Alpine & Tyrolean wall paneling & wainscoting
Warm wood-lined rooms (Stube): pine or stone-pine paneling, coffered ceilings, chip carving, painted cupboards and heart cutouts.
Its appeal is warmth. Board paneling, a built-in corner bench, chip carving and painted cupboard doors translate directly to mountain homes and to dining nooks anywhere.
Wall paneling ranges from simple board-and-batten to full-height Georgian rooms, Tudor linenfold and the wood-lined Alpine Stube. It is one of the most effective ways to give a room period character.
8 examples on this page
The Flims Room, Switzerland (c. 1682–84)
16th-Century Stube from the Courthouse in Niederdorf, Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum
Stube Bench from the Johannser-Hof near Villanders (c. 1500), Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum
Renaissance Stube from Thierburg Castle, Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum
Traditional Tyrolean Stube at the Brückenwirt Inn
Tyrolean Farmhouse Stube of 1830
14th-Century Stube from the Pifing Farm, South Tyrolean Folklore Museum, Dietenheim
Rhaetian Stube from the Tschaggen Farm, South Tyrolean Folklore Museum, Dietenheim
What a custom Alpine & Tyrolean piece costs
Published price ranges for custom wall paneling & wainscoting. Each example above is tagged with the tier a faithful version would need.
$18–$32
per sq ft of wall, shipped as a kit
Clean, simple geometry: slab, Shaker, flat panel or straight profiles, in paint-grade wood or plain or rift white oak.
$32–$65
per sq ft of wall, shipped as a kit
Period detail: raised or beaded panels, applied mouldings, inset construction and simple relief or fretwork in stain-grade hardwood.
$65–$160
per sq ft of wall, shipped as a kit
Carved and showpiece work: 3D carving with hand finishing, curves and arches, complex joinery and premium species.