Beautiful house. Love the wainscoting!

11 years ago

Trying to find an economical way to do wainscoting. Did you apply the trim to a panel or directly to the wall/sheetrock? Thanks!

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First Lamp

11 years ago

Hi! thanks for the compliment. The white panels you see are sheets of MDF that are applied on top of the drywall. The trim boards are then applied on top of that. Boxing out around sheetrock might be a bit cheaper but if you've got the bucks its worth it to finish with something more resilient. Part of the reason you see wainscoting in dining rooms so much is to be more resistant to impact from chair backs than drywall. The extra thickness away from the wall plane above also looks better than if you simply applied trim to the lower half of the wall.

Hope this helps, good luck with your project!

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slbf
Original Author
11 years ago
Thanks for the helpful comments! So, you applied wood trim over an MDF panel? Were both materials pre-primed? Was the paint sprayed on? If so, before or after the wainscoting was installed? Thanks for help on this DIY project :)
PRO
First Lamp
11 years ago
No problem, happy to help. Yes, pre-primed MDF panels under pre-primed wood or MDF trim. The paint was sprayed to get the coat as even as possible. Brush strokes in the paint are okay if you're trying to duplicate the look of an original home. Otherwise, most people prefer the smooth finish of spray-applied paint.

Good luck with your project!
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Rebecca
9 years ago
Just love this. How tall is the wainscoting in this dining room?
PRO
First Lamp
9 years ago
Oof. It's been years so I won't remember exactly. Judging from the photo it appears to be around 48" high. One good idea is to draw your ideas on a small section of the wall so you can cycle quickly through ideas in true scale. Once you have an idea you like you can still use a single brad nail or tape to temporarily put some boards up to get a better idea of what things will look like in true scale.

I hope this helps, good luck with your project!
Rebecca
9 years ago
Thanks very much! This is helpful.
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9 years ago
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