Recreating the look: Remodelling a 17th Century home with Wainscot or Boiserie Panelling

If you have a 17th Century home or you are simply recreating the period look, it may difficult to decide whether to decorate with Wainscot or Boiserie, unless you are restoring what is already on the walls. There is nothing saying you cannot have switch from wainscot to boiserie panelling. Both are period panelling for that particular time period. How do you determine what looks best for your property? Do you have a large 17th Century house? The house size may help you determine what type of panelling to use. If your house is smaller, you may want to choose wainscot style of panelling. Why would size matter in the 17th Century? Often times, the wealth of a man was measured in how large his possessions were, thus wealthier households had larger house and no doubt would have had boiserie panelling. Because it is curved and more ornate, it would have been more expensive to install in houses and this is why more of the wealthy landowners would have chosen the boiserie-style panelling. Why use panelling at All? Today, the wainscot panelling is used more for decoration. But in the 1700s and into the 1800s, wainscot panelling was a necessity. Homeowners used the panelling to hide the dampness that rose on the walls. During the 17th Century, homeowners had problems with the dampness from rain, etc. causing dampness on the walls and often that dampness turned to mould. To hide the mould, owners would use wainscot panelling. However, if they were very rich, the owners might use boiserie instead. The curved panelling of the boiserie style was more expensive to produce. To preserve their panelling, some homeowners may have stained their wainscot. But preservation was not the only reason for using stain on wainscot panelling. The poorer people in society often like the look of Mahogany or other hard woods, but they could not afford it. Staining yellow pine wainscot panelling was a way for these families to replicate the look of mahogany on a budget. There is stain online in a multitude of colours that a homeowner can use if they want to authenticate the look and decorate in the wainscot panel-style for their cottage or boiserie panelling for a larger 17th Century home.Have you ever stained a panelling that replicated one of the most start to one of the industrious periods in history? Isn’t it nice that 17th Century homeowners could easily keep unsightly rotting wood out of view from guests? As the bottom of wainscot panelling started to rot, homeowners simply removed the panel and installed another one. Buy with Confidence from the UK's Leading Retailer of Period Fixtures and Fittings. Thirty Day Refund Policy on Non Bespoke Goods. All Our Prices Include VAT. Our products are carefully sourced to ensure quality, and include cast iron radiators,oak doors,period door furniture,cast iron fireplaces,period lighting, distressed oak flooring, hand built kitchens and cast iron baths. Our suppliers include From the Anvil, Louis Fraser, Carron, Finesse, Limehouse Lighting & Crucial Trading. We value our customers very highly who always receive personal attention. We have been in business for over 10 years we pride ourselves in being a friendly and having a courteous team that can work with you to get you what you need or want. For more about how we can save you with our loyalty rewards, visit us at:www.periodhousestore.co.uk

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