Hardwood Panel Moulding

Solid hardwood panel moulding for wall panelling, in twenty profiles matched to the skirting, architrave and dado rails.

Machined in American tulipwood. Primed ready for paint, or unprimed.

Made to order Moisture-resistant MDF Made in Britain

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Hardwood Panel Moulding Overview

Panel moulding for wall panelling

Panel moulding is the small section that forms the frames in panelled walls — the rectangles below a dado rail, or a full-height run in a hallway. In solid hardwood the mitres stay crisp, which matters when a wall has forty of them and every one is at eye level.

Planning a panelled wall

Set the panel widths out on the wall in pencil before ordering, allowing an equal margin at each end — the eye forgives an odd panel size far more readily than an uneven border. Measure the perimeter of every panel, add the mitres, then add a length for waste. Half-height panelling usually finishes near 90–100cm, at dado height.

Choosing a wall panel moulding

A wall panel moulding should be lighter than the skirting below it, or the panels look bottom-heavy. Matching the profile to the skirting and architrave is what makes panelling read as part of the room rather than an applied decoration. For painted panelling on a budget, see MDF wall panelling.

The rest of the wall

Panelling usually meets a dado rail above and a hardwood skirting board below, with architrave framing the doors in the same profile.

Overview

The common questions, answered — so you order the right profile first time.

Painted panelling is a job MDF does very well and it costs less. Hardwood earns its place at low level, where feet and furniture reach the mouldings, and anywhere the mitres sit at eye level and need to stay crisp for years.

See MDF wall panelling, or the matching hardwood dado rails to cap it.

An eggshell or satin wood paint over a primed surface is the usual choice: it wipes clean and the sheen picks out the mouldings without the glare of gloss. Matt emulsion on the panels and eggshell on the mouldings is a common compromise, though it makes the panels harder to clean.

Grab adhesive on a sound, flat, primed wall holds these sections perfectly well. Pin the mitres while the adhesive cures so nothing creeps, and pilot the pins near the ends in hardwood. Caulk the inside edges afterwards — that thin shadow line is the difference between panelling that looks fitted and panelling that looks stuck on.

Work from the centre of the wall outwards and give yourself an equal margin at each end — the eye forgives an odd panel width far sooner than an uneven border. Once the panels are pencilled on the wall, measure the perimeter of each one, add them together, then add a length for waste because mitres eat more than people expect.

Half-height panelling usually finishes around 90–100cm, at dado height, which suits most rooms. Taller panelling at roughly two thirds of the wall works in a hallway with height to spare. Whatever you choose, keep the line consistent through the room and let it run past doorways rather than stepping up and down.