wainscoting
You may want to consider incorporating wainscot paneling into your room design. Wainscoting creates a rich, "old world" element that adds beauty and warmth to any design, and can be installed with a painted or stain grade finish.
Wainscoting can be used in many applications including bathrooms, hallways, living rooms and studies. Wainscoting comes in several material choices and price ranges.
The least expensive route to wainscoting uses bead-board paneling like that offered by Georgia-Pacific.
A reasonably priced raised panel system can be fabricated from masonite panels, like shown above.
Moving up the price ladder, wainscoting can also be created from tongue and groove pine, maple or cherry (no picture shown).
The most expensive and beautiful application of waincoting uses real wood raised panels like shown above. The door panels come in a variety of profiles and offered in various wood species and finishes to match any decor.