How to Use wainscoting in a Sentence

wainscoting

noun
  • Wipe down the wainscoting to get off any soap splashes or grime.
    — Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2021
  • The wainscoting is a soothing teal, and the walls a soft gray.
    — Mary Orlin, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2017
  • The wainscoting started at the base of the wall and went up to a chair rail height.
    — Sirena Bergman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Walls are bathed in blue, and reclaimed wood serves as wainscoting.
    — Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2017
  • One of the bedrooms has wainscoting and both have plenty of closet space.
    — Margaret Demarino, courant.com, 30 Nov. 2017
  • The large entry foyer is lined with wood wainscoting and set up as a study with a desk and a cozy armchair.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • It's paired with white, board-and-batten wainscoting, which helps balance the bold pattern.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • The formal dining room is dressed up with a tray ceiling, wainscoting and columns.
    — Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 9 Dec. 2017
  • The entry stairway, clad in brick and wainscoting, leads down to the main living area with hardwood floors.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The walls had been painted that same Beacon Hill red, and the wainscoting was white.
    — Kathleen Hackett, House Beautiful, 18 Jan. 2017
  • Hannah salvaged wood for the wainscoting from a barn on the property.
    — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 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
  • To the immediate right of the entrance is a study with a brick fireplace and dark wood wainscoting.
    — New York Times, 20 Apr. 2020
  • 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
  • Most rooms are extra large, and with high finishes like marble, crystal and wainscoting.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2021
  • Neutral colors, shiplap wainscoting, fresh plants, and wrought iron accents are the tenets of modern farmhouse decor.
    — Christie Calucchia, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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, thick crown molding and wainscoting in the living and dining rooms maintain the pleasant vibe.
    — Jack Flemming, latimes.com, 7 July 2018
  • Cool gray walls provide contrast against the existing wainscoting and dentil molding, though those gray walls may soon change.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Immediately to the left is a stately office with wainscoting, hardwood floors and a view of the front yard.
    — cleveland, 15 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • Adding to the kitchen’s visual appeal is beadboard wainscoting and a large passageway to the family room.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026

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