How to Use wainscoting in a Sentence

wainscoting

noun

• But it’s a small space, just the top half of the wall, above white wainscoting.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 20 Aug. 2022
• The wainscoting is a soothing teal, and the walls a soft gray.
  — Mary Orlin, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2017
• 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
• The walls had been painted that same Beacon Hill red, and the wainscoting was white.
  — Kathleen Hackett, House Beautiful, 18 Jan. 2017
• Wipe down the wainscoting to get off any soap splashes or grime.
  — Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2021
• Walls are bathed in blue, and reclaimed wood serves as wainscoting.
  — Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2017
• 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
• Like at most French brasseries, the dining room is grounded with a dark wainscoting.
  — William Li, ELLE Decor, 7 Sep. 2022
• The moldings, beams and wainscoting are all made from Douglas fir.
  — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2020
• One of the bedrooms has wainscoting and both have plenty of closet space.
  — Margaret Demarino, courant.com, 30 Nov. 2017
• The entry stairway, clad in brick and wainscoting, leads down to the main living area with hardwood floors.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2021
• To the immediate right of the entrance is a study with a brick fireplace and dark wood wainscoting.
  — New York Times, 20 Apr. 2020
• 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
• The foyer has wainscoting, heavy woodwork, beams and stairs.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2018
• It's paired with white, board-and-batten wainscoting, which helps balance the bold pattern.
  — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• 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
• Hannah salvaged wood for the wainscoting from a barn on the property.
  — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The formal dining room is dressed up with a tray ceiling, wainscoting and columns.
  — Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 9 Dec. 2017
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Immediately to the left is a stately office with wainscoting, hardwood floors and a view of the front yard.
  — cleveland, 15 Apr. 2022
• Oh, everything’s got wainscoting and panels on the walls.
  — Bryan Bishop, The Verge, 14 June 2018
• 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
• Inside, thick crown molding and wainscoting in the living and dining rooms maintain the pleasant vibe.
  — Jack Flemming, latimes.com, 7 July 2018
• 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

Last Updated: 29 Aug 2024