This year, mood lighting is taking centre stage — layered, warm, and deeply atmospheric. It’s not just about visibility, but emotion.

Muros wall panels are the perfect canvas for this lighting evolution. From the raw tactility of roughcast concrete or brick to the refined grains of timber and stone, each panel responds to light with drama and dimension. Strategically placed ambient and accent lighting draws out depth, shadow, and movement — turning feature walls into sculptural statements that shift and transform with the setting.

Explore how designers are using light to bring Muros textures to life in the projects below.

Featured: A Taupō home by Design Builders, where a dramatic double-height Muros wall defines the entrance.

Muros Roughcast Concrete panels bring architectural texture to entrance spaces — but it’s the intentional, statement lighting that reveals their full depth. Pair with bold art for a timeless design that leaves a lasting impression.⁠

Featured above: At The Rise by Lucy Furniss Design, a bedroom accent wall features Muros Black Rock panels, with bathroom and living spaces clad in Roughcast Concrete in Rust.

In the alpine quiet of the Aoraki Mackenzie Dark Sky Reserve, The Rise offers a refined off-grid escape where materiality takes centre stage.

The bedroom is defined by a black rock texture, beautifully offset by pendant lights, creating a textured and immersive space. In the bathroom, paired with softly diffused lighting and organic forms, the panels evoke the honest beauty of poured concrete.

Featured: Chipped Stone panels in White Castilian adorn the staircase wall of this residential underground cellar in Auckland.

Tucked beneath the staircase, soft hidden lighting brings the chipped stone to life —highlighting its natural texture and tonal variation.

Used as a feature wall in this intimate cellar space, the panels create the look and feel of authentic stonework, with subtle imperfections and varied sizing that mimic traditional masonry. The warm, low-level lighting casts gentle shadows across the surface, enhancing the depth and character of each panel and elevating the atmosphere of this secluded retreat.

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