Paneling is normally completed to add elegance and warmth in decorating a home. It also provides appeal in parts of houses like living rooms, kitchens, libraries, entry foyers, bedrooms, and even in staircases. Paneling became popular as home furnishing since it has been a symbol of class, exceptionality, and good taste.



Paneling means a dramatic and effortless approach to finish the walls, doors, and ceilings with a unique and fascinating décor. Panels consist of a series of widths - wide wood, thicker strips of wood and thin sheets of wood. Panels are directly attached to the walls to provide a decorative touch. Panels are also a significant help in controlling sound and heat entering the house.

There are various different kinds of the pre-finished wood panels that differ in quality.

It is possible to classify wood panels by the kind of surface, groove type, and type of backing.

Types of Surface

The veneer wood panel that is pre-finished differs in the type and property of veneer used. The costliest wood veneer is made up of three varied layers (or pliers) of veneer. These are one ply of wood for the center, one ply for the face, and another ply of wood for the rear side.

Type of Grooves

The two types of grooves of the pre-finished wood panels are real grooves and painted grooves. It is cheaper to fabricate painted grooves as compared to real grooves. It's quite hard to determine a painted groove except if you touch the groove. Real grooves differ in quality with several having untidy and jagged appearance and others are spotless and straight.

Types of Backing

Wood panels are available with backing made of plywood, particle board, and hard board. The particle board and hardboard are economical types. Particle board is typically employed as a backing for wood-surface while the hardboard is utilized for printed surfaces.

Types of Paneling

a. Wall Paneling

b. Brick paneling

c. Decorative Wall Paneling

d. Beadboard Paneling

e. Knotty Pine Paneling

f. Stone Paneling

g. Real Wood Paneling

h. Bamboo Paneling

i. Tongue & Groove Paneling

j. Painting Paneling

k. Vinyl Wood Paneling

l. Wallpapering over Paneling

Painting Paneling

Give your room a special treat with painting paneling. Here are some preparation tips before doing the painting paneling.

• Make sure the paneling is free from dusts and oils

• Tape off windows and other areas you don't want to get paint on

• Apply blocking primer

• Dry well and sand

• Paint right away

Tongue & Groove Paneling

There are many different choices of woods these days. The most well-liked is the tongue and groove for the reasons that it is easy setting up. They have a groove on one end that you stick the other end into. This end has the ‘tongue' and this slides right into the ‘groove' of the other.

Few ways to install tongue & groove paneling:

• Start at the bottom and nail up one piece

• Nail into the stud on your wall and into the groove so as not to nail into the paneling

• Slide the next panel in and repeat

• If a piece goes past the stud, just nail where the stud is and keep going

• Continue all the way up the wall until you are finished

• Now you have a new wood look to your walls

• This can even be done to ceilings as well

Wallpapering Over Paneling

There are numerous approaches to spruce up a wall that is paneled. Some people place murals on it, some paint it while still others even wallpaper it. Here's how:

• Initially, remove all sorts of oils and dirt from your wall.

• To get rid of groves, you have to stuff them with a drywall amalgam

• Allow it to dry then sand to smoothen

• Ready your wall by applying a latex primer as this helps in better sticking on of the wallpaper

• Clean with TSP then put on the paper right on top of the paneling

• In case you observe that the panel is revealing through, you can paint with the use a liner

• Try to research in advance to ensure that you do the right procedures

• Have fun in giving your room its fresh appearance