Nowadays, we seek more than ever the decoration with wood as a reference for our homes. After all, there is no greater coziness than the one created by the warm and pleasant tones of this natural raw material. With changes in ways of living and our habits, this kind of comfort is definitely a priority.
And you have more, you see? In addition to creating this hot atmosphere, the wood is beautiful. You can’t deny it! The only issues we find in the middle of the mission of decorating with wood is to understand where we can use it, what are the types of wood most present in the market, and how to customize them in our style.
Do you have those doubts? Keep reading – because this guide is for you!
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Why should you use wood in decor?
This question is not difficult to answer. But the answer is long! Wood is one of the simplest materials, and yet more valuable we can use in decoration.
It is a renewable and extremely diverse natural resource. There are several species of trees that can offer their wood to the decore, many natural colors and beautiful dyes, and various applications.
Wood can, for example, be directly related to the architectural functions of the house. In this case, adorn the walls, floor, doors, columns or even trimmings.
On the other hand, it can be the raw material of furniture and other decorative objects. In Scandinavian design, for example, it is a muse of basically all interior decoration — prevalent in chairs, sofas, and linings.
Below, let’s tell you some of the reasons why she’s so sweet all over the globe—and why you should take advantage of it to create your home, sweet home.
If you want, you can also check out our post about neutral tones in the decoration. We talk more about the Scandinavian style and also about ensuring a lot of charm with a timeless color palette!
1. The wood heats the environments
When we decorate houses and apartments, we have two main priorities: leaving the space with the resident’s face is the first. After all, your home should be one of your favorite corners of the world, with all your personality.
The second is to offer a lot of warmth through the solutions of décor. This is where wood comes in: it is universally known for heating the environments.
For this reason, for example, it is so used to compose chalets and country houses. Moreover, evidently, it has the rustic effect characteristic of these places!
2.The decoration with wood combines with everything
It is by speaking of rustic that we come to the next reason to decorate with wood. She is versatile!
With light woods, you can create a contemporary space inspired by Scandinavian design or Japanese minimalism. The dark woods, combined with the effect of burnt cement, generate a modern and quite urban house. It all depends on how you choose to combine!
As we have already commented, because it is a natural resource it exists in various forms, types and tones. This means that in this world there is at least one type of certified wood that matches your décor.
If you don’t find it, no problem. Wooden plates (and even solid wood) can be dyed or painted to achieve the desired effect. Did you see that cool?
3. You can dye, stain or paint the wood
As you may have noticed, there is a difference between dyeing and painting a wood. When we talk about dyeing, we refer to stain (mancha). This is a type of wood finish. As a result, it has a slight tonal difference from the material in its most natural state.
The stain is, in a way, relative of the varnish — that we use a lot for waterproofing and protection of wood in outdoor areas against UV rays. It can also change the tone of the parts or coatings a little bit.
However, while stain is mated and preserves the veins and organic characteristics of the wood, the varnish offers a bright and smoother layer. It forms a sort of protective film on it.
This is also a bit of what happens when we paint the wood. In this case, the paint creates new layers on the original material. Here, the colors and finishes can be quite different — you can paint your wood blue and screw it, for example, to ensure a vintage mood in the decor.
Bacana, isn’t it? Just be careful about the paints. If you are painting a wooden furniture at home, prefer the acrylic paint, easy to apply and reasonably resistant. And always do it in open environments, you see? On the contrary, always hire a qualified professional!
With this kind of décor trick, you can even completely transform an old wooden furniture. – How about it? Below, you check out the before and after a chest of chests of a completely redesigned with a little color.
4.It brings texture to space
Regardless of your favorite decorative style, one thing is certain: textures are essential. They are present in the fabrics, coatings and finishes of their furniture.
There are those who love, for example, the texture of the suede. So much so that a few years ago they created paints and techniques that bring the effect of the fabric to the walls in a very practical way.
In the same way, the natural textures of wood are universally loved. Because it is an organic material, there is not one piece of wood that is the same as the other. We can still intervene to adapt this texture a little to our tastes – leaving it more rustic, or sanding and polishing the pieces.
This makes the decoration with wood something always unique to that furniture or house!
Differences between types of wooden board
When we search for wooden furniture, we find several information that needs to be decrypted. It is very important, first of all, to ensure the provenance of the raw material. It must be certified, with proof of good conduct in forest management, okay?
Apart from this, in addition to solid wood there are some types of products composed by wood widely used in furniture. Each of them has specific characteristics that influence and a lot in the purchase! Below, you can check out the two most popular.
MDF
Let’s start with the MDF. The acronym stands for Medium Density Fiberboard. Therefore, it is a plaque made from wood fibers!
These fibers are combined with a synthetic resin. Then they are compacted with a lot of pressure and heat, in a press for the task. Because they are very small, the fibers have a good compaction potential. Therefore, they generate a sturdy and reasonably durable plate, and MDF products end up being cheaper than solid wood products.
MDP
MDP stands for Medium Density Particleboard (medium density particle board). Like MDF, it is a compacted panel. However, in place of the fibers, it is made of wood particles.
The agglutination process is exactly the same as the MDF. The difference is that while an MDF board is composed of several “lews” of the material joints, MDP is made of two thin layers and a thick one. It is not very malleable, so it is used to compose simple furniture such as cabinets and bedside tables. It also has a lower cost.
