Wall Panel Ideas for Living Rooms

With chevron panels, plan the V-pattern and the order quantity before choosing the colour. The Chevron Acoustic Wall Panels collection includes five finishes, but the Black version has a different selling unit from the other four. A wall drawing and a check of the product page will prevent a quantity mistake.

Choose how strongly the pattern should show

These panels use HDF slats with a decorative finish over acoustic felt. The angled slats form repeated V shapes. The Oak and Walnut names describe wood-effect finishes; do not assume they are the same construction as a real wood veneer panel.

• Chevron Oak combines warm wood-effect slats with black felt, making the lines easy to see.
• Chevron Walnut gives the same pattern a deeper brown finish. Compare it with your flooring and larger furniture before committing to a full wall.
• Light Grey offers a lighter neutral option. Chevron Dark Grey gives a darker alternative without moving to black.
• Chevron Black has an all-black appearance, so light and shadow reveal more of the pattern than colour contrast does.

Check sets, single panels and minimum quantities

Each listed chevron panel measures 240 × 60 × 1.5 cm. That is 1.44 m² of nominal face area per panel. The descriptions specify 35 mm slats and approximately 15 mm gaps.

Oak, Walnut, Light Grey and Dark Grey are listed as sets of two panels, giving 2.88 m² before cutting. Black is listed per panel with a minimum order of three, giving 4.32 m² before cutting. Compare the quantity of physical panels, rather than comparing the displayed price of one set with the price of one panel.

For a rectangular area 240 cm high and 240 cm wide, four full panels give 5.76 m² of nominal coverage. In Oak, that means two sets of two. In Black, it means four individual panels. This is a layout example before trimming, cut-outs or any extra material required by your chosen pattern alignment.

Place the pattern before fixing anything

Decide what the pattern should centre on: the whole wall, a bed or the main seating position. Those starting points can produce different cuts at the two edges. Mark the panel boundaries on your drawing and check where the V points will fall beside doors, sockets and exposed ends.

Lay out adjoining panels to check the pattern before permanent fixing. A spare offcut is only useful if its direction and position suit the next part of the design, so an area calculation alone is not enough for an awkward wall.

Ask about the finish at every exposed edge and the cutting method for HDF. Confirm that the proposed adhesive suits both the felt backing and your wall surface. The product pages list trim and adhesive separately, so include these in the project budget after checking the required details. Our wall panel accessories guide covers those buying questions.

Chevron buying questions

Is this chevron or herringbone?

Chevron is the more precise name for these panels: the angled slats meet to form V shapes. The product titles also use “herringbone style”, but choose by the pictured pattern rather than treating the two names as an exact match.

Will these panels stop sound passing through a wall?

They are described as helping reduce reflected sound and room reverberation. They are not a complete soundproofing system, and the product descriptions do not provide a numerical performance rating to use in a room calculation.

How should I choose between a small feature and a whole wall?

Draw both layouts at panel width and look at where each leaves the V points and end cuts. A smaller feature can work, but it still needs a deliberate edge finish. Remember that the Black option has a three-panel minimum even for a narrow area.

Shop Chevron Acoustic Wall Panels and check the selected finish, selling unit and current availability before ordering. For alternatives, read the geometric acoustic panel guide or the 3 sided slat panel guide. Return to the wall panel buying guide index to compare the wider ranges.