Eight homes where plywood panelling creates warm interiors

We've gathered interior projects that feature tactile plywood panelling for our latest lookbook, from a Swedish summer house to a London micro apartment.

Plywood, which is made from glued-together layers of thin wood veneers, is often used for structural applications but has also become popular as a choice for decorative wall panels.

Using it throughout an interior creates a uniform feel, while the wood adds an organic touch.

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring gridded ceilings, colourful kitchens and moody bedrooms.

Torö summer house, Sweden, by Atelier Heyman Hamilton

It's all about wood and plywood in Torö, a holiday home in the Swedish archipelago. Architects Malin Heyman and James Hamilton worked with interior design studio Matsson Marnell on the plywood-clad interior.

In the peaceful bedroom, plywood walls and ceilings are matched with custom-made wooden furniture and textiles in soft natural colours.

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Curve Appeal, UK, by Nimtim Architects

London studio Nimtim Architects created multifunctional partitions made from plywood joinery for the interior of this home in Southwark.

Decorative arch-and-circle motifs and cutouts cover the partitions, which incorporate services and conceal structural elements and sliding doors.

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Northcote House, Australia, by LLDS Architects

Perhaps the most unusual plywood interior on this list, Northcote House in Melbourne features a sculptural plywood staircase that leads to the home's lower levels.

Swooping plywood panelling decorates the walls next to the staircase and forms a snug for resting or reading.

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London micro-apartment, UK, by Intervention Architecture

Bespoke plywood joinery is used to conceal furniture, including a fold-out bed, inside this 24-square-metre London flat that formerly functioned as servants' quarters.

"The brief here was to create joinery for lots of storage and to have it all hidden behind doors to make the apartment feel more spacious," Intervention Architecture founder Anna Parker told Dezeen.

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Timjan Villa, Sweden, by Johan Sundberg Arkitektur

Timjan Villa, a larch-clad extension in Lund, southern Sweden, is nestled within an apple orchard. Architect Johan Sundberg wanted to create a low-slung extension that wouldn't compete with the existing building.

Inside, the walls have been lined with pale plywood, which contrasts with grey stone floors. Green plants decorate the space, which opens up to a garden.

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Unfinished House, Canada, by Workshop Architecture Inc

In the kitchen of this home designed by Toronto studio Workshop Architecture Inc, light-blue kitchen cabinets and tiles contrast against plywood panelling that has been left in its natural hue.

"The Douglas fir plywood and pine wood framing are left exposed on the interior for visual interest and for small storage shelves," the studio told Dezeen.

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Pocket House, UK, by Tikari Works

Built on a plot that previously held a garage, Tikari Works' Pocket House measures just 35 square metres. Plywood panelling decorates the pared-back bedroom, which has a matching bedframe and opens up onto a terrace.

Tikari Works also used pale plywood to create a practical kitchen unit in the house, which was the studio's first completed project.

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MB House, Canada, by Jean Verville

Architect Jean Verville renovated this Montréal home with a series of sculptural plywood blocks and panels that give the interior a warm colour and enveloping feel.

"The project has become the expression of an inhabitable wood sculpture," Verville told Dezeen.

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This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring gridded ceilings, colourful kitchens and moody bedrooms.

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