Planning on putting on some beadboard wainscoting in the bathroom. I figure I'll just get those 4x8 sheets of beadboard and cut them to size. I have a pedestal sink. How high does wainscoting normally reach? Is it usually below or above the sink height.
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I don't believe that there are hard and fast rules for wainscot height. For some applications it may be incorporated as part of a chair rail detail. Aesthetically, the height can create an illusion of height or spacial division. Bathrooms usually have a higher wainscot than say a dining room. Factors to be considered are like the size of the room, ceiling height, colors, and general decorating textures. Parameters affecting the height would be fixtures, and creating a pleasing visual division.
You may use as a sample the rolled brown or white wrapping paper, and just tape it up to see how it looks.
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I run regular rooms at 32", Jussi. 48" is too high for standard rooms IMO. Old houses generally have 10' ceilings with base-boards averaging 8"-10" and 6" crown and that high is appropriate for that situation but.. that tall looks off kilter to me personally with 8' ceilings as is standard now.
But.. with that said.. I would consider them 48" for a bath-room as it is a much smaller room and the wains-coat that tall becomes a focus point or main attraction.
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As Sarge suggests, there's really no standard, but somewhere around table/desk or counter height is common in habitable rooms with eight- to nine-foot ceilings. One reason for this is that wainscot often starts out as plywood or beadboard, and three equal pieces can be cut from a standard 4'x8' sheet. (The dimensions of modular building materials should really not dictate design but, in too many cases, they do.) The wainscot will finish out around 32"-36" high depending on whether it runs behind the base at the bottom and/or is capped by a chair rail at top. This works out to about one third of the total wall height, which is generally pleasing proportionally.
In a bathroom a 48" high wainscot would be about right if you want to make it a strong design element (which is fine), but coordinate it with the height of things like light switches and towel bars. If your switches are at standard height you might need to go a little shorter than 48"; but if you go too short, the towel bars might be too low. In such a small room it's probably better to err on the side of too high than too low, so the look you end up with will look like you meant it.
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There are a few details that haven't been mentioned in assessing height. Take in consideration any windows and their height, and the mirror layouts in the room. Some reflections may look out of place. Heights of any fixtures on the wall, like towel bars and light switches/outlets may determine where you might finish off.
Since bathrooms can be a source of moisture, consider materials to be used and appropriate finishes.
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