21+ Hallway Wainscoting Ideas To Make Your Home Posh

You will love these hallway wainscoting ideas

Wainscoting….it can hide a million sins or give your home a fresh new look. Whatever the reason you are thinking of wainscoting your hallway, it will make a massive difference. This post on hallway wainscoting ideas will give you the range of ideas that should help you make the right decision.

We all know that first impressions last. Walking into a hallway with a beautiful wainscoting idea is a joy. It adds depth and visual interest to the home decor in the hallway. 

Wainscoting can be made out of a number of materials. These include crown molding plastics, polyurethane wall panel, solid wood, pine as well as MDF. You also have numerous suppliers that produce wainscoting panels to make installing the wood panel a simple process. 

A wainscoting hallway design will make others green with envy…

A entryway into your home is a wonderful place to introduce a wainscoting style. This wainscot adds a premium look and adds character to what could well be plain walls. It works particularly well when it is taken from the foyer into other interior rooms in the home. Consider wood panelling for the upstairs hallway, the living room, and dining room work wonderfully well, especially when it is an accent wall. It really draws the eye with the detail and can work well as a frame for wall decor.

Three types of panelling in hallways

Essentially, there are three types of wainscoting. The first is known as shadow boxes. These are a series of horizontal frames, raised panel, or boxes along the bottom of the wall. They have a chair rail running over the top, and have baseboard at the bottom. It can cover the entire wall or simply a specific height or width. 

The second type of traditional wainscoting is panel molding. This is superior to shadow boxes and much more substantial, however they are quite similar. Panel molding is recessed behind larger frame pieces.

The final type of wall panelling is known as beadboard. Although technically, it is not wainscoting in interior design, it is often referred to it. Essentially, these are vertical panels with grooves running through them.

Don’t limit your wainscotting ideas…

Which leads me to another point…you don’t have to stick to a white color…get as creative as you want with your paint color, put up some wallpaper…there are literally no rules. Why not extend it above using ceiling panels? This adds a sense of character and premium look to some pretty dull spaces. You may also want to consider combining it with a gallery wall idea using picture frames. It can break up the space and add plenty of character.

Alternatives for your hallway wainscoting ideas…

If you are looking for alternatives to panel wainscoting yet want a look similar to wall paneling, consider shiplap wood paneling. It performs the same function but the visual look is not as premium. Another alternative style is a beadboard wall, again this is a similar look to shiplap but commonly, it is used as a beadboard ceiling. Take a look at these coffered ceiling ideas. 

Let’s take a look at a few examples of hallway wainscoting ideas.

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There you have it, hallway wainscoting ideas to help you decide the look you want. There are plenty of examples of wall paneling here to help visualize what you want to achieve. If you liked the images, or have a friend interested in wainscoting their home, please consider sharing this article with them.

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