Bob, while not the bible of trimwork the book I did get has provided me with a lot of information and ideas.  In the wainscoting section, on page 150 is a picture showing it to extend further up the wall.

That is interesting, as in the glossary they define it as "any trim structure installed in the area between a baseboard and a chair rail".

Cal

 

Edit - after looking at the pic below I just noticed the author's name...  Wayne's book I reckon!!!

 

 

Edited December 5, 20178 yr by Ron Dudelston
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Pictured wall treatment is for really high backed chairs, then.

2 hours ago, DuckSoup said:

Would it still be called "wainscoting" if it covers 2/3 of the wall?

I've never seen it much higher than 1/3, but I guess personal tastes vary. It's not a look I want, though. Either chair-rail height or right to the ceiling!

John

6 minutes ago, HARO50 said:

Either chair-rail height or right to the ceiling!

In THAT room, @Grandpadave52, and with THAT chair, chair-rail height WOULD be 1/3 of the way up!

John

ah, i just pronounce it as wayne-scuting (like the scutes on a turtle). 

On 7/27/2017 at 7:05 AM, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

Take solace in the fact that's only one of many, many, things that are incorrect on most of those shows.

Including some of the work.  I used to shake my head at the program where two couples would redecorate a room in each other's homes, with the help of a "designer" (not a builder).

 

Or the "we're going to flip this house in six weeks and make a ton of money," that goes on for six months and usually has a "Load-bearing wall?  What's that?" sprinkled somewhere among the surprise finds of termites, water damage on the foundation, or plumbing & electrical problems.

 

And you will notice they never show close ups of the "after."

Wayne's cot...