Wallcoverings

thumb|A mirror reflecting the image of a vase thumb|A first-surface mirror coated with aluminium and enhanced with [[dielectric coatings. The angle of the incident light (represented by both the light in the mirror and the shadow behind it) exactly matches the angle of reflection (the reflected light shining on the table).]] thumb|-tall acoustic mirror near Kilnsea Grange, East Yorkshire, UK, from [[World War I. The mirror magnified the sound of approaching enemy Zeppelins for a microphone placed at the focal point. Sound waves are much longer than light waves, thus the object produces di

thumb|350px|The Creation of Adam, a detail of the fresco [[Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo]]

Wallpaper is used in interior decoration to cover the interior walls of domestic and public buildings. It is usually sold in rolls and is applied onto a wall using wallpaper paste. Wallpapers can come plain as "lining paper" to help cover uneven surfaces and minor wall defects, "textured", plain with a regular repeating pattern design, or with a single non-repeating large design carried over a set of sheets.

thumb|Stucco plaster [[reliefs, such as this work at the Château de Fontainebleau, were hugely influential in Northern Mannerism. A plaster low-relief decorative frieze is above it.]]

thumb|upright=1.8|Baroque architecture|Baroque stucco on the ceiling of the Rotonde de Mars in the [[Louvre Palace, Paris, by Gaspard and Balthazard Marsy, 1658]]

thumb|Various sized cuts of drywall with tools for maintenance and installation

275px|thumb|right|Panel of the Battle of Aljubarrota by Portuguese artist [[Jorge Colaço, 1922]] '''' (, ; from the Arabic ) is a form of Iberian painted tin-glazed ceramic tilework. They are an ornamental art form, but also had a specific function, such as aiding temperature control in homes. There is also a tradition of their production in former Portuguese and Spanish colonies in North America, South America, the Philippines, Goa, Lusophone Africa, East Timor, and Macau. Azulejos constitute a major aspect of Portuguese and Spanish architecture to this day, and are found on buildings across

thumb|Dry stone|Dry ashlar masonry laid in parallel courses on an Inca wall at [[Machu Picchu]] thumb|Ashlar masonry north gable of Banbury Town Hall, Oxfordshire thumb|quarry-faced stone|Quarry-faced red Longmeadow sandstone in random ashlar was specified by architect [[Henry Hobson Richardson for the North Congregational Church (Springfield, Massachusetts, 1871).]]

thumb|A wall covered in zellīj at the Ben Youssef Madrasa in Marrakesh Zellij (), also spelled zillij or zellige, is a style of mosaic tilework made from individually hand-chiseled tile pieces. The pieces were typically of different colours and fitted together to form various patterns on the basis of tessellations, most notably elaborate Islamic geometric motifs such as radiating star patterns composed of various polygons. This form of Islamic art is one of the main characteristics of architecture in the western Islamic world. It is found in the architecture of Morocco, the architecture of Alg

thumb|300px|Italian scagliola top, second half of the 18th century

thumb|A tadelakt-covered wall

mortar mix of sand and cement for walls

thumb|right|250px|Lincrusta wall covering, Roseland Cottage thumb|right|250px|Detail of Byzantine pattern Lincrusta wall covering Lincrusta is a deeply embossed wallcovering, invented by Frederick Walton. Walton was already known for patenting linoleum floor covering in 1860. Lincrusta was launched in 1877 and was used in a host of applications from royal homes to railway carriages. Many examples over a hundred years old can still be found throughout the world.

thumb|220px| wainscoting using tongue and groove pine boards Panelling, or paneling in the United States, is a millwork wall covering constructed from rigid or semi-rigid components. These are traditionally interlocking wood, but could be plastic or other materials.

backing board used in building construction

refined type of plasterwork used in the interiors of houses

thumb|Marmorino stucco.

wood construction in which a panel is enclosed in a rigid frame

decorative item

thin sheets of stone applied as a decorative surface

building material