In this age of Instagram and Pinterest, it is so easy to get confused about how to incorporate wood furniture in your home. The inspiring pictures leave you scrolling for hours trying to find the pieces. Do yourself a favor and use them only as a rough idea. Don’t fret yourself over finding the exact matches.
If you are a fan of wood furniture, we’re in your team. The process to incorporate wood furniture in your home like a pro isn’t intuitive though. So, let’s take a look at some easy and creative tips to get it right.
Incorporate Wood Furniture in Your Home like a Designer
Gone are the days when everything used to be matchy-matchy. Mix-and-match is the name of the game now. So, if you want to incorporate wood furniture in your home to give it a designer finish, don’t match everything. Let’s take the example of a dining room. (Since we think the first room that should be designed is the dining room). Your dining table and chairs don’t need to be exactly the same finish. Instead of getting a dining table set, try getting a stylish table and surround it with benches and Windsor chairs. This will give your dining room a more modern look. Check out dining table Apex, for inspiration.
Tips To Incorporate Wood Furniture in Your Home
When you’re being “too interior designer-ish”, it is possible to end up in a hot mess. So, here are some tips to keep you safe in your endeavour.
1. Understand Undertones:
Before you jump on to start choosing different finishes, you need to get an understanding of undertones. Undertones are the color temperatures of the wood finishes. There are three undertones; warm — appear yellow or reddish-orange, cool — appear greyish and neutral — appear beige. While you’re choosing pieces with different finishes, keep the color temperatures similar. The most versatile option is the neutral undertone because you can mix them up with all the other undertones. Find a neutral bed frame and mix it with cool undertones of dressers for a modern bedroom interior.
2. Think Complementary not Close:
If you are giving it a go, and not buying sets of furniture, Good start! Now, if you want to do it like an interior designer would –don’t try to keep the finishes close. If you choose almost similar finishes, you’ll end up in a “Nice try but Nah!” design. So, be smart and opt for pieces that, despite being different, complement each other. A mix of different wood finishes in a room reflects the purposeful design choices. Your home design is an expression of your personality. The good news is that if you don’t find what you’re looking for, you can customise your wood furniture at Woody’s.
3. Add a Unifying Centrepiece:
It might get overwhelming trying to think like an interior designer. But before you give up and raise your hands, there is something that can help. If you are a beginner, start with a piece that has multiple undertones and finishes. It can be the main furniture piece or a complementary one. For instance, choose a multiple tone desk for your home office that visually ties the finishes of the rest of the pieces together. Zebrawood, distressed finishes and high-contrast furniture pieces can be a good start.
4. Make Use of the Difference in Grains Patterns:
It isn’t only the undertone that creates the difference in the wood finishes. If you want to incorporate wood furniture in your home in a contemporary style, you can also create a difference in pieces with patterns. Wood furniture pieces have different grain patterns. These can be stripes, flame-like shapes or swirls. Plus these grain patterns also differentiate in the sizes (scale of grain patterns). Mixing grain patterns and sizes is as simple as mixing fabric patterns. Just like you wouldn’t mix polka dots with stripes, because they don’t look good together– you should keep the overall look of the room in mind when mixing the grain patterns.
5. Take it Slow:
You never dive headfirst in your first swimming lesson. If this is your first time not getting a furniture set, it is okay to start slow. Adjust the contrast by mixing light and medium or medium and dark in your first attempt. You can push boundaries as you gain more confidence. Choose a dominant tone and restrict it to one big piece. For instance, if you choose an entertainment unit in a yellow tone, that is it. All the other pieces will be complementary. When you’re ready, you can split the dominant tone into two or three smaller pieces.
Excess of Everything is Bad!
And finally, it is possible to overdo it when you incorporate wood furniture in your home. Add other elements that can break up the visual woody monotony such as mirrors, area rugs and porcelain artworks. Even if you go with similar finishes and grain patterns, place them at distance. Leave breathing space between the wood furniture pieces to create a visually balanced look. If you put all the pieces together or in close proximity, the overall look of the room will become lopsided. There is also a chance of the room looking too busy and over crowded.
A Safe First Flight:
If you are new in this exciting process, take advantage of our low price guarantee. After all, no one wants to end up stretching the budget to buy something easily found at a lower price. At Woody’s, we price match exact item (same model number, same wood, same finish, same condition) with any other furniture store. So, you won’t find what you’re looking for at a better price anywhere else.