G'day lovelies.
Ooh I have the New Year Project Itches. Do you get those?
I have so many ideas and things to do it is driving me batty.
One of the projects for this month is to get some cladding in the cottage.
There is a debate in this cottage at the moment on what actually the name of this stuff is: the contingent from the Old Country are referring to it as 'panelling', the Aussie Poms (that would be Mr BC) is calling it 'cladding' and I find myself (refuse to call myself either of those, seeing as I pretend to be Australian) using 'beading' – and I blame that on blogland…
I've been wanting beading really for longer than I can remember. Poor hard done-by woman that I am living in a beach cottage where the only bit of wood resembling anything like beading is the deck floor…so with the Christmas period brushed off my one aim was to get thyself, on a one-woman-mission to the DIY shop, otherwise known in Australia as Bunnings.
Now I have to just interject here and tell you how when we first came to Aus we were surprised how wherever we went there would be, more often than not, a bbq sitting in the corner, manned by volunteers and offering things wrapped in slices of bread. Commonly referred to as a 'Sausage Sizzle' – one piece of white bread, with a grilled sausage diagonally across the middle, smothered in sauce and filled with onions. Can you think of anything nicer when one is standing on the side of a footie pitch, or when one has had to rise with the birds to get to a sporting event. I don't think so.
What we weren't ready for though, fresh off the boat, was Sausage Sizzle at the DIY store.
And as we drove up there to get the beading, neither of us had had any lunch, I said to Mr Beach Cottage, I hope there's a Sausage Sizzle, I'm famished.
And there was. And I wondered if you'd think this was interesting…of course, when attending one of these events, you must admonish all thoughts of food hygiene standards mumbo jumbo from your brain and dive in head first with onions and bbq sauce…
I don't know how we did it but we lost ourselves in there for 3 hours when we only came out with a few sheets of beading and a tonne of paint chips…
There was much deliberation though between what I wanted, which was these panels of tongue and groove
and the sheets of ready-done faux panelling.
You can imagine the intense debate between Mr BC wanting the easier route and Mrs BC wanting what she wanted and wanting it yesterday (painted, on the wall and looking, if possible, slightly aged) *wink
I went for ease in the end, the decision admittedly coloured by my impatience to get this project started…
…half height boards to see how we went, taking into account the Frank Spencer tendencies of this household.
However, since then I've seen a magazine article with the full length version of this very stuff, all theway to the top of the wall
I put it next to the chair to eye up the size and am now thinking I want this whole section (the L shaped corner by the table in the Dining Room, you can see the makeover, including before shots of that room here) all the way to the top, up to it's eyeballs in tongue & groove
I haven't errm mentioned to Mr BC, that I may have changed my mind and another trip to Bunnings may well be in order anytime soon.
Though I might be able to tempt him with a sausage 
Anyway, whatever I decide I'm hoping that by the middle of next week, I, people, one way or another will finally after years of heartache be able to sit and stare at some beading on the wall.
See ya
Great post! I am in love with Bunnings and this may sound strange but not a week EVER goes by when I don’t visit it (before Xmas I think I was there everyday for a week – sometime twice a day). I am having withdrawals as I type because it’s been about 4 days since I last visited. In Wagga a new premises opened in December and it’s actually one of the biggest in Australia with massive play centre for kids and a full cafe. Ahhhh……bliss….yes it’s also complete with sausage sizzle. Happy ‘beading’ or ‘cladding’! Katrina xx
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Oh, Sarah…it’s gonna be lovely!! Can’t wait to see it!
Smiles,
rachel
It will be fabulous! One thing to think about with floor-to-ceiling paneling…hanging things might be more tricky because nail and/or screw holes might not be as easily fixable as they would be with drywall. I’m not sure if that’s true, but it is something to consider or research. Maybe Mr. BC will know.
Amy
Love your post! Can’t wait to see the end product. How nice to have a lovely hubby to help you!
Thanks for sharing your lovely house with all of us.
Stick with the half wall panelling. (dado) You may find that the walls and ceiling aren’t “plumb” which means there’ll need to be some cutting and leveling of said panelling, which can be a lot of very fiddly work.
I’ve been there-done that with this stuff and while it’s terrific to work with, you do need to make allowances for old places (like mine and yours) and remember that not everything is at perfect right angles.
Make sure you get some moulding to go along the top of the panel (dado) to finish it off. Paint it all white and it’ll look terrific.
Just a suggestion to hopefully, save you extra work.
Lesley
Hi Sarah
You once mentioned to me you wanted beading, I thought by that you meant beading (profile timber or architrave) above your dado wall, I’d never heard of paneling or tongue and groove timber called beading – I live a sheltered life mind you!
Funnily enough I was thinking to myself the other day, no one ever says they’re going to the Hardware Store anymore, it’s always I’m going to “Bunnings”
I think it’s going to look wonderful, we have it in our lounge room, bathroom and laundry, after ten years I still haven’t finished painting it, you may have inspired me to do so!
Have a great weekend beading!
