3D simulator room
Oak study
A study dressed in waxed oak panelling to mid-height, British green walls and a coffered ceiling, seen by evening light.
Oak study, in detail
Mid-height panelling gives a study or library an enveloping atmosphere. The panels rise to about 1.35 m, leaving room above for a deep green against which shelves and pictures stand out.
In waxed oak, the bare wood mellows with time. The coffered ceiling echoes the panels and carries the woodwork up to the top of the room. In the evening, the lamps catch the relief of the mouldings.
In this room
- Style
- Louis XVI
- Composition
- Mid-height panelling
- Floor
- English pattern
- Walls
- British green
- Light
- Evening lamplight
- Estimate for this room
- €3,090 to €4,120Supply only, excluding installation and delivery, to be confirmed by quote. Installation is carried out by the professional of your choice.
The panelling
- Plain skirting, 10 cm
- Lower wall panel, Half-round beading, 3 cm
- Greek key dado railSee in the shop
- Coffered ceiling, Half-round beading, 3 cm
The proportions of this room
Oak study: what the simulator worked out, using the rules of the Louis XVI style.
- Room
- 3.60 × 4.20 m, or 15.1 m²
- Ceiling height
- 2.90 m
- Skirting board
- Plain skirting, 10 cm
- Dado rail
- Greek key dado rail, top at 133 cm from the floor
- Panel mouldings
- Half-round beading, 3 cm
- Finish
- Oak · Wax
Why the dado rail sits at this height
- Proportion used: 46% of 290 cm gives 133 cm (an exact third would be 97 cm).
Wall by wall
| Wall | Length | Openings | Lower panels | Upper panels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3.60 m | Door (90 cm) | 3 × 60 cm | none |
| B | 4.20 m | Fireplace (130 cm) | 2 × 48 cm and 2 × 53 cm | none |
| C | 3.60 m | Window (120 cm) | 2 × 90 cm | none |
| D | 4.20 m | none | 5 × 66 cm | none |
- Panel height: 92 cm, below the dado rail. Gap between two panels: 15 cm.
- Coffered ceiling: 2 × 3 coffers.
- Profiles sold in the shop have their own page; skirting boards, panel mouldings and ceiling roses outside the shop are made on quotation.
Further reading
- The proportion rules, with two calculators: wall moulding proportions
- The style in detail: decorative wood mouldings
Other rooms
Haussmann drawing roomA drawing room with a 3.20 m ceiling: ogee skirting, spiral dado rail, large panels top and bottom, an overmantel above the fireplace and a ceiling rose.
Louis XVI bedroomA bedroom with straight lines: a pearl grey dado with moulded panels picked out in blue, Gustavian blue walls and whitewashed herringbone parquet.
Louis XV dining roomRound-cornered panels over the full height, chalk white mouldings on a sage green ground, honey Versailles parquet and a ceiling rose.
Graphic hallwayA two-tone hallway, Prussian blue below a Greek key dado rail and chalk white above, over a black and white marble chequerboard.
Château grand salonA grand salon with a 3.80 m ceiling, dressed in varnished oak from floor to ceiling: bolection panels, overmantel, coffered ceiling.
The proportions offered are workshop guidelines, and in no way a survey of your room. The estimate covers the supply of new elements; it is confirmed by quote. The workshop replies within 48 working hours.