Wainscoting Panels
Why our wainscoting panels are a game changer!
While we offer 100’s of great options, two popular styles include our MirroFlex and Ekena panels. MirrorFlex has a built-in overlap to reduce the visibility of the seams, making them perfect for fast upgrades and adding depth to your room. Our Ekena paneling kits are perfect if you want an easy-and-fast installation as they come with baseboards and chair rails, making it easy to achieve a fully custom and finished wainscoting look.
In addition to looking great, wainscoting panels can benefit your home. The raised surfaces help protect your walls from dings, scrapes, and damage, while the easy-to-clean and moisture-resistant surfaces on some of the styles make cleaning your entry ways and bathrooms a breeze, not to mention more hygienic. Some of them can help with noise reduction by absorbing the sound waves making them perfect for studies, bedrooms, and anywhere you want to try to contain sound or lower its ability to come in. They can even help to insulate spaces for temperature control.
Ideas for adding them to any room
Looking for installation inspiration? Here's a few ways to incorporate wainscoting into your projects by the type of room with style recommendations hand-selected by our team of designers.
Entryways & hallways
Wainscoting panels make your hallway feel more welcoming from the moment you walk in by breaking up blank walls through its patterns and textures. The raised surfaces and clean lines add depth and definition to increase visual appeal. Wainscoting panels made from PVC or faux-tin are moisture-resistant and easy-to-clean, making them more durable than paint or wallpaper and perfect for these spaces.
This saves you time with cleaning as rain, dirt and debris come in from the outside, or from a bathroom or kids bedrooms. Not to mention the money saving aspect when you don’t have to repaint or replace expensive wallpaper from the moisture damage.
If you’re after a bright and classic look, our Beadboard PVC Wainscot Paneling Kits are a great fit. These work well in farmhouse or coastal style homes, especially paired with natural wood benches, soft whites and a cozy rug runner.
For something with a bit more character, our Channel Faux Tin Wainscoting Panels add bolder textures and patterns, great for modern homes when paired with a sleek mirror and minimal decor.
Dining rooms and living areas
For rooms where you gather or entertain, wainscoting can add warmth, sophistication and make the space feel more inviting. Most important is their ability to protect the walls as your family, guests, and friends slide chairs, or you space out the room to prepare to entertain. The raised surfaces of the wainscoting prevent the pain, decor, and other items from getting struck, smudged, and scraped.
The Pandora Faux Tin Wainscoting Panels match the glamour of the Art Deco period with their geometric patterns and metallic finish, but also blend seamlessly with farmhouse if you combine them with elements like timber floors, whitewashed walls and linen textures.
If you’re looking for something more minimalist, our Mid Century Modern PVC Wainscot Paneling Kit offers clean lines, a modern look and simple geometric shapes that define mid-century style. It also fit greatly in a Scandinavian-inspired interior with light oak furniture and neutral-toned walls.
Basements & bathrooms
If your basement or bathrooms are cold, a bit too humid from a lack of ventilation, or need a bit more life, wainscoting is a great way to do this. PVC options are moisture resistant and work as insulation. If you don’t need insulation, but do want moisture resistance, faux-tin is the perfect way to add the texture and depth of wainscoting for your space.
The Subway Brick PVC Wainscot Paneling Kit gives a classic look and it is made of PVC, so it is perfect for high-moisture areas. They pair perfectly with white walls and chrome fixtures like faucets for a cohesive look.
For something different, Diamond Argyle PVC Fretwork Wainscot Wall Panel offers a bolder design that fits well in a transitional style bathroom, and pairs perfectly with neutral paint and wood accents.
Commercial spaces
In restaurants, shops, waiting rooms, and banquet halls, wainscoting adds personality while helping define spaces. The lines bring eyes around the room while helping them not feel as expansive with visible ends. They can also be used to complement brand identities in showrooms with their textures, colors, and ability to match aesthetics from elegant and sophistication to rugged and rustic.
Our Colorado Rustic Steel Wainscoting Rolls add character and warmth to a restaurant, or can be used to highlight products in a shop. Their rugged texture gives an industrial yet professional look as you can see below.
The Giant Weave Faux Tin Wainscoting Panels looks great around a café seating area where the texture and color add warmth to make the space feel cozy and inviting. They also protect the walls from chair movements as customers get up for a refill, your staff changes the tables over, and regular bumps.
Not sure where to start? Order a sample or have a look at customer photos for inspiration. Our team is always happy to help you make a selection. Click here to contact us. We’re here to help you turn your ideas into reality.
Some tips from our experts
Our team of experts has helped with many projects, from single-room or full home remodels to big commercial projects like hotels and new builds. Here are a few things they recommend and a few common wainscoting mistakes to avoid.
- Measure your walls twice, and take note of any doors or corners to help prevent under or over ordering materials, or the wrong sizes. This helps you avoid waiting for a reship so your project can get finished on time.
- Order a sample kit before committing if you’re unsure so you can see what the pattern looks like and how much space it will take up. Maybe you’ll love the height of the rails, and maybe it’ll be a bit too much for a hallway, but look great in a dining room or basement.
- Choose panels that fit your room’s size as big patterns in a small room can feel heavy, while tiny details in a large space might get lost.
- Go with panel sizes that complement your furniture. Panels that are too tall may make couches, tables, and consoles look shorter and odd, while short wainscoting panels can make them feel too high. One-third of the wall’s height is the classic rule, but don’t be afraid to break it, just make sure it feels balanced with your windows, art, and furniture.
Follow these simple tips and you’ll end up with walls and spaces that look balanced and finished.
Wainscoting Panels FAQs
Absolutely! Many of our panels, especially the PVC options, are moisture-resistant and ideal for high-humidity areas like bathrooms, laundry rooms or basements. They protect your walls from moisture but also add style and structure to spaces that usually don’t get too much love. However, it's still best to avoid direct contact with water sources like showers.
PVC is lightweight, moisture-resistant and easier to maintain, making it a great choice for high-humidity areas where wood will absorb and release moisture that can cause it to warp, bend, and potentially crack.
Yes! Ordering a sample is the best way to see the texture, color and material up close before committing to a full project. They’re available for a small cost and we offer free shipping in the US. They’re the best way to make sure the style works with your lighting and space.
Here’s our current selection of available samples:
Measure the length of the wall you want to cover and compare it to the length listed on each product page. If you're unsure, our team can help you confirm quantities so you order the perfect amount, contact us today.
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