Is the interior trend of wall panelling coming to an end in 2026?

With some social media commentators, calling time on panelling, could a favourite trend of 2024 and 2025 be going the way of painted, feature walls?

Some timber battens, a small saw, a level, tape and paint. Panelling offers even virgin DIY enthusiasts an economical way to elevate their walls.  Picture: iStock

Some social media commentators are calling time on panelling, but could a favourite trend of the past two years be going the way of painted, feature walls? Kya deLongchamps examines our options

WALL panelling has been feted throughout the last two years as a swift, cheap way to elevate rooms and conduit areas. It is. Offering dimensionality and character over large expanses, if you could whip open a tube of grip-fix, shoot a laser line, and unholster a drill, you had a compelling possibility for chic, radical change.