With 45% of homeowners currently viewing their home’s interiors as ‘work in progress’, the interior decorating sector is big business for manufacturers, merchants and installers.
Findings from a recent Anglian Home Improvements report confirm the country’s continued passion for home interiors, with only 22% of individuals currently claiming to be happy with their home.
In an effort to make their house feel like a home, consumers are spending up to £10,000 within the first few months of purchasing a property on home improvements. One of the most popular trends used by homeowners over the last decade has been the feature wall, providing a quick and easy update to any room.
Knocking on Wood
So how has the feature wall lasted the test of time? The evolution of the trend is the key to its success, with installers using materials such as decorative and panel mouldings to redefine the feature wall.
Traditional paint and wallpaper methods are being less favoured by both homeowners and their installers, as timber mouldings offer a wider range of designs that can be tailored to each personal style.
Timber manufacturers, including Cheshire Mouldings, are producing a greater range of decorative and panel mouldings. This includes a range of responsibly sourced woods including oak, red hardwood, light hardwood and pine.
The choice of woods allows homeowners to easily incorporate the products into all design schemes thanks to their versatility and opportunity for creativity.
Decorative timber mouldings can be arranged in a variety of formations, allowing installers to create visually striking feature walls. Cheshire’s range of scotias and decorative mouldings, including Barrel, Double Astragal and Cover Mouldings, are an ideal way to create a detailed panelled effect by merging the different designs. They can also be used to frame pictures and other interior accessories.
The smooth, curved edges add a traditional and decorative finish to any wall, while the Stripwood and Decorative Mouldings ranges can be installed together to provide a more linear and sleek finish to suit contemporary styles.
Personalised and Practical
While design flexibility is one of the most attractive factors for homeowners and installers, timber mouldings also continue to gain popularity due to their ease of installation.
Panel moulding kits are specifically designed to provide a high quality finish that is achieved in an instant. Available in a range of sizes including 300mm, 600mm and 900mm, they can easily be installed onto wall spaces, enabling homeowners to create an effective feature wall in a matter of minutes.
The ready made panels can be installed by simply gluing and pinning them to existing walls, making them the perfect choice for installers who can increase their income by booking a higher frequency of jobs.
Decorative mouldings offer a versatility that enables installers to easily hide gaps, joins and edges, which wallpaper and paint materials fall short of. For a classic feel that’s easily achieved, panel mouldings provide the ideal solution, softening any unsightly or harsh edges.
With over half of UK homeowners planning to redecorate their home in the next 12 months, the feature wall will no doubt continue to be a trend.
Timber manufacturers must continue to develop a wide range of mouldings to tap into this consumer demand. This will give installers the tools needed to achieve a seamless, professional finish and allowing individuals to create a home that is completely unique to them.
