Wainscoting can do a lot for a dining room — it brings luxurious detail to the walls while also warming up one of the most formal rooms of the house. Browse to take a look at these beautiful dining rooms featuring wainscoting and you truly won’t be able to imagine a dining room without it.

Bright dining room with modern chandelier, midcentury chairs, custom wainscot. by IDF Studio

Interior design: IDF Studio, Photo: Suzanna Scott
North Shore Mediterranean Dining Room by Morgante-Wilson

Michael Robinson Photography
Dining Room at Luxe Barn, Falmouth by Banks Design Associates Ltd.

François Gagne
Private Residence Dining Room - Hollywood Hills, California by SFA Design

Interiors by SFA Design Photography by Meghan Beierle-O'Brien
Seattle. Dining Room with Louis XVI style dining chairs from Artistic Frame. by Nate Berkus Associates

Christopher Dibble Photography
North San Mateo Residence by Jana Magginetti Interior Design

Thibault Cartier
Darien Waterfront House, Dining Room by Fearins | Welch Interior Design

Photography by Francis Dzikowski, Architecture by CWB Architects
Southport, Connecticut, Dining Room by Ken Gemes Interiors

Tria Giovan, CTC&G
Traditional Dining Room Buffett in a Historic Home by Michele Plachter Design

Andrea Cipriani Mecchi
Florida Formal Dining Room by Diane Burgoyne Interiors by Diane Burgoyne Interiors

Randall Perry
Dining Room by Honey Collins Interiors

Michael Lee Photography; Lena Fransioli and Associates: Painted Mural
Luxurious and modern dining room with coffered ceiling and lacquered details by Allison Garcy Interiors

Ryan Dausch
Dining room with stained glass panel, contemporary art, and herringbone floor by Jeff Schlarb Design Studio