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Wall Paneling Decorative Ideas

Farmhouse Wall Paneling

Using the wall sheetrock for the base, is buying the wood boards. Installing the board is mounted and battened directly placed on the wall. It looks solid wood wall until the sheetrock is white painted with the trim color and add the coat hooks along the wall.

The board batten wall that has coat hooks and the cute baby goat!

The board batten wall that has coat hooks and the cute baby goat!

Wall Diamond-Pattern

You're still imagining the walls and wainscoting when are wall paneling. So it doesn't have to be bland or dated for wall paneling. It's a perfect way for any room to incorporate individuality as well as beauty and texture. In the entryway and living room, this homeowner commissioned custom lattice woodwork to create a diamond-patterned feature wall.

Cottage Home Company Sherwin Williams SW 7039 Virtual Taupe. Diamond Wall Paneling Dimensions.

Cottage Home Company Sherwin Williams SW 7039 Virtual Taupe. Diamond Wall Paneling Dimensions.

The Shiplap Planks

Shiplap has grown in popularity over the last couple of years. Shiplap is everywhere from walls and fireplaces. Dark black charcoal paint features on the fireplace walls. The shiplap is white on the fireplace wall. Installing tongue-and-groove boards are panels often on the ceiling, wall or fireplace installing shiplaps.

The fabulous black shiplap fireplace in the bedroom.

The fabulous black shiplap fireplace in the bedroom.

The unique white shiplap fireplace.

The unique white shiplap fireplace.

Large Wall Grid

A collection of squares created with thin paneling are often used in traditional wainscoting wall from the floor-to-ceiling that it is very delicate. These wall squares have a great effect especially wrapping around the next wall. The dramatic windows and gorgeous linen sofa that match the right level of boldness.

The batten square grid wall from the floor to the beam ceilings. The living room in the windows and the fireplace.

The batten square grid wall from the floor to the beam ceilings. The living room in the windows and the fireplace.

Thin Panels

There is no need for wood wall paneling to be dense and chunky. These super-slim panels produce a fantastic texture and contrast well in this dining nook with the white walls and banquet seating.

Narrow pine paneling with beaded edge profile thin knotty-pine paneled in the banquette dining.

Narrow pine paneling with beaded edge profile thin knotty-pine paneled in the banquette dining.

Nickel Gap Walls Painted

And the nickel edge difference that looks beautifully painted, too. For a monochrome look, you can paint the board and the gap the same color, or to make each boards that are really ideas, painted the gap with a color white or black.

Painted gap nickel with a beautiful granite blue in the kid's bedroom.

Painted gap nickel with a beautiful granite blue in the kid's bedroom.

Wall Panel Verticals

Go vertical if you have low ceilings or a limited room. The nickel difference and other close wood paneling also look fantastic vertically mounted. And this will attract the eye and make the space feel taller than it is, especially with light colors or white paint.

The kitchen is along the wall baseboard above the sink and the countertop.

The kitchen is along the wall baseboard above the sink and the countertop.

Antique Tin Backsplash

The kitchen is an antique that it is on the wall tins. There are seriously old tin panels that looks so realistic. The Victorian-inspired design that looks just like painted white tin tiles. These are so practical these days. The style that looks just like painted tins that are vintage tiles.

White backsplash tins are vintage styles on below the cabinets. The pressed tins are white backdrops.

White backsplash tins are vintage styles on below the cabinets. The pressed tins are white backdrops.

The Shou Sugi Ban

The process is Japanese art charred is made by shou sugi ban. It is to use the blowtorch on the planks outside are preparedness.Clean it aggressively after the wood has cooled slightly to avoid any excess burnt pieces. The planks are oiled with the grain of the wood and becomes clear.

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Used the blowtorch wood moves the flame on the planks that chars. Then install the charred planks on the wall.

Used the blowtorch wood moves the flame on the planks that chars. Then install the charred planks on the wall.

Traditional Wall Wainscoting

This contemporary farmhouse is in the bedroom is decorative traditional pattern panels. There is the gorgeous black and silver chair. Wainscoting is from the ceiling to the floor and along the wall. It provides monochrome that has the light dove gray paint on the whole wall.

The bed wingback upholstered is the silver nightstand with the gold lamp. The rug is the gray wainscoted wall and the bedding gray sheets and comforter.

The bed wingback upholstered is the silver nightstand with the gold lamp. The rug is the gray wainscoted wall and the bedding gray sheets and comforter.

Wood Cube Modern

Check out these wooden cubes from the new wood blocks on the wall mosaics. These wood blocks look incredible that they could be in the entry on the wall or the study of a wooden ranch house.

These are considered making wood blocks on the wall.

These are considered making wood blocks on the wall.

Cork Wall Natural

The retail has plenty of shopping styles for cork wall paneling, such as this cork take on metro tile. There are also some shades to pick from, but natural cork is such a good color for caramel. In every room, this paneling will look fantastic, from the bathroom.

Cork is textured on the wall -- all the  cork bricks. The color warmth of cork caramel  tones.

Cork is textured on the wall -- all the cork bricks. The color warmth of cork caramel tones.

Wood Slices on the Wall

Simple wood paneling may also be rustic, but just look at this wood slice paneling for anything with more texture. How is that? A contemporary Scandinavian is in the rustic outside the back porch that is definitely ideal cultural. The sliced woods is on the wall near the fireplace and the television.

 Fill in gaps with smaller wood slices or pieces as desired. The wood slices on the wall and above the fireplace patio outside.

Fill in gaps with smaller wood slices or pieces as desired. The wood slices on the wall and above the fireplace patio outside.

This content is accurate and true to the best of the author’s knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional.

© 2021 Linda Chechar

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Linda Chechar (author) from Arizona on January 30, 2021:

Liz, these are wainscoting, tin backsplash, cork panels, wood slices, cube wood walls, Japan blowtorch black planks, shiplap, farm panels, grid walls, diamond pattern, pine thin panels, vertical planks there are many of them!

Linda Chechar (author) from Arizona on January 30, 2021:

Pamela, there are so many types of panels on all of the walls gorgeous! They look incredible!

Pamela Oglesby from Sunny Florida on January 30, 2021:

I was surprised that there was such a big variety of paneling also. This is a very good article, Linda. Thank you for sharing.

Liz Westwood from UK on January 30, 2021:

I had no idea that wood paneling came in so many varieties. You describe the choices very well and use excellent illustrations.

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