A clean white ceramic steel finish reads as neutral in almost any room and gives the widest colour range for the markers used on it. It’s the right choice for most projects, but it’s worth confirming that’s an active decision rather than the only option considered, since a bespoke wall genuinely can be finished differently.

A wall in a colour that echoes existing brand or interior tones can look intentional in the right setting, but it needs to be chosen against actual paint or material swatches from the room, not from a screen or a small sample chip that never quite matches the real thing.

Lighting changes how a finish reads more than most people expect. A sample that looks right under a showroom’s lighting can look noticeably different under the room’s actual light, whether that’s daylight from a large window or warm artificial lighting, so viewing it on site before signing off avoids a mismatch discovered only after installation.

Finish and colour are easier to change during design than panel shape or cutout decisions, but deciding them together still produces a more coherent result than treating finish as an afterthought once the layout is already locked in.

A darker or coloured finish changes how visible certain marker colours are on the surface, which is worth testing before committing to a finish purely on how it looks empty. The wall needs to work as a writing surface people actually use daily, not just as a design element viewed from across the room.

See how a Chameleon bespoke whiteboard wall finish can be matched to your existing interior.