Tiling With Wainscoting

When you tile a bathroom you can use tiling on the floor, the walls, or both. But what if you don't want the complete "tiled everything" look? That's when wainscoting comes in handy. Combining a tiled floor with a wall featuring wainscoted paneling makes for a classic look. 

Wainscoting looks especially excellent with subway tile floors, as well as white, beige, or checkered glass bathroom tiles. You should pick something that matches or looks pleasing with the wall paint you choose for the dry wall and something that isn't exactly the same tone as the paneling. 

When you select the tile you should be sure it can be cut exactly up to the wall, as the paneling should plant directly down to it. You should measure the wainscoting to leave enough room for the height of the tiled floor. The two should touch, but neither should feel forced to fit. 

If you want to get fancy you can even separate the segments of the bathroom by different types of tiling. The wainscoting should go all the way around but end at the shower, where you can feel free to create some interesting mosaic tile patterns as an emphasis. 

Try putting these two elements together to create something interesting for a bath or half bath.