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Panelled in oak, with polished floor and innocent of hangings, the only furniture a grand piano and a portrait, it was at once a sanctuary and a shrine.

From The Shadow of the East by Hull, E. M. (Edith Maude)

Panelled upon them, and belonging to a later day than they, had been imposed two iron coats of arms, with crest above and motto beneath—the heraldic bearings of the present owner of Chadlands.

From The Grey Room by Phillpotts, Eden

Panelled in hard woods, white ceiling with shining nickel rods and brackets, carpeted floor and ruby-plush upholstering—into such a palace I step to take breakfast with my friend the Mate.

From An Ocean Tramp by McFee, William

Panelled oak screens enclose this room on both sides.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Sergeant, Philip Walsingham

This room she had made as unlike the Panelled Parlour as two rooms would be unlike one another. 

From A Lady of Quality by Burnett, Frances Hodgson