How to Use wainscoting in a Sentence
wainscoting
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But it’s a small space, just the top half of the wall, above white wainscoting.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 20 Aug. 2022
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The wainscoting is a soothing teal, and the walls a soft gray.
—Mary Orlin, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2017
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The pink chairs and robin’s egg-blue tabletops contrast with the stark reds, whites, and blacks of the walls and wainscoting.
—Nina Sparling, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2018
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The walls had been painted that same Beacon Hill red, and the wainscoting was white.
—Kathleen Hackett, House Beautiful, 18 Jan. 2017
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Wipe down the wainscoting to get off any soap splashes or grime.
—Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2021
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Walls are bathed in blue, and reclaimed wood serves as wainscoting.
—Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2017
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To the left of the foyer is a large dining room that features a tray ceiling, chair rail and wainscoting.
—Margaret Demarino, courant.com, 4 May 2017
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Like at most French brasseries, the dining room is grounded with a dark wainscoting.
—William Li, ELLE Decor, 7 Sep. 2022
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The moldings, beams and wainscoting are all made from Douglas fir.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2020
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One of the bedrooms has wainscoting and both have plenty of closet space.
—Margaret Demarino, courant.com, 30 Nov. 2017
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The entry stairway, clad in brick and wainscoting, leads down to the main living area with hardwood floors.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2021
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To the immediate right of the entrance is a study with a brick fireplace and dark wood wainscoting.
—New York Times, 20 Apr. 2020
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To the right of the entryway is the family room, with a sliding barn door; to the left, white wainscoting brightens the dining room.
—Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2018
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The foyer has wainscoting, heavy woodwork, beams and stairs.
—Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2018
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It's paired with white, board-and-batten wainscoting, which helps balance the bold pattern.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
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Tall windows and crisp white wainscoting are among features in the dining room, which holds one of three fireplaces.
—Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 10 Mar. 2018
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Hannah salvaged wood for the wainscoting from a barn on the property.
—Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
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The family room leads to the formal dining room, which features a chair rail and wide plank wainscoting.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 9 Dec. 2022
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Set back from the street, the two-story boasts such details as stonework, wainscoting and a checkerboard marble foyer.
—Neal J. Leitereg and Lauren Beale, latimes.com, 9 June 2018
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The walls are white, the banquettes upholstered in the same Chianti-colored leather, and the wainscoting looks as if it’s been stained with several coats of amaro.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
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While the wainscoting is a touch more formal than the paneling elsewhere in the home, the subdued blue Stark rug feels relaxed and inviting.
—BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2021
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The formal dining room is dressed up with a tray ceiling, wainscoting and columns.
—Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 9 Dec. 2017
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The crisp white wainscoting is broken up by a geometric mirror, which bounces light around and introduces a new shape to the mix.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
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The crisp white wainscoting is broken up by a geometric mirror, which bounces light around and introduces a new shape to the mix.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2022
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Inside, crisp white wainscoting, dark hardwood floors and warm gray hues combine for an East Coast feel.
—Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 31 May 2018
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Immediately to the left is a stately office with wainscoting, hardwood floors and a view of the front yard.
—cleveland, 15 Apr. 2022
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Oh, everything’s got wainscoting and panels on the walls.
—Bryan Bishop, The Verge, 14 June 2018
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Girl's Bathroom Kendall's bathroom adjoins her bedroom and has a vintage 1920s look with a claw-foot tub, dark gray and white tile, and wainscoting that climbs up five feet from the floor.
—Carolyn Weber, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012
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Inside, thick crown molding and wainscoting in the living and dining rooms maintain the pleasant vibe.
—Jack Flemming, latimes.com, 7 July 2018
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At the same time, a revival of mid-century style sent fussy china cabinets and old-fashioned wainscoting to the curb.
—Maile Pingel, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2021
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