Oak Acoustic Wall Panelling

Prefinished Acoustic Wall Panelling in Oak and Colour Finishes

Acoustic wall panelling is a run of slim timber-finish slats mounted on a felt-backed board, fixed to a wall to turn it into a feature rather than a flat surface. The slats add depth, warmth and a sense of rhythm to a room, and the felt behind them helps absorb sound and soften echo, which is why these panels turn up in home offices and media rooms as often as in living rooms and hallways. They arrive prefinished and ready to fix, so there is no sanding or finishing to do on site, and a single feature wall can usually be covered in an afternoon.

A quick word on what these are: unlike the solid oak skirting, architrave and linings elsewhere in our range, wall panels are a prefinished decorative product rather than solid oak boards. The oak-finish panels give you the look of oak on a feature wall, and the range also runs to walnut, light and dark grey and black, so you can match the panelling to the scheme rather than only to the woodwork. Because the finish is applied at the factory it stays consistent from one panel to the next across a whole wall, which is harder to guarantee with a natural timber you finish yourself.

Oak-Finish Acoustic Panels

If you want the panelling to pick up the oak elsewhere in the room, the oak-finish panels are the place to start. The Deanta Acoustic Oak panelling and the fuller-coverage Oak Plus give a warm oak-faced finish that sits naturally alongside oak doors and trim, while the JB Kind Oak panel offers the same oak look in a hard-wearing laminate that shrugs off knocks and marks in a busy hallway. All three are prefinished slat panels rather than solid oak boards, so they are best thought of as a decorative finish that complements the oak joinery rather than part of it. Set against oak doors and skirting, the oak-finish panels keep a feature wall in the same tonal family as the rest of the room.

Walnut, Grey and Black Finishes

Where the panelling is meant to contrast with the room rather than match the oak, the JB Kind laminate range covers the darker and cooler tones: walnut for a warm mid-brown, light grey and dark grey for a muted modern look, and black for a bold feature wall behind a bed or a media unit. Each is a prefinished laminate acoustic panel in the same slatted format as the oak, so you can pick a tone to suit the room without changing how the wall is fixed or how it performs. These lean more contemporary than the classic oak look and work well in a scheme built around painted walls and darker furniture.

Fitting and Ordering a Sample

The panels cut to size with a fine saw and fix to the wall with a grab adhesive, or to timber battens with screws, butting together so the slats run on unbroken across the wall. It is worth planning the layout so any cut slats fall at an end or in a corner rather than the middle of the wall, where the join would catch the eye. Colours and textures are hard to judge on a screen, so order a panelling sample to see the finish in your own light before you commit to a full wall. Wall panelling sits within our wider oak skirting, architrave and accessories range, alongside the oak doors, trim and fittings it shares a room with.