How to decorate with wood: valuable tips and tricks
The times of decorating everything with the same wooden tone are gone! Yes, they did exist. In the past, the idea was that wood should always be the same among all elements of an environment. As well as in fashion we used to say that the bag and the shoe should have the same color, for example!
But with time and new trends, we realize how beautiful it can be. And now, we share with you four tips to use different shades of wood in the decoration.
1. Bet on the contrasts
Have you ever stopped to think about how nature’s color palette is unique and perfectly combined? It would be no different with wood. Different shades of the material look beautiful together — especially in contrast!
The only care you need to take is not to exaggerate the elements of dark wood, thus preventing the environment from getting too heavy visually. Unless that is your goal.
Enjoy and value what you have at home! We say this because here in Brazil the wooden floors – such as boarding or the “top floor” – are quite popular and can be used in your favor.
The tip of Fashion Bubbles is to create a contrast between the floor and some furniture of its decoration with wood. Thus, their furniture stands out in relation to the base of the environment, instead of mixing perfectly.
2Choose a main tone
Before decorating the house, take a while just to think about the type of wood you like the most. Choose it as your “main wood” – the one that will be present in greater quantities in the environments. It can make up an “accent wall”, for example.
Then, just choose a secondary wooden tone. It will appear in smaller doses on the decor — on some shelf, in the armchair details or in small decorative objects.
With this formula it is simpler to combine different shades of decoration with wood, preserving the harmony of your space.
3. Start with a piece statement
Can’t choose a wooden tone to be the star of the show – or better, the decor? It’s okay. It’s okay. Try to choose a featured furniture first!
Every environment has a piece that characterizes it. While in the bedroom this furniture is the mix of bed and headboard, in the living room can be the sofa or the TV rack, for example. In the dining room, it can be a beautiful buffet or an elegant table.
In this case, this piece should be made of wood. From it, you can insert other organic elements in the decoration without fear, as long as they do not stand out to the main furniture. This way it is easier to decorate with balance!
4.Finish with a carpet
Last but not least: when there is doubt, a carpet can save you. In rooms like the living room, he is one of those responsible for anchoring the environment.
Therefore, a beautiful neutral carpet can help you to soften the décor, create unity and in a certain way connect your wooden furniture in the process.
See how it gets much easier?
Pure inspiration: environments decorated with wood
Now you know the basics about wood and how to start decorating with it. How about, then, check how she appears in different parts and environments of the house to be inspired?
Decoration with wood on the walls and ceiling
The most popular use of wood is on the floor of the houses. But did you know that you can also use it on the walls and ceiling? When applied in these parts of architecture, it creates new highlights in its decoration.
Want to decorate the walls with wood, but are afraid of exaggeration? Take advantage of the material to create accent walls — as well as you would with a vibrant tone of paint, for example!
The fun thing about this type of application is that you can take advantage of boards and wooden slats to complete the space with drawings. And you can also mix different nuances, creating special effects!
Below we show two examples of wood slats used to decorate. In the first, the structure was probably created with the house already ready, to renovate the décor.
In the second, we can see that it was thought of from the beginning of the architectural design. – How? The slats extrapolate the usual size of the wall, entering the ceiling by a lit hollow. The effect is unique!
In addition to the decorative effects, the wood can be used in a functional way on the walls — on bookshelves, on shelves, on the mirror in the decoration…
Another example: wooden boards are a good choice to hide the furniture from the bar or even the door of a pantry in a small apê!
Different ways to decorate the kitchen with wood
Wood is one of the stars of the kitchen. It is almost always present on the door of the cabinets, either with natural finishes or dyed.
This environment, like the others, also benefits from contrasts. Darker shelves, for example, bring a unique charm to the space next to white cabinets and other lighter woods.
Decoration with wood in the bathroom
The toilets and bath rooms give some of the most incredible evidence of how wood transforms a decoration. Above all, they also show the variety of styles with which this raw material combines!
In pair with dark colors such as black and gray, the wood brings coziness to the most modern bathrooms. Want to use it in the box? Take care of moisture: in wet areas, the best order is to bet on other coatings such as porcelain tile. There are several models that mimic organic matter!
One more option is to cover the niches of the wooden space, leaving their bath products there. The effect is a grace.
The wood in the décor of the rooms
In the bedroom, the wood can appear in another different way. In addition to being part of the furniture, floor or wall, it can also be chosen to compose the head of the bed.
Therefore, it fulfills one of the most important roles of the decoration of the environment: to frame the star of space!
Check out how wood can also appear in the outside area of the house: “Quintal gourmet small: 25 images to rock in the decoration”.
Details of decoration with wood
It’s not just in the grandeurs of architecture and decoration that we find wood, see? Petit décor—the little items that embellish our home, sweet home—can also have the material. They are the frames, vases, supports and much more that make the day to look more beautiful.
In addition, we know that not everyone wants to make big changes at home. It may be because the place is rented (which prevents the making of works) or because the cost of renovating the house using wood seems large.
Good news: you can get around both situations! With DIY projects, you can take advantage of cheap materials and simple items to operate major changes.
Market bins, for example, can be sanded and stacked to make a shelf. Also bet on the decoration with pallet. This material is easy to find and can be transformed into sofas, beds, supports for plants… In short, beautiful furniture for any of the rooms in the house!
Do you love to find inspirations for the house? See “Instagram de Decoração – creative apartments to follow and copy”.
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