Your home's walls are a blank slate just waiting for a little bit of creativity. Here are five surefire ways to transform plain  walls into a room's focal point. 1. Wainscoting Classic wainscoting panels add a depth and interest to your walls. Wainscoting is a combination of  decorative panels and moldings that extend partway up a wall's face.   2.... [Read more...]

Wainscoting, as beautiful as it can make a room look, was originally invented as a way to hide water stains in walls back before the days of damp-proofing. That sort of moisture shouldn't be such a big issue in a modern home. (If it is, you definitely need to get that fixed.) It's still good to consider humidity and dampness when installing wainscoting, especially... [Read more...]

In the event that you're installing wainscoting-- and why would you not be?-- you're also probably looking at some other home improvements, including some painting, perhaps? Some do-it-yourselfers fear that painting along baseboards, crown moldings and, yes, wainscoting will be a bit of a hassle. You don't need a special gadget for every job, but in... [Read more...]

Where wainscoting is the dressing for the walls at waist level, a lovely crown molding is, well, the crown of an elegant wall. But, as This Old House Magazine points out, in homes with high ceilings, a single crown molding might not have the visual impact you're looking for. Fortunately, This Old House provides a very clever do-it-yourself method of creating... [Read more...]

It is official - the entire Wainscot Solutions team is tired of the snow! Really truly we have had enough! So to counteract the endless sea of white we are dreaming of warm and sunny orange. Not just any orange mind you. We've got Hermès orange on our minds. This small entry way demonstrates the real power of color and architectural... [Read more...]

Country Living magazine has been a long time favorite of the Wainscot Solutions staff. We love the look of so many of the homes featured in the magazine. Usually these houses are older homes that have such interesting character and architectural details. We were really blown away by this "before and after" story of a beautiful farm house in Upstate New York.... [Read more...]

Decorative ceiling panels instantly bring uniqueness, warmth, and style into any room. Work has begun at Jennifer’s house and no one is more pleased than we are at how the ceiling has panned out, well, maybe we can think of one other person (Jennifer perhaps and maybe this little guy) Ceilings today don’t carry the same visual impact, yet the ceiling... [Read more...]

THE BISSELL HOUSE RESTAURANT & BAR The clink of glasses, the rattle of silverware and the pleasant murmur of dinner conversation has finally returned to 378 Main Street in Ridgefield, CT. The Bissell House Restaurant and Bar is located in the reconstructed building, which replicates in painstaking detail the landmark 1890's Victorian structure that burned... [Read more...]

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