One wall as a feature wall especially i the room is small. Don't screw up the other walls.

Its effect won’t be hampered and just don’t hang the art if it does.

Since it‘s a small room, don’t suggest two walls, or on one wall+chair rail + lower shiplap; will make room feel busy and probably smaller. Use your art instead and/or mirror for added interest.

I wouldn’t do the chair rail or additional walls. Think about moving some art onto another wall or get a smaller headboard?

Heather, do you have pics of your own?

debra

If you do more than one wall, I would just so the whole thing. Paneled rooms used to be paneled in their entirety, it was not usually something that was done on one wall only, except on fireplace walls. sometimes

Nothing is better on walls than the abosultely perfect color of paint. Keep them plain and simple and spend your time and money on great paint.

I really think this trend of shiplap, board and batten, patterns of strips, picture frame moulding and so forth originated on the flipping/real estate shows, because it looks good on TV to have something happening on the walls, and it's cheaper and more impersonal than art. You don't want potential buyers focusing on art, and on the shows the hosts or their carpenters can bang something out cheaply and throw some paint on it for less money than it would cost them to get a decent picture or two.

@Kendrah …. i agree, a great paint better than mucking up walls with disparate treatments.

Lots of beautiful colors from many companies, but my favorites are from Farrow & Ball, not cheap, but they are different.

Skip any shitlap entirely.

1000% @palimpsest - well said

If you decide to do shiplap, just keep it to the wall the headboard is on. I think it would look busy in a small room to do it on two walls. Chair rail will make your walls look shorter, wouldn’t recommend that either. Agree that you’re most likely better off with nice art. Save yourself some money and skip the shiplap.

No comment on what you are covering your walls with. The general rule for good looks is three and one not two and two.

I’m in the minority here…..personally like the look of shiplap. I n a small room however, I would choose a light color and stick to one wall.

debra

Shiplap is a dated look and you should skip it.

Thanks for all of the feedback. If I decide to install shiplap, I’ll just do one wall behind the bed. But I’m not sure since so many people said not to. Maybe a darker accent wall behind the bed instead.

I love painted panelling. But just the one wall as suggested.

Any color, art or not.

I think a shiplap accent wall looks better than a painted accent wall.

But I can tell you not to paint it greige lol.

If you’re shying away from the shiplap, perhaps consider wallpaper for the bed accent wall. :)

No.

Assuming you are talking about authentic ship lap (by the way it always is installed horizontally)

It depends upon your climate. if is is hot and dry, then ship lap is the way to go. However, if your climate can be humid, do tongue and groove. Just don't nail up individual, horizontal boards because you will either have big spaces between (dry air) or buckling (damp air).

Joanna's shiplap has sailed because it was never ship lap. Even spell check knows the difference.

Ship lap is not and never will be dated when it is on a boat or exterior of a building.

I THINK IT WOULD LOOK OK!