Dado walls

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Thanks to all those who left great feedback on the dado walls post.

Really appreciated.  You asked for more images and inspiration on the panelling … enjoy x

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Bathrooms are probably my favorite room for dado walls.  Such a nice change / contrast to the coldness of tiles.

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Also, as bathrooms are generally smaller than we would like them to be, the dado panelling allows you to introduce a real colour whilst leaving a large section white.

This always makes a room look bigger and brighter.

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The dado wall generally intersects your windows below the half way mark.

This also draws more attention to the windows …always a good thing.

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Older style panelling is my favorite.  A little less beachy, with a little more character, and the older panelling often has a cool, usable  ledge.

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Which is not to say you can’t get that with normal wall panelling lengths.

You just use a wider beading at the top as they have here.

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Dado walls in bedrooms can turn a very boring square into a gorgeous place to sleep.   And it doesn’t cost that much to do.  Given that you’re painting it, you can use normal thin pine planks which are not expensive.  Nor is it a hard carpentry job…so you can give it  go or get a quote from a carpenter (which again shouldn’t be much).

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In a larger room like a lounge room, they add great character as a backdrop to your freestanding furniture.  Floor lamps, lounge suites, occasional tables, chairs…they all look better framed by panelling than against flat plaster.

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Love this!!  With such high ceilings the choice of wallpaper is fantastic…

but largely because it’s interrupted by the white panelling well before it hits the floor.

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This is a little too pastel for me… but it is pretty, and it shows that a dado wall can successfully bring three colour elements into a room without looking busy as each colour follows its own architectural line.

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Lastly…dado walls, on a very practical level, are great in hallways.  Wood panelling can put up with a lot more rough treatment than plaster can.

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Love the walls, the tiles, the doors, the clock, the chair, the gumboots…