I happen to love eclectic styles and contrasts between light and dark, so a few
darker wood pieces work for me in the overall mix of my home's decor.
There are 262 guest rooms, including 51 suites, furnished with custom
dark wood pieces and Early California artwork.
It is an amazing backdrop for
dark wood pieces
But the problem is I need to use what I have, which is pretty basic traditional style furniture and even several
dark wood pieces.
In this bedroom, above, you have very solid
dark wood pieces.
Here is an example of incorporating a couple of
dark wood pieces and a traditional sofa into a fun quirky youthful and modern cottage.
Inside, the main living area has a muted simplicity with
dark wood pieces and cream - color walls.
Not exact matches
Three
dark wood communal tables with seating for up to 10 people act as the center
pieces for the space and offers guests a lively and social experience.
If you need furniture, scour charity shops for old stools, benches, drawers and shelves but bear in mind that
dark - stained
wood can soak up light and dominate a photograph, so if your products need something lighter consider stripping back any imposing
pieces or painting to a shade that's easier to work with.
Look for a
piece that matches or complements your bedroom furniture - we have jewelry armoires in a range of
wood finishes from warm and rustic to
dark and sophisticated.
If you still have a little bit of
wood showing through here and there (which will happen more if you paint a light color on a
dark piece or vice versa), pour a little chalk paint into a plastic cup and mix in a bit of water to thin it out.
By sanding the
piece, the wax gets worked into the grooves of the raw
wood on the painted furniture, brings out the
dark tone and «ages» the
piece.
I liked the look of the
wood, but some of the
pieces were really
dark.
I usually like to buy
pieces that are
wood, so I have a «clean slate» so to speak, but black can look almost like
dark wood when it peeks under a coat of distressed milk paint.
We knew the Coco wash would show up
darker on the raw
wood, highlighting the
wood grain and giving the
piece some dimension.
The set is made of
dark, mahogany
wood and has opulent carvings around most of each furniture
piece.
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Its upper - floor formal living and dining area is a restful haven with large chandeliers dangling from a gorgeous peaked timber ceiling, textured stone walls, soft oversized sofas, a square
dark wood dining table and enchanting Asian art
pieces.
Vaulted ceilings and a polished tile floor are an airy backdrop for classic
pieces like a
dark -
wood sofa, woven chairs and a pedestal dining table.
There are also many impressive
pieces such as the bookcase in the second living area and the solid
dark wood Indian table and benches in the dining room off the living area.
Becoming by artist Jennifer JL Jones is a contemporary abstract
dark brown, pink, purple, and indigo mixed media on
wood piece that measures 64 x 64 and is priced at $ 11,500.
«The line of vision from Jerry's
pieces moves to the stairwell where a black and white Robert Motherwell print compliments the
dark wood atop each stair.»
Paris's Matthieu Haberard brings five new
pieces — with a
dark wood, epoxy, acrylic painting titled «Screen, where the touch, is a real sensation» (2015), a can - and - water sculpture called «Combine painting» (2015), a
wood - and - electric cable
piece called «Your time is running out» (2015), as well as two sculptural installations made of steel, plexiglas, acrylic on canvas, titled «Marcel; Where the bulbs are?»
Some invoke the supernatural — the title of «Planchette,» a
dark purple wall - relief of paper and aluminum, refers to the small
piece of
wood used to spell out messages on a Ouijia board — while others play with the simple idea that things are not what they seem.
For an old world look, an interesting wall treatment, candles and colorful pottery
pieces are the perfect way to accent a chunky,
dark - stained,
wood mantel...
Or you can add subtle contrast and texture using
pieces that truly capture the warmth of the
dark wood like Courtney from Golden Boys and Me.
I love the
dark brown trim her husband made, and think that it ties in nicely with some of their furniture (the couch, trunk and side table in the corner), but I'd love to see a couple of the other
wood pieces painted white and / or blue, (not necessarily the
pieces I popped into the photo) just to inject a couple brighter colors, and to establish a dedicated color palette.
So if you happen to have a
dark wood bookcase or open cabinet in your home (like I do, eh hem) and you want (or need) to keep it but want to lighten things up a bit, you CAN work with a
dark piece and lighten it up without paint!
I have a lot of
dark wood and I mix it with some painted
pieces and I think it livens things up around here.
You can definitely overdo
dark wood and end up with a dreary outdated home, of course, but I believe you can lighten and brighten your style in many ways and still keep some
dark pieces.
I have so much white furniture, blondish
wood floors in parts of my house and white woodwork, my house can handle some
dark pieces to ground things a bit.
If you want
darker wood versus a light finish, you'll be able to narrow down the wide selection of bedroom furniture to find
pieces you like that also go together.
Look for a
piece that matches or complements your bedroom furniture - we have jewelry armoires in a range of
wood finishes from warm and rustic to
dark and sophisticated.
If you still have a little bit of
wood showing through here and there (which will happen more if you paint a light color on a
dark piece or vice versa), pour a little chalk paint into a plastic cup and mix in a bit of water to thin it out.
The vast six - foot square sleigh bed is the only large
piece of
dark wood furniture in the house, playing to the French feel that the owners wanted to achieve.
We also have different
wood finishes, including red cherry options, more natural
woods,
dark walnut, black matte, or white finishes to make every parsons chair or
piece of furniture you purchase from Carrington Court the perfect match, even for the most discriminating buyer.
Oh my goodness... I think IF she plans on keeping it and not tearing it down and starting over, paint the outside, keep the white, do black shutters and a great color for the front door or get a new solid
wood one, 2nd... on the inside, seeing that J Lo transformed her husband's NY place into more modern fare, I think that she would definitely add color (all the walls are white) in the lighter neutrals, reverse the
dark stained
wood molding in the sitting area around the ceiling and windows into something lighter to coordinate with whatever wall color she chooses or white, 3rd... she would remove most of the colonial furniture
pieces, especially sofas and chairs, and add something with more interest, 4th... holy cow... that red carpet on the stairs would definitely go and she would do hardwoods, 5th... kitchen and FR complete overhaul, I can see her doing 2 different seating areas in the FR and gut the kitchen..
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I have added similar plank shutters outside, (hubby made out of cedar fence
wood pieces, and we stained them like your columns) to our
dark brown board and batten cottage.
Love the play of the white aginst the
dark wood and that you used smaller
pieces of
wood rather than just a single large one.
For this
piece, I applied 4 coats of stencil paint because of the light paint color onto the
dark wood stain.
I love
dark wood grains when they're balanced against light bright rooms, like a beautiful
piece of old
wood furniture with lovely patina, surrounded by crisp white linens.
Here, a
dark wood desk is at home among blond occasional tables because the
pieces have similar clean lines.
The Tifton Oak finish on real
wood veneer and solids,
Dark Brushed Nickel hardware, stile feet and glass - front doors with decorative mullions make this contemporary
piece an elegant addition to your home.
I have found when I work with
dark pieces — adding a little extra P of Paris to the mix helps block out the
wood tannins and
dark finishes from coming through the paint color.
This cabinet and bookcase set was another hand - me - down
piece from my grandmother (just like my mint desk), and the
dark wood was in desperate need of a face lift.
This
piece's frame is crafted from manufactured
wood with birch veneers in a
dark cherry finish, while gold - finished door pulls complete the look in concentric style.
She has successfully blended old and new
pieces to create a modern country home, as shown in the elegant living room where traditional
dark wood furniture sits easily with clean - lined sofas and a glass table.
Made from
dark wood, the bed, headboard and bedside tables are one
piece, working to create a sleek design.