An entrance hall with a split-face stone wall, a backlit round mirror, two sconces and a lit slat column

Wall décor

Slat and fluted panelling, Venetian plaster, stone cladding, backlit mirrors and lit display niches. Designed to the room, made in the shop and fitted without a visible fixing.

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Wall décor

The wall is
the feature.

A feature wall changes how a room feels more than anything you put in front of it. We treat every one as joinery: set out to the room, scribed to the ceiling, mitred at the returns, with the lighting designed in rather than added after.

Set out to the room, so slat spacing and panel joints land evenly into both corners
No visible fixings: panels are pinned through the slat shoulders or bonded to battens
Sockets and switches cut in cleanly and re-plated flush with the new face
Acoustic backing on slat systems, so a panelled room sounds calmer as well as looks it
Lighting built in: backlit mirrors, cove reveals and downlit niches, all on a dimmer

Full-height black fluted panelling behind a bed in a bedroom — BedroomBlack fluted, floor to ceiling

Finishes

Six finishes
we fit

One wall or a whole hallway. Most rooms want one strong finish and a quiet one next to it, and we'll show you both on the drawing before anything is ordered.

Slat panelling

Oak, walnut and charcoal slat systems on acoustic felt. Full walls, half-height runs or a single floor-to-ceiling panel that carries the TV.

Fluted and ribbed panels

Deeper, rounder profiles in black, painted MDF or veneer. The bedroom favourite: a full-width headboard wall that needs no headboard.

Grey Venetian plaster feature wall in an open-plan room with white built-in shelving

Venetian plaster and microcement

Hand-trowelled lime plaster and microcement in stone greys and warm neutrals. Seamless, washable and the most hard-wearing way to finish a wall without panels.

A grey marble feature wall with fluted panels and oak shelving

Stone and porcelain cladding

Large-format porcelain marble, split-face travertine and stacked stone, fitted with hidden joints and lit from above or from behind.

A stone entrance wall with a backlit round mirror and wall sconces

Mirror and light features

Backlit round and arched mirrors, mirrored panels and lit picture rails, set into the wall so the light comes from behind the glass.

Three downlit plaster display niches beside a hallway

Lit niches and built-ins

Recessed display niches, floating shelves and bookcases built flush into the panelling line, each with its own downlight on the same dimmer.

Lime plasterThin coats, trowelled by hand

On site

Trowelled by hand,
sealed to last

Lime plaster and microcement go on in two or three thin coats over consecutive days, each trowelled by hand and left to cure before the next. The last coat is burnished, then sealed, so kitchens, hallways and bathrooms wipe clean.

Panelled walls are the opposite: almost everything happens in the shop. Slats are cut, sanded and finished before they reach you, and a typical wall goes up in a day.

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Recent feature walls

Walls that carry
the room

Hallways, bedrooms, living rooms and open-plan spaces, in timber, plaster, stone and light.

Walnut slat panelling along an apartment hallway — Hallwaywalnut slat run

Floor-to-ceiling oak slat panel beside a wall-mounted television in a living room — Living roomoak slat partition

Grey Venetian plaster feature wall with white built-in shelving and a wood-look ceiling beam — Open-planvenetian plaster + beam

A fitter fixing oak slat panels to battens on a plastered wall — Bedroomfull-height natural oak

A column of four downlit display niches beside a television — Living roomdownlit niche column

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Questions

Wall décor questions,
answered

Can panelling go over an existing wall?

Yes, that is the normal case. Slat and fluted panels go onto battens fixed through the plaster or drywall, so the wall behind stays as it is. Skirting is either removed and refitted or the panel is scribed to it.

How much room does a slat wall take up?

Around 40 mm including the battens, and less for a bonded fluted panel. Doors and window reveals are returned so the depth reads as intentional rather than added.

What about sockets, switches and radiators?

Sockets and switches are extended forward and re-plated flush with the new face. Radiators can be panelled around, or moved by the electrician and plumber who work with us if the drawing calls for it.

Is Venetian plaster durable?

Sealed lime plaster and microcement are hard-wearing and wipeable, and we use them in kitchens, hallways and bathrooms. Knocks can be touched in rather than the whole wall redone.

Can you do just one wall?

Most of our projects are one wall: behind a bed, along a hallway or at the end of a living room. We will tell you honestly if a second wall would look better, and just as honestly if it would not.

How long does it take?

A panelled wall is usually a day on site once the panels are made. Plaster and microcement take three to four days because each coat has to cure. Both start with a free visit and a fixed price.

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