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Elizabeth
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Would you put wainscotting on new sheetrock?
I'm brainstorming for ideas for our bedrooms since they are currently gutted and ready for sheetrock. For my boys' room I was envisioning wainscotting painted red on the bottom half. (a la Pottery Barn Kids) My DH is against the idea of wainscotting at all bc it's brand new sheetrock and we will already be nailing into it if we do it. My thoughts are that it will add some "character" and texture to the walls vs. plain flat walls and can always be repainted down the line.
Would you do the wainscotting? Do you think it adds or takes away from the new room?
TIA
Message edited 7/26/2007 9:13:07 AM.
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Re: Would you put wainscotting on new sheetrock?
I would def do it. I think it will add to the room.
I  wainscotting!!!!!!
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| Posted 7/26/07 9:14 AM |
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njbound07
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Re: Would you put wainscotting on new sheetrock?
Posted by 5ofClubs
I would def do it. I think it will add to the room.
I wainscotting!!!!!!
ok here's a dumb question.. but what is wainscotting?
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| Posted 7/26/07 9:19 AM |
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Elizabeth
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Re: Would you put wainscotting on new sheetrock?
Posted by christina-and-mike07
Posted by 5ofClubs
I would def do it. I think it will add to the room.
I wainscotting!!!!!!
ok here's a dumb question.. but what is wainscotting?
Here's a pic. The beadboard stuff is what I have in mind:
Wainscoting
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| Posted 7/26/07 9:21 AM |
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JldDolphin
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Re: Would you put wainscotting on new sheetrock?
I would do it! It would look really nice! Go for it. Now you just have to talk your DH into it! 
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| Posted 7/26/07 9:39 AM |
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njbound07
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Re: Would you put wainscotting on new sheetrock?
ohhhhh.. so that's wainscotting! well then I love it! tell your hubby.. to dot it! it adds a lot of umph to a room
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| Posted 7/26/07 9:39 AM |
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quasi3
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Re: Would you put wainscotting on new sheetrock?
I redid my kitchen and put up wainscotting... it looks awesome!
I would go for it!
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| Posted 7/26/07 9:44 AM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Would you put wainscotting on new sheetrock?
So what if it's "new" drywall? The whole idea of drywall is to form a base to add stuff onto. Paint, wallpaper, wainscotting, pictures, shelves, etc.
I would add it. Definitely adds an extra dimension to the wall.
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| Posted 7/26/07 10:14 AM |
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skew
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Re: Would you put wainscotting on new sheetrock?
Absolutely! My PR was re-sheetrocked about a month ago and I am adding wainscoting. I also really like the idea of a chair rail and chalk paint below in a child's room.
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| Posted 7/26/07 10:16 AM |
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MommaG
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Re: Would you put wainscotting on new sheetrock?
We just added on to our house and DS's room is new. We plan to wainscott the new sheetrock.
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| Posted 7/26/07 2:18 PM |
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counselor74
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Re: Would you put wainscotting on new sheetrock?
This is a very individual thing. You either love it or you hate it. I had paneling all over my house when we bought it so I am very anti anything on my newly sheetrocked walls.
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| Posted 7/26/07 2:26 PM |
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