Wainscotting vs. Wood panelling

iannis

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Wainscoting, but don't stain it. Paint it. A dark wainscoting will make your entire house dark. Much much darker than you'd think it would.

I've never seen wood paneling that I liked. I have seen wainscoting that I barely noticed. But honestly I'd go with sheetrock, trim, and paint.
 

Lejina

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Last I checked wood paneling was popular in the 60s. The color abortions of the 70s were considered an upgrade for christ's sake.

I don't particularly care about wainscoting but at least it's modern. What's next? Let's compare lead paint with titanium dioxide paint?
 

Agraza

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Well I don't know what you call Chanur's examples, but I found things like that when I googled wood paneling and like the second one a lot.
 

Draegan_sl

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I can allow the first picture to be fancy wood panelling. The rest are different. Wood panelling is probably always wall to wall.