Beadboard Height In Dining Room. Dining rooms wainscoting could use tall wainscoting topped with a grooved plate rail displays fine china and serving pieces. Usually as a rule of thumb the height of cap rail should be at a height one third of the wall s length from the bottom. Notice the plain doorway on the right going to the living room.
Why is wainscoting dining room walls the best interior design idea. In a room with a lofted ceiling and 15 foot walls the rule of thirds would have wainscoting height at 5 feet.
Wainscoting can be a solid row of planks beadboard plywood tile plaster or simply molding above wallpaper or paint.
There is no rule regarding the proper height for wainscoting. There is no rule regarding the proper height for wainscoting. While the height of beadboard may vary from room to room 30 to 54 inches is the general height range for most uses. Our ceilings throughout the main floor open floor space including the wide entry hallway are 10 height.
