paneling

Wooden wall covering

Paneling is wooden boards or other material used to cover walls or ceilings, typically for decoration or insulation.

It can refer to the material itself or the finished surface: The den had dark oak paneling.

Wood paneling was especially popular in mid-twentieth-century American homes.

The word also covers the act of installing such material: We spent the weekend paneling the basement.

decorative

wainscot

Lower wall paneling

  • moldingDecorative architectural edging
  • trimRemove unwanted edges
  • corniceOrnamental upper trim

frieze · inlay · marquetry · parquet · fretwork · texture · pattern · embossed · raised · recessed

woodwork

wainscoting

Lower wall wood covering

carpentry · joinery · timber · lumber · hardwood · oak · maple · cherry · walnut · pine

architectural

cladding

Outer protective layer

partition · drywall · plasterboard · gypsum · wallboard · studs · framework · structure · interior · exterior

materials

laminate

Bond thin layers together

plywood · veneer · acoustic · tileboard · vinyl · composite · bamboo · aluminum · glass

electronic

control

Authority to direct

instrument · circuit · display · interface · buttons · dials · gauges · readout · cockpit · terminal

Categories
Opposites
wall covering type

panelingwallpaper

Ornamental wall covering

paint · plaster · tile · stucco · exposed brick

surface treatment approach

panelingexposed brick

Uncovered interior wall material

bare walls · exposed concrete · exposed beams

surface texture/dimensionality

panelingflat surface

Level, even area

Phrases
Family

panelist

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G