The finger-jointed panel is familiar to many especially from 1940–1950s detached houses, where it was mainly used for cladding staircases, porches, saunas, and dressing rooms. This panel has made a strong comeback in the past couple of years and is a familiar sight in today's homes as well.
The finger-jointed panel, representing soft shapes, enlivens the space and has a vast range of uses. Nowadays, it is available with many different surface treatments and made from various raw materials. Grab tips below for different uses and create a look that is just right for you!
The look of an old apartment building flat was transformed into fresh modern with white lacquered finger-jointed panel.
1. ACCENT WALL BY PANELING
Accent walls have been familiar in interior design for a long time. An accent wall brightens up the home's appearance and is an easy way to create contrast in a space. The wall can also act as a balancer for the rest of the home's decor, or if you wish, it can be the room's striking focal point.
Accent walls are most commonly created by wallpapering or painting, but the trend-conscious decorator creates it from wood. Wood interior design has gained popularity over the past few years, and the trend shows no signs of ending. The modern decorator wants to pay attention to ecological aspects and the health effects of materials, which is why wood is such a popular material. Wood is a renewable material and has numerous studied health benefits. Wood breathes and balances moisture differences, so its significance for indoor air quality is considerable. Additionally, wood has a calming effect and positively influences mental imagery.
The lively surface of finger-jointed panels beautifully refracts light and brings warmth and softness to the space.
Creating an accent wall by paneling is easy and anyone can do it. Wood is easy to work with to fit the space and can also be re-treated. Before starting the work, familiarize yourself with the basic paneling instructions.
In the past, finger panels were painted with opaque paint or lacquered to be glossy. Nowadays, more natural, translucent finishes are preferred, allowing the wood grain to show. Finger panels are available with many different surface treatments and made from different raw materials, so you are sure to find one you like. The direction of the paneling also affects the final result. Vertical paneling emphasizes the room's height, while horizontal paneling emphasizes its width.
Vertical or horizontal paneling, or maybe both? Vertical paneling emphasizes the room's height, while horizontal paneling emphasizes its width.
2. HEADBOARD MADE FROM FINGER PANELS
The headboard completes the bedroom's look by giving the space structure. Without it, the bedroom's appearance may feel disconnected, and a headboard that fits the bed is a great way to "anchor" the bed in its place.
A wooden headboard is an excellent way to bring warmth and calm to the bedroom. Wood has been shown to lower blood pressure and heart rate, as well as help relaxation. For this reason, sleep quality is proven to be better in a room with wooden furnishings.
Finger panel is well suited as a material for a headboard, as its rounded shape conveys calmness and softness. The panel's surface refracts light very beautifully, leaving atmospheric, soft shadows between the rounded slats.
There are several ways and styles to create a headboard made from panels. You can make a separate, movable headboard or panel the recess left for the bed with finger panels, as done in the project in the picture below.
Soft shades of pink. You can treat the ready-made finger panel wood in any way you want.
There are also several ways to create a separate headboard. You can make the headboard wide enough so that it also functions as a shelf. Complete the look with lights, nightstands, and lovely textiles. A polished look is achieved with integrated nightstands and power outlets.
Finish the look of the headboard with dimmable LED lights.
3. DOORS BY COVERING WITH PANELS
Working with wood paneling is easy, which is why it is also suitable as a building material for smaller details. A paneled detail can at its best serve as a stunning eye-catcher that brings the details to life.
Sometimes you want to change the look of cabinets, and you can easily update the appearance by just updating the doors. Try updating the cabinets by covering them with finger panels!
For paneling, you need wood glue and finishing nails, which make attaching the panels to the door easy. There are many styles here too, and only your imagination limits you. You can panel the entire door or leave space at the edges and frame the paneling with slats or moldings. Try what suits your style best.
Also try camouflaging doors as part of the wall by paneling both the wall and the doors with the same panel.
4. WOOD CREATES ATMOSPHERE IN SAUNA AND HUMID SPACES
In the bathroom, a wooden interior panel brings warmth and balance alongside tile walls. Boldly combine lively tongue and groove panels with tile walls and various sauna panelings. The panel can be used both on ceilings and walls. Different treatments and choice of raw material can significantly influence the atmosphere.
Create a striking contrast by combining raw wood tongue and groove panel with black walls! The raw wood tongue and groove panel is treated with clear sauna protector.
Wooden interior panel is excellent for sauna and humid spaces both because of its properties and appearance. Especially in the sauna, materials must withstand heat and moisture.
Domestic pine tongue and groove panel resists heat and moisture changes well, making it an excellent product for sauna and other humid spaces. Remember to treat the raw wood panel, for example, with oil or sauna protector. If you want an easier option, you can choose a pre- sauna-protected and tinted tongue and groove panel.
A high-quality choice for sauna and bathroom is a tongue and groove panel made of heat-treated radiata pine. The product made from high-quality raw material has a very neat and uniform surface quality panel. Knot-free heat-treated radiata does not resin and withstands large temperature and humidity fluctuations.
5. STRIKING CEILING MADE OF TONGUE AND GROOVE PANEL
The ceiling of a room can play a big role in the interior design of a home and other spaces. The choice of ceiling material significantly affects the overall look of the space. If desired, the ceiling can be a striking eye-catcher.
Wood is an excellent ceiling material for acoustics. Wood also significantly calms and balances the space. A ceiling made of tongue and groove panel brings warmth and softness to the space. The lively surface of the panel makes the space cozy and brings a warm and calming atmosphere.
The direction of panel installation, surface treatment, or choice of raw material can significantly affect the sense of space in a room. A light ceiling panel brings spaciousness, brightness, and increases the sense of space, while a dark ceiling panel creates a warm and cozy atmosphere. Finish the space with your desired lighting and style-appropriate ceiling moldings.
A ceiling made of white lacquered tongue and groove panel brings warmth and softness to a high space and highlights the shape of the ceiling.
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