Interior designer extraordinaire MaCenna Lee shows how to install beadboard ceilings while kicking off a 1,000 sq ft home addition.

Once relegated to the mudroom, beadboard is now featured in homes’ main living areas. Dress up your traditional or farmhouse-style space by DIY-ing your own beadboard walls.

Beadboard paneling is particularly easy to install. The 3-to-4-inch-wide planks have a groove routed down the center. The contour of this groove is identical to the tongue-and-groove edges.

Beadboard ceiling material used most often today is about 5/16 inches thick and about 3½ inches wide. There is a routed groove down the center of each plank with the same contour as the tongue ...

Explore the versatile world of beadboard! Learn about its history, installation, painting tips and uses in wainscoting and ...

Dear James: I bought an older home, and the living room ceiling is in pretty bad condition. I am looking for a decorative ceiling that's easy to install myself. Is ...

Beadboard is timeless and can give your ceilings a new look; it can be installed, painted and trimmed in a weekend. ... If you don't like the idea of installing a wood ceiling, ...

Step-by-Step Guide to Installing Beadboard in Your Bathroom. 1. ... among beadboard panels and wall edges using paintable caulk while applying sealant between the board and the floor or ceiling.

Ceilings are the Rodney Dangerfield of homes. They get no respect. But there are plenty of easy ways to make over this oft-overlooked area, from the quirky charm of Victorian-era, pressed-tin tiles… ...

Ceilings are the Rodney Dangerfield of homes. They get no respect. But there are plenty of ways to make over this oft-overlooked area, from the quirky charm of Victorian-era, pressed-tin tiles and … ...

Question: While paging through a home-decorating magazine, I saw a vaulted ceiling that was covered with wood. The look was stunning. I have a corner room of my home that has two drywall ...

Beadboard and wainscoting add character-rich architectural details to interiors. Here’s what they are and how you can use them to amp up your style at home.