wainscoted

Lower walls paneled

Wainscoted describes a wall or room fitted with wainscoting—wooden paneling covering the lower portion of interior walls.

The paneling traditionally runs from floor to about waist or chest height: The wainscoted dining room retained its Victorian character.

Also spelled wainscotted.

construction

paneling

Interior wall sheathing

dado · molding · stiles · rails · battens · cladding · wallcovering · planks · boiserie · overlay

materials

oak

Quercus genus member

cedar · pine · maple · birch · woodgrain · hardwood · softwood · MDF · plywood · varnish

craftsmanship

woodwork

Craft of building with lumber

cabinetry · fretwork · marquetry · intarsia · veneering · hand-carved · mortise · tenon · dovetail · handcrafted

period

victorian

Of 19th-century Britain

heritage · antique · restoration · historic · old-world · classical · traditional · estate · manor

ambiance

elegance

Refined, graceful quality

grandeur · refinement · sophistication · coziness · library · study · parlor · drawing-room · den · dining-room

Opposites
wall covering/ornamentation

wainscotedbare

Lacking any covering

unadorned · undecorated · unpaneled · plain · unfinished

Family

wainscot, wainscoting, wainscots, wainscotting

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G