Don’t forget to show us your achievements
Sarah,
Love your blog, love your idea with the wooden panelling (sorry I am a Brit you see!) Personally, I think the half panelling will work well, once you get the whole paneled it might look a bit log cabin-ish and feel cold???? Anyway, whatever you do, I am sure that it will be beautiful as always. I am so envious, we moved to Tokyo a year ago and are living on the 25th floor in the middle of the metropolis. I think that I am missing my English-European-ness and am constantly on the look-out for anything that is not Japanesey. Like today, I found a beautiful stamping kit with a Parisian theme and a cute large iron tea-light holder in the shape of a crown. They are beautiful, but even in the sale, cost the earth. I love the country feel, but is not an easy thing to introduce into a modern apartment. Thrifting is NOT an option here!
Love the Frank Spencer link and the Bangers and fried onions looked loverly!
Hugs from a cold, blue skied Tokyo
Angela xox
The term beading refers to the profile of the vertical joint between the timber boards – very typical in old Queenslanders. There are lots of ways to solve the picture hanging problem and some of them can include how and where you finish the beaded panelling. Perhaps you need to consult with an architect!?!? (over coffee!)
I live in a 100 year old house in Poland. At some point they used this idea to wall in parts of the house where the ceiling was too high in the hallways, in order to keep the heat in. So we have beautiful 12 foot ceilings and paster work in our rooms but our hallways are paneled. It looked like a cave since no one had thought to paint it. We painted it all a white when we moved in and I really like it.
Congrats on the beginning of a new year project!
Hugs from Poland,
Rhonda
In Queensland, it’s called VJ (vertical join) wall sheeting/panels. We bought a couple of sheets of the same MDF panels for our front entry. No one knows that it is faux…until now that is. Fun project. Cheers!
We used to have a whole wall of brown panelling when we moved into our house. Couldn’t wait to rip it out and show the real paneled doors underneath it. It was butt ugly. But now I have started dreaming of beadboard too, a halfsection in my hallway. I blame that on blogland too. (haven’t sold my Love on the idea, YET)
ohh nice – what kind of chair rail are you topping it with …. I have seen some neat things done with chair rails of different profiles to create different looks …. go forth an conquer le xo
This is funny Sarah I was at Bunnings looking at the same thing yesterday I too was calling it beadboard (blame that on the american blogs lol) and DH informed me that it was vj board lol.
I have always said tongue-and-groove panelling for the wooden one
It’s the ‘faux’ panelling called cladding I think.
Anyway who cares, we all know what you mean.
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We will confuse you to no end, don’t want you taking to the drink over it
Hope you get my email Sarah
Hello! I’m an ex-pat Aussie living in London! I just thought I’d point out that B&Q and Homebase (ie. the UK equivalents to the almighty Bunnings!) have sausage sizzles…they’re not called that, and it’s really a burger van, but that’s basically what it is! I’ve not been brave enough to eat from one though, it doesn’t quite seem as hygienic as a sausage sizzle for some reason!
- Lisa
Well I adore it all.
I have both kinds in my house and I have a slight preference for the single strips of tongue in groove.
I can’t wait to see what you do!!!
Love it mate! Bunnings is my second home, I go there for work stuff almost every day, as Hubby and I have a Handyman business, and I still go in my spare time… It’s always a bonus if it’s ‘Snagga-day’!
Always called it Dado,topped with a Dado rail, but have heard all the other names too, beadboard is the newest, thanks to my US blog-mates! Good luck.. try not to kill your Pom though…
Geez I saw your topic and thought you were making jewelry!
I too dearly love “beading” and I am getting some in my kitchen!!! I also have tongue and groove on my kitchen ceiling! I am one happy gal and it sounds like you will be too, very soon! Good for you, you deserve it all the way to the ceiling! Hugs, Cindy S.
We call it “beadboard” here in Texas. Both the real stuff and the paneling style. You can get it in the preprimed form like you have above or you can get raw wood style that can be stained or painted. I put some of the beadboard paneling on the ends and backs of some very tacky kitchen cabinets, then painted them and it is amazing-the transformation makes the cabinets look fresh and new. My next use of beadboard is to put it on the ceiling of my bathroom to cover the icky popcorn texture. Good luck, can’t wait to see what you do.
Yes, because you titled today “Beading” I also thought you had switched gears to jewelry making! In my part of the US we call it beadboard or tongue and groove.
It will look fantastic – can’t wait to see the afters!
We also can get sausages at our “Big Box” and DIY stores – but nothing so tempting as the outdoor sizzling of onions and BBQ. (Too rainy most of the time.)
Frank Spencer…hahahaha…that took me home!!! How funny was that show?
Can’t wait to see the beading up!
We call it bead board around here, and I love it too. There’s nothing beachier!
Okay, well maybe the burger vans aren’t the same as the sausage sizzle…I know…
But it’s nice to know the English are *trying*…kind of.
Oh that panelling looks fab! I wanted it for my bathroom but after about two years of asking and getting “you can’t put panelling in a bathroom” replies I eventually gave up
( Can’t wait to see when it’s done. I’m also looking at doing diy in my irish cottage so if you can help check out my blog as I’m trying to make a decision on painting some doors 
)
That is going to look great! I can’t wait to see it all finished! We call it beadboard here in the U.S. They also sell wallpaper that looks just like it and you can’t tell the difference. I just bought some for my bathroom but haven’t put it up yet.
