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Living & Dining Room: 15 Stunning Wall Panelling Ideas

Panelled walls add warmth, colour, texture and loads of personality to the decor of a living and dining room

Pooja Khanna Tyagi
Pooja Khanna Tyagi25 December 2019
Houzz India Contributor. An Architect , Interior Designer, Valuer, a Marathon Runner, and love Writing Poetry and Creative Stories on Building Design. Have been practicing since the year 2000 with specialization in the field of Corporate Interiors with projects extensively published in journals of national repute. Recently honoured with the reputed A3 Foundation award for Journalism for the year 2016 an for architectural poetry in the year 2018. Currently practicing and residing in Delhi and Noida. Website: www.khannaenterprise.com, Email: poojakhanna224@gmail.com, M:9891993392
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Decorative wall panels function as an accent feature that can visually integrate the living and dining areas of a room and give it a cohesive look or segregate them into distinct sections. These inspiring living and dining rooms use wall panelling as the key feature to give the space a warm, inviting and well-designed look.

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42 MM ARCHITECTURE
1. Firm: 42MM ARCHITECTURE
Wooden wall panelling extends across both parts of the living and dining room. It comprises a continuous grid of square dark wood panels, which works as a design element that binds these two areas together.

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Fulcrum Studio
2. Firm: Fulcrum Studio
Intricate floor-to-ceiling 3D wall patterns are used within the living room while the dining room sports vertical sections of wall panelling in a similar 2D design.

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Laurie Ghielmetti
3. Firm: Laurie Ghielmetti
A wood-panelled wall is highlighted with downlighters so that it becomes a focal point in this living-cum-dining space.

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4. The wooden wall panelling includes an array of shelves for display and continues onto the ceiling to segregate the dining area from the living room.
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5. A pair of framed wall panels with wallpaper insets combine with bracket lights to impart a warm and inviting look to the space. A similar pattern adorns the curtain to weave the space together.
Abin Design Studio
6. Firm: Abin Design Studio
An array of vertical wooden battens create a slatted wall that imparts a sleek modern look and adds texture to the living-cum-dining space. Notice how a section of the vertical battens are projected and curved outwards to create an interesting 3D effect.
Posh Home
7. Firm: Posh Home
In this example, the wooden flooring divides the living and dining room into two distinct sections while wooden wall panelling binds the space together.
Joe Adsett Architects Pty Ltd
8. Firm: Joe Adsett Architects Pty Ltd
A wood-panelled wall runs through the entire length of the space and visually ties it together.
JL Interiors
9. Firm: L2 Interiors
A 3D wall surface combines with the pendant lights and wooden ceiling battens to give a dramatic look to the living and dining room.
10. The dark brown wall panelling hosts an array of niches for holding decorative accessories and objets d’art. The wall panelling offers sharp contrast against the neutral-toned flooring and ceiling.
PURPLE STUDIO
11. Firm: PURPLE STUDIO
Here, the wall panelling comprises linear strips of veneer arranged in different directions to form an interesting pattern. The natural colour variations of wood give it a dynamic look.
THE RURAL BUILDING COMPANY
12. Firm: THE RURAL BUILDING COMPANY
In this double-height space, wall panels are introduced in shades of white and grey to break the monotony of the high all-white walls. The air-conditioning vents for cooling the space are strategically positioned in the centres of these panels.
Fadd Studio
13. Firm: Fadd Studio
Thick grooved lines are introduced within the wall panelling to create a dynamic design pattern. The patterned surface is finished in spray paint in a pastel shade.
Studio Schicketanz
14. Firm: Studio Schicketanz
In this neutral-toned room, the wall panelling and the furniture adds a pop of colour.
Pavan Infratech
15. Firm: Pavan Infratech
An L-shaped wall is finished with differently-sized rectangular wall panels and it incorporates a niche for the puja room. The niche is finished in metallic gold, while the pastel colour of the wall-panelling offers subtle contrast to the rest of the space.

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