We have often touted the use of paneling to add texture and visual interest to a variety of rooms, both traditional and modern.
(See Expert Advice: The Enduring Appeal of Shiplap and Remodeling 101: The Ultimate Wood Paneling Guide with Jersey Ice Cream Co.) Lately we’ve also noticed a preponderance of paneling or cladding employed to create a greater sense of height in a room.
In this simple cottage bedroom, craftsman Edward Collinson employed TGV or V-groove cladding to emphasize the height of this cozy bedroom. If you don’t have the budget for all four walls, create an accent wall by paneling the facade with the greatest height.
Vertical Paneling on the Walls
(See Old Soul: A Revolution-Era Hudson Valley Home Gets an Update from Jersey Ice Cream Co.) Photograph by Beth Kirby.
Jersey Ice Cream Co. used a router to create custom, wide, beadboard planking to raise the roof of this farmhouse in Chatham, New York.
In this playfully dynamic Connecticut country house hall by designer Fawn Galli and architect Douglas Wright, horizontal shiplap, applied to the tallest wall, not only complements the length of the space, it also serves to emphasize the height, by drawing the eye toward the highest point.
Accent Wall with Horizontal Cladding
Paneled Ceiling
At The Estate Trentham interiors stylist Lyn Gardener of Gardener & Marks used a simple pendant and a paneled ceiling to help emphasize the height of this intimate dining room.
Photograph by April Valencia.
Lisa Przystup added unpainted beadboard to the ceiling in her Catskills farmhouse dining room.
At Greydon House on Nantucket, paneling along the wall, as well as beadboard on the ceiling, create a greater sense of height in the Broad Suite.
Architect Kevin Greenberg created the ultimate loft kitchen with paneling on the walls and ceiling.
At the Anvil Hotel designers from Studio Tack used two-toned, beadboard wainscoting to add texture and height to this low-ceilinged space. Typically more narrow than other kinds of paneling, versatile beadboard works in a multitude of spaces, from entire ceilings to small nooks.
Creative Beadboard
In this historic Catskills house, Jersey Ice Cream Co. uses a combination of beadboard and Shaker peg rails to create a height-enhancing vertical element as well as an intriguing design element.
(See A Country House Reinvented by Jersey Ice Cream Co.) Photograph by Beth Kirby of Local Milk.
Formal Wall Paneling
Photography by Amanda Kirkpatrick, courtesy of Rafe Churchill; styling by Anna Molvik.
In this Bedford, NY, home, a millwork wall, painted Farrow & Ball’s Charleston Gray, adds a bit of lofty elegance, without overwhelming the space.
Another example at the Anvil Hotel in Wyoming, paneling applied two-thirds the way up the wall also creates a greater sense of height.