Beadboard wainscotting

I love different forms of wall treatments, be it beadboard or picture frame or board and batten. It was love at first sight with the beadboard paneling when I spotted this in one of the model homes and decided to try it out in son's bed room. This was our first wood work project at home. You might have noticed it in this post and this post

We first paneled boys room. We both fell in love with the outcome so much that we carried the beadboard paneling in girls bedroom too. Both the bedrooms face each other and hubby wanted it to uniform look.

Beadboard in boys room :

Another view from his bed.

In Girls room

Sorry I dont have any pictures after painting the rooms as we did these projects 4 years back and I didn't have iPhone back then (lol). Obviously no during pictures too as i had never thought even in my wildest dreams that I would be blogging about DIY. 

Materials :

Tongue and grove cape cod mdf beadboard panels (These come in pack of four)

handheld jigsaw

Nail stapler

Brad nails

Hammer

Miter saw

Cape Cod Chair Rail Trim

Coffee white paint in satin finish

Construction adhesive

Now on to the process.

• Remove the baseboard completely.
• Make sure the floor is level if not, mark the top using the first panel. Using a level, mark the line so that top of the panels is straight. Some times if the floor is not level all around, top of the board might not be in a straight line.
• Apply construction adhesive at the back of the panel. Each panel has grove as shown in the below picture, which holds the next piece some thing like jigsaw puzzle. We also nailed the panels to make sure they don't shift.
• For the electric outlets, corners and under window, we had to cut the panels using zig saw.
• Install the baseboard
• Install the chair rail trim on the top
• Using caulk cover all the gaps and nail holes
• Paint

Hubby and I fell in love with the outcome soo much that we carried the beadboard paneling in other kid bedroom too. Both the bedrooms face each other and hubby wanted it to uniform look.

Which form wainscotting do you like? this one or the board and batten (Here)?, do let me know.

Thanks and Have a wonderful week!!

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