Panelling, hooks, and doors that shut.

The brief

The hall took the worst of a house with two dogs. The owners wanted something hard-wearing at coat height, and two doors that closed properly.

The awkward part

The original doors were not a standard size and the linings had moved. Panelling has to hold a level line even where the floor does not.

What we did

Panelling set out from a single datum line so the rails run level around the whole hall, with a wider top rail to take hooks. Doors were made to the openings and hung on new butt hinges; linings eased rather than replaced.

Finished

A hall that can be wiped down. Nothing here is complicated — it is just set out properly and finished neatly.