]> By: Kevin https://renovationinsider.com/wainscoting/#comment-783 https://renovationinsider.com/?p=15#comment-783 In reply to Kathy.

Hi Kathy. To say it would be a “decorating error” is taking it too far. I can think of downsides and upsides. The darker color trim at the top might create a line that tends to reduce the perceived wall height. But, why not try it anyway? You can paint over the stained wood if your first option doesn’t work. Hope this helps!

]]> By: Kathy https://renovationinsider.com/wainscoting/#comment-734 https://renovationinsider.com/?p=15#comment-734 I have a problem with paint cracking and need to cover it. I would like to do wainscoting up 2/3 of walls. I would love to do all white, however, my doors and trim are done in pine and stained a medium pecan color. the cathedral ceiling has beams with the medium pecan color as well. Can I do that and use a floor trim on top of the in a medium pecan color in order to tie it together. Or would this be a big decorating error?

]]> By: Mary Mullen https://renovationinsider.com/wainscoting/#comment-615 https://renovationinsider.com/?p=15#comment-615 Good afternoon Kevin. I’m planning on installing wainscoting similar to your craftsman picture above (the one where you make the comment – “Here is an example of a very detailed batten-board wainscot. It breaks the ⅓ rule. Small and large panels are strategically placed on top of each other to create the overall height. All electrical outlets were placed in the baseboard below the panels to avoid any conflicts with panels or stiles.”
The wall that I’m doing the installation on has 3 door openings (laundry room, closet, and bathroom). The wall space between the laundry room and closet is very narrow. I’m wondering how you might tackle that issue. I’d love to send you a picture if you’re willing to give me your email address.

]]> By: Jeanne https://renovationinsider.com/wainscoting/#comment-614 https://renovationinsider.com/?p=15#comment-614 Hi Kevin,
We are using picture frame molding for wainscoting in our powder room. One corner of the room is clipped, so that there are two “corners” that have an angle of about 145 degrees. If the spacing we’re using is 3″, should we also use 3″ to this corner on both wall faces? I’m thinking that it’ll make the space between molding look too large. Thanks for your help.

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