wainscot
Lower wall panels
Wainscot is wood paneling on the lower portion of interior walls, typically rising three or four feet from the floor.
The term can also refer to the wood used for such paneling, especially fine oak.
To wainscot a room is to install such paneling: The dining room was wainscoted in dark cherry.
The style suggests traditional or formal interiors.
Lower decorated wall portion
- beadboardGrooved tongue-and-groove paneling
- shiplapRabbeted board siding
- tongue-and-grooveInterlocking plank connection method
- raised panelBeveled woodwork element
wall cladding · boiserie · wallcovering · stiles · rails · overlay · fillet · planking
Factory-made wooden components
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- carpentryWood construction trade
- trimRemove unwanted edges
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
baseboard · chair rail · crown · oak · cherry · walnut · maple · pine
Refined, graceful quality
- refinementElegance of manner
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
stately · formal · drawing room · parlor · library · dining room · study · manor
Avoiding by going around
- plinthArchitectural support block
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
- architraveLowest entablature element
entablature · pediment · quoin · niche · alcove · inglenook · bay · vestibule
Of 19th-century Britain
- colonialOf occupied territories
- regencySubstitute monarch's authority
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- historicOf lasting significance
antique · heritage · restoration · period · classic · traditional · heirloom · provenance
dado
Lower decorated wall portion
- beadboardGrooved tongue-and-groove paneling
- shiplapRabbeted board siding
- tongue-and-grooveInterlocking plank connection method
raised panel · wall cladding · boiserie · wallcovering · stiles · rails · overlay · fillet · planking · cladding
millwork
Factory-made wooden components
molding · baseboard · chair rail · crown · oak · cherry · walnut · maple · pine · veneer
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
- refinementElegance of manner
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
opulence · stately · formal · drawing room · parlor · library · dining room · study · manor · estate
skirting
Avoiding by going around
architrave · entablature · pediment · quoin · niche · alcove · inglenook · bay · vestibule · foyer
victorian
Of 19th-century Britain
historic · antique · heritage · restoration · period · classic · traditional · heirloom · provenance · patina
scrollwork
Spiral ornamental design
- medallionLarge decorative disk pendant
- flutingShallow parallel grooves
- reedingParallel decorative ridges
beading · rosette · acanthus · dentil · corbel · cartouche · pilaster · relief · embossed · incised
- interior finishespaint, drywall, flooring, tile, carpet
- Craftsman Architecturecraftsman bungalow, bungalow, prairie style, built-ins, built-in cabinets
- millworkcrown molding, baseboards, chair rail, molding, ogee
- architectural ornamentacanthus, arabesque, arabesques, architrave, baluster
- foundationsfoundation, foundations, base, footing, footings
wainscotwallpaper
Ornamental wall covering
stucco · exposed brick · tile · concrete wall · concrete