How to Decorate a Bathroom With Bead Board

Bead board is a style of paneling. It is usually used to decorate the bottom 3 to 5 feet of a wall. In bathrooms, white bead board is most common. Installing bead board on bathroom walls is a smart way to add some architectural details to the room without having to do any remodeling. Bead board is inexpensive, adds a dramatic impact for little effort and even novices can install it.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Bead board
• Construction adhesive or penny nails
• Crown molding
• Paint and painting supplies (optional)
• Table saw

How to Decorate a Bathroom with Bead Board

1. Add bead board to the lower part of your walls to create a cozy feel. Cut the board to the width you need and glue or nail it to the walls. The bottom of the bead board should touch the top of your base board. Add crown molding to the top of the bead board for a finished look.

2. Cover a wall from floor to ceiling with bead board. Doing so will add texture to your walls without having to wallpaper them. Do just one wall if your bathroom is small. You could also cover every wall with bead board. You can even cover old or ugly tiles with bead board.

3. Attach bead board to the outside of your bathtub to give it a custom made look, or even on top of the ugly tile in your shower walls. Synthetic bead board is waterproof.

4. Install bead board on the ceiling of your bathroom to cover up textured or popcorn ceilings. Try gluing bead board to the front of outdated bathroom cabinet doors.

5. Add bead board to small portions of the wall, such as behind a mirror, to add depth to the bathroom.

Tips & Warnings

• If you think you might want to remove the bead board later, attach with nails rather than construction adhesive. Paint the walls above the bead board for a more dramatic impact.

Resources

• Decorating a bathroom with bead board.