Do you want to draw attention to a certain wall? Add depth to a room? Highlight the height of the ceilings? They are decorative resources that you can get by placing a wooden background on the appropriate wall. Wood will also give warmth to these spaces, what more could you ask for?
Wood is one of the most used materials in interior decoration and more and more people are turning to coatings of this material to give them that cozy touch that mountain cabins have. But make no mistake; Although wood reinforces the rustic atmosphere of a space, they can also shape modern rooms.
The color of the wood
Natural wood is still a favorite for providing warmth in a room. However, colored woods can be just as or more interesting if we want gain luminosity or depth in a certain space. Thus, the choice of color must respond both to the characteristics of the space to be decorated, and to the style or effect that we want to achieve.
Natural wood, light or dark?
Natural woods will bring warmth to the room and reinforce the cozy atmosphere of it. Not sure which one to choose? Choose a light wood background if the room is small, has little natural light or you like the simplicity and lightness of Scandinavian-style homes.
Using the same color on the floor and the front wall, leaving the sides blank, will make the room appear more spacious. What if your goal is to gain depth? Bet on a dark wood background. Choose clean woods if you are looking for a room with a modern touch and marbled if you prefer a rustic space. Take a good furniture lesson
Lacquered or colored woods
The wooden backgrounds in white will attract attention in a way discreet due to its texture. Are you looking for a color that attracts more attention in a room with white walls? Choose gray, a color whose prominence has been on the rise in the last decade. An ideal color to elegantly dress rooms in a modern or industrial style.
Well used dark tones and on just one wall can help you create feeling of depth. Greens, blues and matte garnets are the favorites to gain depth and the living room and bedroom are the rooms that usually benefit from these.
You can also help make a rectangular room look more square using a colored wooden background. A warm dark tone, like a taupe, will help bring the wall closer to the back and make the room look more square if you use a softer color in the same range (beige) on the rest of the walls.
The form and arrangement
As important as the color is the slat arrangement. You can glue them both horizontally and vertically on the wall, but also fix them on strips, thus achieving interesting decorative effects. Or use different moldings to add relief to the wooden background. The options are numerous; Choosing between one and the other will depend on what you want to achieve.
- Vertical slats: The vertical arrangement of the slats will optically move the ceiling away from the floor. The ceilings will thus appear higher and in general the room will gain a feeling of spaciousness. The vertical slats also provide a sense of order, something that can be very beneficial in rooms dedicated to both rest and work.
- Horizontal slats: Contrary to what we might think, very narrow slats placed horizontally in the central part of a wall can cause a similar effect. The wider they are, however, the more the feeling of space will be reduced, watch out! The horizontal slats will also help you to visually lengthen the room. If you place slats with this wood on the back wall you will make the room appear wider.
- Herringbone: You will create a dimensional effect, bringing modernity and character to the room
- With decorative moldings. Wood paneling with decorative trim adds relief to the design. Those with symmetrical panels are ideal to bring a classic and sophisticated touch to the room. Such a background on the wall on which the headboard rests will bring the room to another level.
- Mosaics with relief. Pieces with reliefs and irregularities provide infinite sensations. They are a novel alternative; a modern way to draw attention to a wall. Use them to cover the wall where the dresser is placed in the hall, the sofa in the living room or the dining room table.
As you can see, there are many effects that we can achieve by installing a wooden background in a room. And this does not have to cover the entire wall, a small portion of the wall may be enough to attract all eyes to a specific place or highlight the height of the ceiling.