Your Bunnings looks like our Home Depot but the food looks way better at Bunnings!!!
I think this is going to look fabulous! I have a friend who lives on the beach in an old house {by american standards} and she recently re-did the small back-house as a rec room for her kids with the same stuff–she calls it bead-board. Looking forward to seeing how it all turns out and if Mr BC will go along
Sarah can’t wait to see what you end up doing. Always fun to ‘play house’
Alison
Ok Sarah Im going to throw another word at you….I know this stuff as *dado* & beading is what sits on top of it to finish it off…. Gotta love Bunnings I spend hours in there whenever I go & always spend way too much. Enjoy your latest DIY…
Lyn xxx
We have Lowe’s and Home Depot here where we are in the US. And both of the stores in out town have hotdog stands out side. My daughter & hubby can’t go to either without a stop there after shopping. My favorite thing to do on a Sat afternoon is to hang out at Lowe’s -even if I have nothing to buy!:)
Can’t wait to see your finished project!
Fun explanation of a day in the life of the average Aussie weekend complete with the sausage sizzle. The beading looks like a nice addition to the cottage trim.
Sarah you must visit Rhoda’s (Southern Hospitality) post all about the beadboard wall covering (made in England I believe) similar to Anaglypta. This stuff sounds and looks fabulous and is so easy to use – she did the ends of her kitchen cabinets and goes into details on hanging it etc. Rhoda is a designer/decorator and just the sweetest gal. Anyway, go here for her post -
http://southernhospitalityblog.com/beadboard-wallpaper-project/
I used similar embossed wallcovering below the chair rail in my dining room, several years ago – the tin ceiling pattern – it’s fabulous, was so easy to hang and I’ve painted it several times which is easy with a roller.
Whatever you decide to do, know your latest BC project will turn out tops!
Being vegetarian I pass on the sausage – the hot dogs they sell outside Home Depot and Lowe’s big box stores always smell so marvelous though and DH usually scoffs one down while I’m shopping!!!
I’ve only heard it referred to as beadboard here, although the spacing of the grooves is much farther apart than any I’ve seen. I have it in my bathroom and LOVE it, so will you. In fact, you may want to do the whole house in it!
As a self-professed coastal girl (you can see evidence of our coastal wedding here: http://www.weddingbee.com/author/corn/) and long-time Coastal Living addict…I am SOOOOO glad to have found your site while over at Young House Love…figured I’d delurk immediately so you know your advertising dollars worked well
So happy to catch up here.
What did you decide on Bliss?
Hope you are coming!
Well, I don’t know about other parts of the world but out here in West Texas, we call that BEAD BOARD and it is a favorite with nearly every living soul out here. Bead board has been around forever…used many years ago, even on ceilings (can’t you imagine the character THAT would give our rooms!! whew!!) Anyway, you are gonna love it, half way up your walls or to the very tip top. Both will give you that grounding you want for your room, not to mention the character and personality it will add.
I have some in my kitchen…the OLD real tongue and groove…and I wish I had more of it. I’ll do a little post on it sometime….:)
hugs, bj
yes, i have always heard your project called ‘bead board’ and in any case, it’s going to lovely.
i wouldn’t worry; i’ve been reading your blog long enough to know that Mr. Beach Cottage is persuadable with certain…favours, shall we say?! *wink*
love it! great blog.
i’m thinking we ‘beach bloggers’ should somehow link up…
I love love love it all the way to the ceiling. In one bathroom we did it almost to the ceiling with about one foot band around the top and painted it light blue. I will be posting about it this week, if ya get a chance to stop by. No matter how ya hang the stuff, to me ya can’t go wrong. I love it!
Hi, love your blog. In Canada we call that stuff ‘bead board’. It looks great in a bathroom.
We have already successfully covered about 1/2 our house, floor to ceiling, in beadboard. I LOVE it. We’re working on the second half these days. I’ll be glad when it’s all finished, because I have exactly one wall in the living room half covered – and it’s driving me batty, lol.
I am so glad we went all the way – it’s sooo pretty!
HI Sarah,
I’m finally getting caught up on all your posts after the holidays.
Around here we call that ” beadboard wainscotting ” (if it only goes on the bottom 1/2 of the wall). But it is used all over the place, ceilings too. Very nice. We have it in the bathrooms and the kitchen, with a nice “chair rail” trim on top.(I added a few rows of glass mosaic tiles to the wainscotting in the master bath, right beneath the trim). If you only cover 1/2 the wall you will have to trim it out somehow or there will be a rough unfinished end showing – doesn’t look nice that way! Anyway, I know you will do wonders with it, and make your rooms look even more fabulous!
Our Home Depot must be the only one around without a hotdog stand. It is a major disappointment to me…!! The sausage and onions ar Bunnings sounds delish!
Have fun with your new project!
XO
Heidi – Heart and Home