5 Creative Ideas for Installing Acoustic Panels in Your Home

Living Room with Acoustic Panels – Modern Interior

Give your living room a boost with a decorative wall of acoustic panels behind the sofa or TV. The vertical slats add warmth, texture, and depth to the space—while also reducing reverberation and creating a more pleasant sound environment. In Scandinavian interiors, where light colours and natural materials dominate, wood-based acoustic panels in oak or ash fit perfectly.

Stylish Acoustic Panels in the Kitchen and Living Room

The kitchen is often the heart of the home, where cooking and conversation create a lively atmosphere. Here, acoustic panels can be creatively integrated on the walls—or even on the ceiling—to help reduce everyday noise. Imagine a decorative wall by the dining area or kitchen island, covered with modern acoustic panels—perhaps in a geometric pattern or a light oak tone that matches Scandinavian décor. Neutral colours and simple shapes ensure that the panels blend seamlessly into most modern kitchens.

The panels absorb sound waves from clinking dishes, the hum of the extractor fan, and lively conversation, reducing both noise and echo. This creates a more pleasant acoustic harmony where cooking sounds and conversation don’t compete. With acoustic panels in the kitchen, you achieve a harmonious atmosphere that unites function and aesthetics within a modern, Scandinavian frame.

Acoustic Panels as a Headboard

In the bedroom, light wood slat panels can be used as a full-wall headboard behind the bed. Acoustic panels make excellent headboards, either covering the entire wall behind the bed or a defined area matching the bed’s width. You can mount them vertically or choose horizontal lines to make the room appear wider and give the headboard a built-in feel. The wood-covered panels add beautiful texture and natural warmth to the room while serving as a decorative feature.

We recommend keeping the colour palette soft and neutral in the bedroom. Light oak veneer, dark or grey acoustic felt, or muted green tones combined with plants around the panels can have a calming effect. In addition to their visual appeal, the panels provide a noticeable functional improvement.

Freestanding Acoustic Panel Room Dividers in Wood

A room divider with acoustic panels is ideal for open-plan layouts where you want to create cosy corners or separate areas—such as a home office—without fully closing off the room. The slats maintain a bright and open feel while providing a stylish division of zones. The partition can serve as a sofa back and define a distinct zone within the space.

The acoustic panel acts as a buffer, breaking up sound travel through the room and absorbing part of the noise, so different areas disturb each other less. This is also an effective solution for work environments with closely spaced workstations.

Home Office with Acoustic Panels

A home office can greatly benefit from acoustic panels, improving both focus and visual appeal. Consider decorating a wall—such as behind your desk—with acoustic panels in a clean, minimalist pattern. This could be narrow wood panels in a calm tone or a mosaic of smaller panels that create an artistic feature wall. Keep the palette Nordic with light or grey shades for a clean look, or introduce contrasting black or petrol tones for a modern edge.

Keyboard clatter, phone calls, and background noise from the rest of the house are softened, creating a quiet environment ideal for concentration and productivity. At the same time, the beautiful panels enhance the joy of working—they serve as an inspiring backdrop for video calls and give the room personality without being distracting.