This combination made a pattern of 16 wide panels due to the true dimensions of the nominal lumber.
Hidden room wall panel.
I thought this 16 pattern would be important to match the usual spacing of the wall studs but since i was gluing the boards up it was immaterial.
So the wall slides open when i need it to.
The room is a hidden storage room that is used infrequently.
The 1 x 2 s are hidden covered by 1 x 4 s painted white.
If you want to easily apply wainscoting to your wall and hidden door you can buy pre fabricated panels and other trim pieces.
There are five types of wainscoting.
But it hasn t been a problem.
In the photos the 1 x 8 s are green.
Under a mat hidden cellar.
Beadboard overlay raised panel flat panel batten and board.
The best hidden doors aren t even there to the naked eye just like this one that looks like it s part of the wall but opens to what seems like a rest room.
Raised panel is the most traditional and respected form of wainscoting.