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TrueWood 3-Sided Veneer Acoustic Slat Panels
Solid rubberwood slats wrapped in real wood veneer on three sides, set on acoustic felt. Under ½″ deep, so the wall stays flat and clean with no bulky profile past the baseboard.
Real wood Real white oak veneer wraps every slat on three sides.
6 finishes, 7 options
Compare TrueWood Lite finishes
One build, real wood veneer in six tones. Natural Oak comes on black or oatmeal felt.
Natural Oak · Oatmeal felt
The same natural oak over warm oatmeal felt, so the wall reads soft and tone-on-tone.
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Natural Oak · Black felt
Pale, honey-toned white oak veneer over black felt, for crisp contrast in every gap.
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American Walnut
Real American walnut veneer: chocolate brown with a straight, open grain.
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Dark Smoke Oak
A smoky charcoal-brown between walnut and black, with the grain still reading through.
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Grey Oak
Oak finished a soft, weathered grey, with the grain still showing through.
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Dark Grey Oak
Oak taken to a deeper, cooler grey. Calm, modern and easy to live with.
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Black Oak
Our darkest oak: bold from across the room, grain visible up close.
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Why TrueWood
Every TrueWood slat is its own piece: a solid rubberwood core, not the MDF most slat panels are built on, wrapped in real wood veneer on three sides and stapled to acoustic felt from behind. You get real 3D slat depth in a profile under ½″ deep.
Want it to bend around a curve? That's Ultralight. Want solid wood all the way through? That's the Solid Series.
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Not sure on the color?
See it in your own light
TrueWood sample kit, $30. See the real wood and felt at home.
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Not sure on the color?
See it in your own light
TrueWood sample kit, $30. See the real wood and felt at home.
Get the sample kit
Plan your wall
How many boxes do I need?
Pick your ceiling height and enter your wall width. We'll work out the boxes and price for each finish.
Volume discounts available on 9, 10 and 12 ft panels.
Rounded up to whole boxes for one wall at full panel height. Add a box if you'll cut around windows or doors.
See the difference
Put them side by side, at home
Order the samples and compare the finishes on your own wall, in your own light.
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Installation
How they go up
The steps, or download the full guide as a PDF.
Acclimate, then adhesive, screws or both
- Acclimate 48–72 hours
Unbox and lay the panels flat on the floor of the room they're going in, out of the packaging and away from direct sun and heat. Don't stand them on end.
- Lead with the lip
Each panel has a bare felt lip on one edge and an overhanging slat on the other. Face every lip the way you're working.
- Fix it
Construction adhesive, or #6 screws (1–1.5″, trim-head for the cleanest look) through the felt in the second gap in from each edge, rows no more than 24″ apart. Or both for extra hold.
- Lap the next panel
Lower each new panel so its overhanging slat drops over the last panel's felt lip. The felt butts flush and the gap at the join matches the gaps between slats.
You'll need
- Drill / driver (cordless is best)
- #6 screws, 1–1.5″ (trim-head for a cleaner look)
- Construction adhesive, instead of or as well as screws
- 4 ft level or a laser, and a pencil
- Tape measure
- Stud finder or wall anchors
- Track, circular or hand saw with a fine-tooth blade
- Utility knife, for felt cuts
Cutting tips
- Cut to length with a track, circular or hand saw and a fine-tooth blade. Cut to width by slicing the felt in a gap with a utility knife: whole slats come away, no saw needed.
- Run painter's tape across the face and down the slat sides on the cut line, since the veneer can chip.
- Slats are stapled to the felt from the back every 10–13″. Line your cut up to miss the staples, and re-staple any slat that comes loose.
- Offcut slats lift off the felt and make matching trim for corners and edges.
- Corners: at an outside corner hold the panels back 17mm on the lapped side and 12mm on the other; at an inside lap, 5mm.
- Outlets and switches: a jigsaw or multi-tool through the slats, a utility knife through the felt.
About this line
Good to know
Discover the TrueWood Collection — a premium line of acoustic slat wall panels made with a solid rubberwood core and real wood veneer on all visible sides. Unlike standard panels that use MDF and one-sided veneer, TrueWood is built for lasting quality, with 3-sided veneer coverage and rich, natural finishes you can see and feel.