Wallpaper and paneling

While architectural moldings are used in a formal woods, tongue and groove boards of gum and the less expensive woods, painted or stained, across one end give great charm and character to an informal room. Scenic papers now may be bought for a reasonable price, and for still less, effective allover papers which may be used on the other three walls.

In using papers with decided pattern, no pictures are required, and draperies should be of plain or striped material. The cost to you of good, plain, cotton fabric will be small. Therefore you make up for the extra money you may have to put into a paneled background by the saving you accomplish in the other decorations. “But I’ll get tired of paneling”, you may be thinking. That is possible, but those who have paneling seldom tire of it. But, if you should it is possible to vary it by repainting it a different color and repapering the side walls.

Bevel edged wallboard: a similar effect and certainly a charming one is gained by the use of wallboard, as the picture of the French provincial dining room below tells you. Here is a product we are turning to more and more because of its versatility. It may be used in the natural color in which it comes or painted to suit a color scheme. It has excellent insulating qualities and if used on the ceiling with an air space between it and the plastered walls, it deadens sound. It is a very useful material for remodeling of any sort.

Wallboard may be used upright as on the side walls of this dining room, and turned crosswise to cover the chimney breast. It comes in several widths, suitable for various spaces and for varying results.