Panelling Paint Ideas to Enhance Your Room
Introducing panelling on your walls is a wonderful way to create instant character and interest in your scheme. This simple addition brings an intriguing element of texture to previously plain walls, offering a beautiful way to enhance both classic and contemporary living spaces.
Explore inspiring ideas to add panelling to your schemes, combining with different paint colours and wallpapers to suit the atmosphere you want to create...
Add textural interest by painting panelling in one strong shade
Whether you have a period home with authentic features or you’re keen to embark on a DIY project, panelling is perfect for adding character to a space.
Use bolder shades such as Mid Azure Green or Scree to create impact in dining rooms, bedrooms or living areas.
Wall and Panelling: Mid Azure Green
Baseboards: Royal Navy
Enhance colour-drenching schemes with decorative panelling
In the decadent courts of 17th-century France, panelling began to reflect a taste for ornate design. Evoke this era in your own home by using decorative panels in an all-over scheme.
Use a vibrant colour like Leather all-over with understated panels. Alternatively, use rich hues such as Chocolate Colour for a cocooning feel.
Walls and Fireplace: Leather
Ceiling and Window Case: Loft White
Walls: Chocolate Colour
Woodwork: Chocolate Colour
Create a focal point within a harmonious colour scheme
Creating a focal point is a great way to add impact to a space. Draw the eye towards a certain colour or area of the room by shaping panelling in large squares.
Consider pairing Castell Pink or Scullery with complementary shades from our Stone collection to create an elegant tonal scheme.
Ceiling and Crown Molding: Ferdinand
Upper Wall: Castell Pink
Lower Wall: Arras
Baseboards and Shutters: Nether Red
Use vertical panels for a characterful, rustic design
Vertical style panelling is reminiscent of country farmhouses and is perfect for adding personality to functional spaces like boot rooms. Here, our resonant teal, Pleat, is paired with the strong burnt orange, Heat.
Wall, Peg Rails and Unit: Pleat
Shelving: Heat
Pair panelling with wallpaper to create a striking space
Panelling is a great tool for providing your wallpaper scheme with added textural depth and intrigue.
Panelling can be placed over wallpaper to enhance its design. Wooden framing is painted in Boxington to complement the colours in Pavona - Gina from National Trust Papers.
Walls: Pavona - Gina
Ceiling: Linen Wash
Trim: Urbane Grey
Framing and Baseboards: Boxington
In this bedroom space, Hencroft – Pink Primula wallpaper is hung inside wooden panelling painted in Pea Green.
Inside Panelling: Hencroft - Pink Primula
Panelling: Pea Green
Door: Loft White
Find more panelling paint ideas in our inspiration gallery.
