What is it about beadboard?
As a contractor for twenty years, I can’t recall ever hearing anyone say they don’t like it. At the same time I can remember hundreds of ooh’s and ah’s, gasps for breath, and near fainting when just the idea of beadboard was discussed! Not too many materials can claim such rarified status, especially not too many made, for the most part, of wood!
The bottom line is that beadboard just rocks, full-on! I love it, you love it, your spouse loves it, everybody loves it! (pretty much) We’re going to dedicate the next three installments of this ongoing series on all things related to wood paneling specifically to beadboard!
We’re going to start off with some serious photographic inspiration, because a clear vision is always the most important part of a great remodeling project! Let’s get to it!
Beadboard Pictures Galore
You’ve seen the people who can stand in a museum and look at a painting on a wall for hours. This is my Mona Lisa… I’m in awe of that cabinet, especially against that wall! cottage of stone
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Beautiful recylced tongue and groove beadboard: www.coastalliving.com
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Very water resistant, wood beadboard wall panels make a great wainscot in bathrooms. www.coastalliving.com
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Beadboard ceilings and wall paneling combine with amazing window trim in this incredible bath. This photo shows a proper height when running up the wall higher. I’ve seen some pictures that are close to halfway, and that doesn’t look as nice. About 2/3. www.hgtv.com
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Beadboard makes great cabinet door panels…and I love the open shelves in this kitchen!
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A very common mistake, but still a misnomer, is to call this beadboard. It looks similar, but this is v-joint tongue & groove paneling.
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Running beadboard horizontally looks great and is much easier than you would think! If you use solid tongue and groove pine (or other solid wood) you can easily hang things like that rack with just a few screws. How cool is that?
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In the next installment we’re going to talk about the details of real solid wood tongue and groove beadboard, then after that we’ll get into the easier, and often just as pretty, beadboard panels.
If you have any pictures of beadboard work you’ve done or some great ones you’ve seen, I’d love to see them. You can always email me: tim@remodelingguy.net
If you want to subscribe to my blog to be sure not to miss the next parts of the series (we haven’t even gotten into flat panels and raised panels yet!), you can do that here: subscribe to Remodeling Guy
Previous Posts in RG’s Complete Guide to Wood Paneling:
Post#1: Introduction
Post#2: A brief look at various paneling types and options
Post #3: Board and Batten Wall Panels
Post #4: Tongue and Groove V-Joint (walls and ceilings)
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You’re right. I love beadboard! We’ve used it in most of our houses and everyone always loves it. That cabinet is great!
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RG,
You are killing me with the pics. Great pics!
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I absolutly love beadboard…I wish I could put it in every room in my house (but that may be a little bit of overkill). We’re redoing our master bathroom this summer and I’m def adding beadboard 3/4 of the way up the wall! I can’t wait to read the other posts this week!
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I absolutly love beadboard…I wish I could put it in every room in my house (but that may be a little bit of overkill). We’re redoing our master bathroom this summer and I’m def adding beadboard 3/4 of the way up the wall! I can’t wait to read the other posts this week!
I love beadboard. I am getting together ideas to redo our bathroom and beadboard is on the top of my list!
Question: Can I paint my beadboard a different color than the rest of the trim in the house? I need COLOR in my vaulted ceiling family room, but I don’t want to paint ALL the way up. I’m considering beadboard or some other paneling. What do you think?
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RG, your series on wood paneling is ‘parfait’! And very timely as we are putting up wainscotting of some type in our dining room. Question/suggestion – Could you PLS do a post on exterior trim? We have a plain-Jane cedar Colonial Revival house and we would love to add some exterior trim but don’t know how. Any ideas?
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Hello! I love your blog! I have been wanting to put up bead board in two bathrooms but once I get to the store, there’s alot of choices in beadboard to make. The first place I want to install the beadboard is along my bathroom walls. These could easily get splashed with water since it’s a claw foot tub. The second place, is around a corner tub. This will easily get splashed with water too! My question is, which type of beadboard should I look for at the store that would be most water resistant? I will be painting it white….and is primer and paint enough or do I need to coat it with anything else? –I think that’s all of my questions!!
Thank you in advance for any advice!
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