The Benefits of Wood Panelling for Modern Interiors

Screenwood | The Benefits of Wood Panelling for Modern Interiors

Wood panelling has long been admired in architecture for its ability to transform interiors bringing warmth, texture, and acoustic comfort to any space.

restaurant with chairs and tables with dark paneling.
Screenwood | The Benefits of Wood Panelling for Modern Interiors
Screenwood | The Benefits of Wood Panelling for Modern Interiors

Today, with advanced manufacturing and sustainable materials, modern timber wall panels offer not just visual appeal, but also performance, durability, and design versatility.

Made to order in Australia, Screenwood Panels are the acoustic linear batten system of choice for interior architects, designers and builders seeking a cost effective, easy to install solution.

Whether used as acoustic timber ceilings, fluted wall panels, or decorative ceiling timber panels, wood panelling remains one of our most adpatable and effective design choices in interior architecture.  

Screenwood | The Benefits of Wood Panelling for Modern Interiors

Natural Warmth and Design

The natural beauty of timber instantly brings warmth and sophistication to interior spaces. Screenwood offers a range of panel profiles, from linear acoustic wood panels to softly contoured curved timber panels and fluted wall panels, allowing designers to achieve unique visual effects. 

The Panels acoustic linear batten system is available in a range of profiles in PEFC™ solid timber or fibreboard prefinished in NAVURBAN™ Olefin film. 

 

Acoustic Timber Panels for Sound Control

Beyond aesthetics, one of the greatest benefits of wood panelling lies in its acoustic performance. Screenwood’s preassembled timber screen panels and ceiling battens are engineered for exceptional sound absorption, achieving an NRC (Noise Reduction Coefficient) of up to 1.0 when installed with the recommended backing.

In open-plan spaces, acoustic timber ceilings and acoustic wall coverings help to minimise echo and background noise, improving speech clarity and overall comfort. This makes wood panelling ideal for schools, theatres, restaurants, and professional environments where acoustics directly impact wellbeing and productivity.

Prefinished and preassembled

Screenwood’s Panels range is designed for efficiency. Each panel is prefinished and preassembled, meaning it arrives on site ready to install, with each decorative batten perfectly aligned.

The modular system reduces waste, labour time, and on-site finishing. The concealed fixings also make timber wall panels and wood ceiling panels easily demountable allowing for future access to building services behind walls or ceilings without damaging the surface.

For architects, this translates into cleaner lines, fewer installation challenges, and more reliable project outcomes.

Screenwood | The Benefits of Wood Panelling for Modern Interiors

Above: Panelled Ceiling

Screenwood | The Benefits of Wood Panelling for Modern Interiors

 Sustainable and Fire-Rated Wood Panelling

 
Office space with timber paneling.
Solid timber batten panels on reception desk.

Panels, Panels Solid Timber finished in NAVURBAN™

Solid Timber

Sustainable and Fire-Rated Wood Panelling 

Sustainability and compliance are at the core of our design philosophy for Screenwood. Panels are available in several substrates to meet different project requirements:

  • Panels MR (Moisture Resistant MDF) – Group 3 fire rating
  • Panels FR (Fire Retardant MDF) – Group 2 fire rating
  • Solid Timber Panels – Group 3 fire rated prefinished acoustic linear batten system.
 

Screenwood panel range also holds Global GreenTag™ and PEFC™ certified featuring low-VOC finishes, and local manufacturing make Screenwood a leader in Australian made sustainable Australian panel products.

Design Flexibility 

Wood panelling isn’t limited to walls. It can be applied across ceilings, and joinery to create continuity throughout a space. The versatility of timber battens, panel board systems, and tongue and groove boards allows for both linear and curved timber panels, adapting effortlessly to a range of environments.  

Panels from Screenwood are equally suited for acoustic timber ceilings, wood wall panels, or aluminium wall cladding integrations providing an opportunity for  architects to mix textures and materials for modern, dynamic interiors.

Screenwood | The Benefits of Wood Panelling for Modern Interiors