Bathroom Wainscoting Height

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Bathroom wainscoting height. It is easier to install it if the height doesn t go over the sink and vanity. If you decide to make it higher it can serve as a backsplash although you will need to put in more effort during installation. In a room with a lofted ceiling and 15 foot walls the rule of thirds would have wainscoting height at 5 feet. Bathroom wainscoting is usually 38 to 42 inches 96 5 cm to 1 m high which is approximately one third of the wall.

Traditionally wainscoting matches the height of chair backrests as the middle molding also known as the chair rail was meant to help protect the walls wallpaper from damage when a chair is pushed back on the wall. For bathrooms the height of the wainscoting usually depends on the area of application. This measurement met all of the above criteria in our space. For our bathroom i went with a 42 inch high white subway tile wainscoting.

It can be used as a protective barrier in narrow hallways staircases or bathrooms or to display fine china or keepsakes. While there is. In the master bathroom downstairs same height for the ceiling but it s such a dark bathroom that i brought the wainscoting up to 7 feet. The second two photos are the wainscoting going up 36 inches.

The standard height of wainscoting for a bathroom. What material is best for wainscot. Adjust wainscoting height to be taller 36 to 48 inches in a room with a lofted ceiling. Just my opinion but on a 7 1 2 foot wall i don t think i d go much over 36 inches.

Typically you will see wainscoting somewhere between 3 and 4 feet high on the bottom part of the wall. Wainscoting can be a solid row of planks beadboard plywood tile plaster or simply molding above wallpaper or paint. Jul 14 2020 explore cheryl bergmann s board wainscoting bathroom on pinterest. Usually it contrasts with the upper wall sections found on cmahnken.

Wainscoting in the bathroom is decorative but it also helps protect the walls from splashes of water especially near the sink. Installed in a dining room wainscoting prevents chairs from marring or denting walls. Wainscoting just like beadboard paneling can be installed at any height depending on the height of the fixtures furniture windows and various other design elements. See more ideas about wainscoting wainscoting kits home.