Timber Feature Wall Ideas: 2024 Guide
Feature walls have been a staple for decades.
They offer visual relief from the rest of your home’s design, and they’re a fantastic way to inject personality into any space.
There are lots of ways to create feature walls. You can use paint, wallpaper and panelling materials, but our favourite option is timber feature walls.
Made from natural wall panels, timber linings provide warmth and capture natural light, making your interior spaces more inviting.
In this article, we’re going to cover our best timber feature wall ideas.
Create an Opulent Master Suite
The kitchen may be the heart of the home, but the master suite is often its centrepiece.
Timber feature walls are ideal for bedroom spaces. When used correctly, they highlight features like panoramic views, natural sunlight and surrounding plant life.
In this coastal home, created a timber feature wall that integrates seamlessly with the timber ceilings and floors.
The master suite looks out onto stunning surroundings, with large glass doors allowing natural light to soak into the room and its timber panelling.
Keep Your Bed Head Grounded
Timber feature walls can be placed almost anywhere in your home.
They’re often positioned as a visual focal point for maximum impact. One popular option is to use a timber feature wall as your bed head.
Feature bed heads instantly draw the eye and can elevate a simple bedroom into a design centrepiece.
The natural appearance of timber makes it the perfect pairing for soft furnishings and linens, and it can even be used to mount floating nightstands.
Make a Statement in Your Entryway
Full height voids have become a popular design feature.
They’re used to introduce height and light into the centre of your home, and they’re often installed over the entryway.
In The Quay, we used Casetalation Clad in Hemlock to brighten the home’s entryway.
The fine lines of our Caselation Clad are subtle for the size of the space, and they add a layer of detail that couldn’t be achieved using an alternative finish.
The castellations are installed vertically to increase the visual impact of the space and to make the curving staircase seem even grander.
Concealed Doors and Subtle Details
Timber is uniquely suited as a subtle detail. Its natural tones blend in with their surroundings, and the grain of the timber is excellent at concealing panel gaps.
One of the ways you can take advantage of this detail is through concealed doors.
To do this, we install a timber feature wall and then clad any doors with the same products.
By matching the layout of the feature wall, the gaps around the door can be concealed, creating a seamless look.
Concealed doors were used extensively in the Kagan House, where they are used to hide functional storage in spaces like the living room and entryway.
Contrasting Kitchen Cabinets
Custom timber kitchen cabinets are a luxury touch that most homeowners won’t splurge on.
But there’s another way to introduce timber into the heart of your home!
Timber feature walls can be finished with coatings that make them suitable for use in kitchen and cooking spaces.
These durable finishes can withstand cooking oils and steam, and they allow you to bring natural warmth into the busiest room of the house.
For our Villa Carmelina project, we paired Western Red Cedar Rib Clad with slate kitchen cabinets and a white tiled kitchen island.
The neutral colours used throughout the kitchen allow the timber to shine, and the warmth of Western Red Cedar adds a real sense of life to the space.
Add Texture to Your Living Spaces
White walls and restrained minimalism have been on their way out for several years now.
For those who aren’t ready to embrace maximalism, timber feature walls are an excellent middle ground.
Timber wall linings provide unrivalled texture and detail.
This comes from the natural grain and colouration of the wood, as well as the details we add through profiling.
In the Always House, timber ceilings are blended with timber feature walls and stone floor tiles to create the feel of a cosy cabin.
These natural materials combine into a space that’s intimately connected with its seaside location.
The use of timber is a nod to the driftwood that frequently washes up on the beach, having been smoothed and aged by its journey across the sea.
Go Dark and Moody
Timber is renowned for its natural tones.
But it can also be finished in dozens of ways, allowing you to achieve the look and feel your space deserves.
If you’re searching for a bolder feature, Shou Sugi Ban timber makes the perfect feature wall.
Shou Sugi Ban undergoes a natural charring process that turns the timber black.
This offers excellent protection against wear and tear, and it creates a naturally moody finish without the need for paint.
In this project, we used Shou Sugi Ban for feature walls and ceilings throughout the property.
It’s contrasted against lighter stonework in the kitchen for visual relief, while still serving as a bold and grounded design choice throughout.
Hard Wearing Cladding for Alfresco Areas
Outdoor spaces can be challenging for finishes.
Painted surfaces and synthetic materials degrade quickly in the weather, making your alfresco areas feel less inviting.
Timber feature walls are the perfect choice for these outdoor spaces!
When used as a wall lining for alfresco dining and entertaining areas, timber offers a hard wearing surface that develops a gorgeous patina as it ages.
In these projects, we used timber wall linings to separate the outdoors from the indoors.
They’re contrasted against white walls and bright internal flooring to strengthen your connection with the Great Outdoors.
Enrich Any Space With Timber Feature Walls From Modinex!
Timber feature walls are the perfect finishing touch for any interior space.
They’re flexible enough to serve as a design focal point in bedrooms, living areas, kitchens and anywhere else in your home.
Modinex supplies a stunning range of timber linings that are suitable for indoor use.
Our selection is available in a variety of timber species, ranging from deep browns such as spotted gum to contemporary blonde tones like blackbutt.
We also provide timber linings in a number of attractive profiles. These profiles can be used to add shape to a room and increase its visual size.
You can browse our catalogue of interior timber linings online, or contact us to discuss your next design project!