Hallway. Is panelling dated already?

[MySmallWoo]

Victorian terraced.

Was thinking of doing hallway like this (random google pic)...

I really like things like coving and dado rails.

But is it dated already? Or is it classic?

I can't decide what to do.

I feel it needs something more that just a lick of paint.

I like the bluey one on the left

Lincrusta is the traditional period wallpaper for below a dado, it’s invincible. Expensive but lasts forever.

Well now I’m inspired! Love this.

Badly done faux panelling looks shit in modern houses, but well done panelling in the right kind of houses still looks stunning. We have it in our hallway in a 1919 house and it works with the age and proportions of the house - plus it protects the walls from bashed school bags getting in and out of the house.

Our isn't painted - it's varnished wood - basically because I think the painted panelling trend may well date faster and I'm fucked if I'm ever removing paint to that extent.

Absolutely gorgeous but sadly galaxies away from my budget.

Yea I'm leaning towards that

I don’t really like modern panelling - it’s mdf glued on the wall and painted… and it’s everywhere at the moment so it will date.

But you really should do what you like because some things become a classic and never really date and this might be one of them.

That's gorgeous. I've always loved panelling. Especially in older homes.

This is a bit uncalled for. If it's done right, it can look lovely in any home. I've seen some beautiful panelling in new builds and all kinds of homes. You've just wrongly insulted a whole load of people and you know it

I have a period property and it has original panelling on the stair wells in oak. Lots of properties do.

I think adding anything of the period back to a period property works. So a Victorian I’d not hesitate, but fake paneling in a modern property I’m not a fan of. It looks incongruous and very obviously fake.

To be honest, I don’t know why they said council house, although many I guess wouldn’t have had panelling, but I agree fake paneling in a building it would never have been in doesn’t work.

It is a council house 😂 but built around 1910, high ceilings etc. Many original features have sadly been removed though.

This is my bedroom.

I have mixed feelings about panelling.

In your post at 16:15 the first photo is quite appealing. The second photo looks decidedly odd, the fussy panelling seems very at odds with the spindles of the bannisters which are also quite fussy. The panelling also seems to detract from the lovely stairs carpet. A simpler panelling, just wide vertical batons might work better.

At 17:03, it's all rather gloriously OTT. Brave choices. I see you would go for something simpler above the rail.

I love your photos at 19:03. However, I don't think this particular paper will work on stairs as the sloping dado rail would be cutting across the lovely top of the paper. Perhaps there is a particular paper designed for stairs.

You can do it like this.

@MySmallWoo I love your bedroom!

I think the panelling would look like a character feature rather than a trend in a property like yours.

I like how how you did the bedroom. Personally I find the anagypta fussy I do not like it.

if you’re going to go for it, then go for panelling. But go subtle rather than full walls.

i think thr point the poster was making about council houses, was the fact they tend to be very solidly built. Good sizes rooms, but basics were done, as in councils didn’t panel them. So if it has a typical council house look, and many are identifiable quite easy you would know it was never panelled, so fake. Ie you’re not putting back what was originally there. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it. And personally I think you should if you like it. It will look lovely. Just as th4 council built them basic doesn’t mean they should stay that way.

id avoid anagyplata though.

I contemplated panelling in my hall but it is tiny and narrow so thought it would just look overdone and busy in the end. In fairness it is everywhere and inevitably will end up looking dated in a lot of homes as all interiors do.
But in a house like yours I actually think it would work. I spend a lot of time in older peoples homes, often period and original panelling always looks great!

This! The pic looks fantastic!

If its 1910 it is an Edwardian house. Lots of inspiration online. Tiles in the hallway being a key edwardian feature. Simpler and lighter and brighter than Victorian.

We had anaglypta under the dado rail in our last house which was built in the 1920s, we painted it white. It looked like a Christmas cake, I loved it.

In our current house (also built in the 1920s) we have original panelling in the hallway, it doesn't go up the stairs. It's quite plain, goes all the way up to the picture rail and has similar proportions to a 1920s door with a square panel above a tall thin panel. Not like anything you see on insta. So make sure you get the proportions correct for the period of your property. And have wood in the panels, frames of MDF stuck to the wall fools nobody.

Yes it’s Edwardian. Victorian stopped in 1901.

That’s lovely.

Yes, panelling is dated, but not in your house. Your house is literally where panelling is supposed to go.

It looks shit in a 2 up 2 down where the owner has gone all Mrs Hinch and panelled the whole house bar the kitchen. Usually done badly following YouTube tutorials. Pale grey. Obvs.

Ah, well it's not a council house in that sense as there's only 2 of us in the road that are housing association. The rest have always been private (not sure how these 2 ended up being council owned, maybe they bought them as they needed more 4 bedroom properties?)

If you like it, do it. You're the one who has to look at it.