Home office wall panels

Sound better on every call

Small home offices with bare walls and hard floors echo. You hear it as a hollow sound on calls, and so does everyone else in the meeting. Wall panels behind and beside your desk absorb that echo. Every Akupanel has wood slats on an acoustic felt backing with Class A sound absorption. Your voice sounds clearer on calls, and the room feels quieter when you’re focusing on your own work.

H2: Soundproofing a home office — what panels can and can’t do

Many people search for ways to soundproof a home office. It helps to know the difference. Soundproofing stops sound from traveling between rooms and usually means building work on the walls, floor or door. Wall panels improve the sound inside the room by reducing echo and reverberation. For most home offices, that’s the problem: you sound echoey on calls, and the room feels noisy. Panels solve that without construction.

H2: Home office design ideas

Your desk wall is the one you see all day, and the one your colleagues see behind you. A panel wall gives the room a calm backdrop with real texture. Panel the wall behind the desk for a strong video background, or the wall you face to give your eyes something warm to rest on. Light oak keeps a small office bright. Darker tones create a focused, library-like feel. Browse the home offices above for inspiration.

H2: An office in the corner of another room

Not everyone has a spare room. If your office is a corner of the living room or bedroom, panels on one wall help define the workspace and make it feel like its own area. For more separation, an Embrace room divider creates a work zone without closing off the room. You can also add felt sheets and shelves to it.

H2: Storage and light on the wall

Keep the desk clear by moving things to the wall. Create accessories clip between the slats without drilling, so you can add shelves for folders and books, a magnetic board for notes and a wall lamp for even light on video calls. When your setup changes, move them.