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Wood paneling is an exciting alternative to paint, tile, and wallpaper that adds a touch of warmth and sophistication to any room. Traditional paneling calls to mind storied institutions like French brasseries and ivy-covered universities, while light wood paneling offers a modern spin on a classic design. The key is to mix the wood with other elements to create a balance of textures and tones. It can be transformed for a wide range of styles, from raw and unfinished for the rustic look to sanded and stained for a modern interpretation. Read on for our favorite examples from the pages of AD.

A Manhattan kitchen features an integrated Sub-Zero refrigerator and freezer; a Miele cooktop, oven, and hood; and Vola sink fittings. The boxing-glove sculpture is by Adel Abdessemed, and the leather stools are by Design Within Reach.

Designer Richard Mishaan renovated a 16th-century residence in Cartagena, Colombia, as a retreat for himself, his wife, and their two teenage children. The galley-style kitchen, whose French doors open onto the courtyard, has oak cabinetry, black granite countertops, and a slate floor; the refrigerator is by KitchenAid.

A corridor with bleached-wood walls leads to a guest room beyond at the Rio de Janeiro home of the late interior designer Alberto Pinto. Flanking the doorway are ebonized bookcases bearing Thai brass-and-tin deer-shaped candleholders.

In M. Night Shyamalan's Pennsylvania estate, the oak-paneled library's antique French table is grouped with mahogany side chairs clad in an Edelman leather.

In photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin's New York loft, a set of rush-seat chairs by Charlotte Perriand surrounds a walnut dining table by Simrel Achenbach of Descience Laboratories. The kitchen cabinetry is bleached alder wood, and the wide-plank flooring is pine.

The sinuous entrance hall of a 5,500-square-foot Hamptons getaway saw its wood walls stripped and its floors reconditioned. In a nook, architects from Shelton, Mindel & Associates placed three striking, tone-setting pieces: a sculptural 1970s table, a biomorphic vase and a Marc Newson chair.

A Washington, D.C.–area library designed by Darryl Carter features a William IV–style sofa by Lee Stanton Antiques and a Gothic-style oak table grouped with an 18th-century English wing chair, from Golden & Assoc. Antiques, dressed in an Edelman leather and a Larsen fabric.

An Oklahoma kitchen is equipped with David Hollingsworth cabinetry and Viking appliances.

A Jasper Morrison sofa by Cappellini faces a vintage cocktail table and chairs by Poul Kjærholm, as well as a vent-free fireplace from Spark Fires, in the living space of a Hudson River Valley, New York, weekend retreat by architect Joel Sanders.

In a Shelter Island, New York, home, the husband's study contains a circa-1965 free-form George Nakashima table, a rush-seat armchair by Charlotte Perriand, and a vintage desk and matching chairs codesigned by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret. The fireplace is by Spark Modern Fires, and the Tibetan carpet is by Doris Leslie Blau.

Shelton, Mindel & Assoc. shakes up a traditional paneled library.

The media room of designer Michael S. Smith and diplomat James Costos’s Palm Springs, California, home, paneled in hand-carved oak, is outfitted with a PaganiStudio light fixture; a 1980s Karl Springer mirror; and Jasper table lamps, cocktail tables, and club chairs.

Decorator Steven Gambrel gave this duplex in a fabled Manhattan building a fresh outlook. A Christian Marclay cyanotype is installed in the pine-paneled study, where a sectional sofa clad in Stroheim fabric joins Haas Brothers stools and a bespoke rug by Beauvais.

In a Manhattan apartment by S. Russell Groves, the master bath's walnut cabinetry and wall panels are paired with floor tiles and countertops of silver travertine. The photograph is by Jeri Eisenberg, the Carol Egan stool is from Maison Gerard, and the Wetstyle tub is equipped with Dornbracht fittings.

In a Montana retreat designed by Michael S. Smith, a birch-bark wall covering by Elizabeth Dow lines the walls and ceiling of the sitting room, where a Bielecky Bros. rattan chair joins a custom-made cocktail table by Jasper. The striped pillow fabric is antique, and the carpet is a 19th-century Sultanabad.

In a New York living room by Shelton, Mindel & Assoc., a Maison Jansen cocktail table is surrounded by Poul Kjærholm stools, custom-made armchairs upholstered in a Romo linen velvet, and a 1929 Axel Einar Hjorth sofa. The '50s side tables are by Franco Albini, and the wall-mounted Potence light is by Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand.

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