"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Applying millwork to walls is a sure-fire way to wake up a sleepy room. Just like the exterior ...

Dear Dave: People often think of walls and flooring when planning the room decór, but the ceiling covers just as much area as the floor, and the view of it is totally unobstructed. The choice of ...

Dear Dean: When you are remodeling or just redecorating a room, think of the ceiling as the fifth wall. Unlike the vertical walls, no matter what direction you are facing in a room, the ceiling is ...

Beadboard: You've seen it on walls, of course, capped with a matching chair rail. You've seen it on pitched ceilings and porch ceilings, in back of bookshelves, under rafters, on cabinet fronts, in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s easy to confuse beadboard and wainscoting because they are often misused interchangeably, but they are not synonymous terms.