BEADBOARD WALLS & CEILINGS

eaded board, or beadboard, is a variation on a centuries-old, tongue-and-groove panel construction. (The bead refers to a round profile created along the length of the board, accompanying a groove or “quirk” cut into the board.) Some of the earliest houses in Colonial America had paneled walls: wide boards with beveled and beaded edges, laid vertically, called shadow-edge paneling. The boards