Paneling height help?

5 years ago

How high should paneling be from the floor if it’s this kind of design?

we had it done and because of wall outlets and vents etc the paneling guy kept the middle strip 44 inches from the floor.

should It have been lower? It’s looking good to me but I m worried the artwork and mirror to fit inside the panel would look too high up.

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tozmo1

5 years ago

The ship has sailed, but I probably wouldn't have done the chair rail.

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Hang the art where you want it. Think of the panels as background texture that you can place art over.

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It looks good. Just hang the artwork as if you moved into a home that had the panels existing.

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suezbell
5 years ago
Would not add any more upper panels -- just use the wainscoting below the chair rail. You're going to either need to leave those three blank or plan for three items of art to coordinate with each other and fit in those rectangles.
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lavender12145
Original Author
5 years ago
@suezbell i m not adding any more panels. I am just debating if the height is appropriate. Tried to roughly scribble the pictures. So the difference in size between top and bottom squares is not a lot. What if the difference was more, that way middle strip could be closer to the floor than it is now. Instead of 44 inches, about a foot shorter.
lavender12145
Original Author
5 years ago
@tozmo1 yes that’s what I think I will have to do. Not try to align the pictures inside the panels but just put them on the wall as I would have if there was no paneling . I have seen pictures that way where artwork is not fitting inside the panels .
suezbell
5 years ago
Just a thought: You might consider adding art to that wall (that has panels other walls don't) that is not in traditional square or rectangle shaped picture frames -- or at least in two of the panels.

For instance, you might have beach or lake related art in one panel, photographs of family at the beach or lake in another and beach or lake related pressed metal wall sculpture in another: Just make the three panels "relate" -- fit into one category that reflects your family interests if that is beach or mountains or some specific sport or hobby

https://www.everythingnautical.com/crane-trio-garden-wall-hanging/

https://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Designart-Beautiful-Sunset-on-Tropical-Beach-Seashore-Large-Circle-Metal-Wall-art/14253029/product.html
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lavender12145
Original Author
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Ok we are going to have the panels redone. our wall guy is back from vacation for the rest of our houses projects. i chose this art initially as i wanted to bring in color. I chose dimensions 72 x 40.

but now i m thinking this design might get too busy and is too bright for the room?

what do you think?

i have cream chairs for the dining and will get two new head chairs ( some nice color like emerald green, or blue, red) .

so this artwork?

yes, no or maybe?

( by an artist in Dallas and i love her artwork online. she doesnt have a gallery . it will be on canvas and i will have to get it stretched/framed.

Here is my dining.