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Haussmann drawing room
A 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.
Haussmann drawing room, in detail
A Haussmann drawing room owes its grandeur to the ceiling height. The dado rail sits at about one third of the wall, around one metre, and divides it into two registers: a dado of rhythmic panels and, above, tall panels rising towards the ceiling. The upper panels follow the axes of the lower ones, which gives the wall its calm.
Above the fireplace, the overmantel takes the place of a panel and often frames a mirror. On the ceiling, a rose around the light fitting answers the chevron parquet. Painted tone on tone, the panelling lets the light play across its mouldings.
In this room
- Style
- Haussmann
- Composition
- Full height
- Floor
- Chevron
- Walls
- Linen white
- Light
- Late afternoon
- Estimate for this room
- €6,070 to €8,090Supply only, excluding installation and delivery, to be confirmed by quote. Installation is carried out by the professional of your choice.
The panelling
- Ogee skirting, 20 cm
- Lower wall panel, Haussmann panel frame, 5.5 cm
- Spiral dado railSee in the shop
- Upper wall panel, Haussmann panel frame, 5.5 cm
- Ceiling rose, Leaf ceiling rose
The proportions of this room
Haussmann drawing room: what the simulator worked out, using the rules of the Haussmann style.
- Room
- 5.00 × 6.50 m, or 32.5 m²
- Ceiling height
- 3.20 m
- Skirting board
- Ogee skirting, 20 cm
- Dado rail
- Spiral dado rail, top at 105 cm from the floor
- Panel mouldings
- Haussmann panel frame, 5.5 cm
- Finish
- Painted in the workshop (Linen white)
Why the dado rail sits at this height
- Proportion used: 33% of 320 cm gives 106 cm (an exact third would be 107 cm).
- Capped at 105 cm: under a tall ceiling, the rail stays at dado height and the upper panels take up the extra height.
Wall by wall
| Wall | Length | Openings | Lower panels | Upper panels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 5.00 m | Double door (140 cm) | 4 × 69 cm | 4 × 66 cm |
| B | 6.50 m | French window (130 cm), French window (130 cm) | 2 × 64 cm and 2 × 82 cm | 2 × 78 cm and 1 × 138 cm |
| C | 5.00 m | none | 5 × 83 cm | 5 × 81 cm |
| D | 6.50 m | Fireplace (150 cm) | 6 × 65 cm | 4 × 101 cm |
- Panel heights: 55 cm on the lower wall, 159 cm on the upper wall. Gap between two panels: 14 cm.
- Overmantel above the fireplace: a 140 × 156 cm mirror frame.
- A ceiling rose 80 cm across in the middle of the ceiling.
- 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: Haussmannian mouldings
Other rooms
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Oak studyA study dressed in waxed oak panelling to mid-height, British green walls and a coffered ceiling, seen by evening light.
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.