14 Creative Ways To Incorporate Timber Into Your Home
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Wood makes a house a home - it’s a staple material in interior architecture and decoration and there are tonnes of ways to use in on your property that far outrank the boring commercially processed lumber of house frames. Incorporating a little natural wood into your home’s interior style will add a snug personal touch and acknowledge the presence of nature as a dominating force within the home. Timeless and beautiful, here are some ideas for integrating wooden furniture and decoration into the modern home without descending into the overwhelming style of ye olde hunting cabins with their stuffy attics and deer antlers.
1. Extension furniture
Ever feel frustrated that your table isn’t pulling its weight around the house? Increase its functionality by investing in a nifty piece of “extension furniture”! Capable of transforming between table and shelving system, these guys are the kings of DIY furniture. It is sometimes difficult to predict the future beyond the short term and you might find yourself moving between homes or frequently renovating, in which case, this kind of versatile possession will make it easier for your lifestyle to change and evolve.
2. Partitions
It’s tremendously handy to be able to divide up a living space, especially in an open plan home which lacks private and cosy spaces. Timber makes sturdy partitions and partitions make useful additions to studies, dining rooms, bedrooms and even office spaces! Depending on your flooring, they may also prove useful in minimising the spread of echoing noise. Wooden partitions can suit many styles. Javanese and Balinese carved frames bring an air of the exotic while straight lines and symmetry are classy and understated.
3. Knife boards
Nobody likes dunking their hand unawares into the contents of a kitchen drawer only to emerge bloodied and sore! It’s a long established fact that proper knife storage is not only good for your fingers, it’s good for maximising the lifespan of the knives themselves. One option is a knife dock made of pressed cork or bamboo, which gently accommodates the blades without blunting them. Alternatively, magnetised wooden boards make for easy and accessible storage and the colour contrast between the grain and the knife handle and blade is fairly pretty.
4. Decorative storage units
Finding ways to recycle the wooden pallets hanging around your garage can feel like a drag - but with handy Mr. Google, you’ll discover it’s actually a goldmine of funky ideas and beautiful and functional decorating projects. With minimal exertion you can adapt them into storage systems for a range of items like shoes, pot plants, wine bottles and kitchen knickknacks. Rustic and hipster, you’ll soon attract appreciation from neighbours and visitors.
5. Shower flooring
Clinical tile and fibreglass may be more popular options, but a wooden shower floor is a warm, cosy alternative which will leave you feeling like you’re relaxing on a tropical holiday. It does require more maintenance than a regular shower, but if you like the idea of a non-splash surface which conceals the drain and is easy on the feet, then a slatted timber shower mat may be a good choice.
6. Flowerpots
You wouldn’t think it, since wood is obviously well akin to flowering plants, but wooden flowerpots actually make a pretty bold statement! They work especially well for succulents which don’t require much watering, but also as pot plant organisers or dividers in a herb garden. With just a touch of the unusual, these funny little objects can transform a garden, windowsill or table.
7. Chandelier lighting
Hanging chandeliers are a beautiful and classic way to improve the atmosphere of a home. Far beyond the simple paper lanterns used for entertaining and parties, we have elegant wooden chandeliers, which are perfect for a bedroom, over the dining table or for in the library when you’re after a bit of studious historical reading! They draw the eye because of their unusual material and are available in a variety of patterns and designs, like water droplets, knobbly tree branches, carved mesh light globes and fan-style lampshades.
8. Sliding doors
Elegant and modern, sliding doors bring character to a home without overdoing it. They provide privacy to spaces in a friendly and open kind of way and provide continuity to match any exterior glass doors you might have. Timber doors can be painted, varnished, distressed and accessorised with antique fittings to create a gorgeous vintage look or a stunning modern one, depending on your preference. For example, a crisp, clean light grain in one solid slab will bring to mind Scandinavian and Japanese simplicity, whereas a weathered white painted one will hark back to the cute naivety of 1950s diners and white picket fences.
9. Lounge furniture
Beyond your average armchair with a wooden armrest, there’s a whole wealth of quirky loungeroom furniture constructed entirely out of timber, or accessorised with a small mattress or pillow to add a bit of colour and comfort. Hard chairs and couches are simply wonderful for achieving good posture and they can look almost retro in a modern home. Why not have a think about the furniture layout in your lounge room - could it use a feature chair? Are you leaving enough floor space? Are you matching your furniture to any window frames, bookshelves or coffee tables? Again, wooden furniture is a sure-fire way to get your home feeling more personal and inviting and less sterile and anonymous.
10. Bathroom fittings
Don’t forget wooden bathtubs and sinks - like shower floors, they can look sensational in even the humblest of bathrooms. There’s something about water trickling onto a deep mahogany that just relaxes the senses, like falling asleep in a beautiful jungle spring. Famed for its natural water resistance, teak is probably the best material to use and is certainly the most common one seen in custom sink designs. After the initial difficulties with ensuring the functionality of timber when regularly exposed to moisture, these babies have been rapidly growing in popularity over the last few years and it’s not hard to see why. In a bathroom setting, timber is a luxurious material and one which adds a bit of excitement to mundane daily tasks and a bit of warmth to a room which can feel cold and uninviting.
11. Feature walls
Building a home to feature wooden interior walls can sometimes leave you feeling overwhelming and claustrophobic, even in larger spaces. Accenting only one wall, or even a fraction of it, with timber is a great way to get around this. You have all the benefits of a beautiful, lasting design without feeling like your house is a bushfire magnet or an accident just waiting to happen. Recycled or painted slabs can add even more personality to the wall and work wonderfully in bedrooms. Timber walls draw the eye anyway because of their scarcity so a feature wall is obviously a very effective way to make your home feel unique and make sure it makes an impression on guests.
12. Full-length shelving systems
Timber certainly enjoys a monopoly on bookshelves - you’d be hard pressed to find one of another material. Yet, you can still get a little bit special when it comes to wooden shelving. Storage which runs entirely from ceiling to floor is one example. Stoic and dignified, these bookshelves ooze power whilst making the most of your vertical space. And it doesn’t just have to be books - they’re also wonderful for kitchen pantries, or simply as a way to present special ornaments and decorations.
13. Candle holders
Quirky and clunky, wooden candle holders are beautifully solid compared to your average plastic tealight container which wears out after one use. They make good contributions to a classical aesthetic on dining tables, desks, bedside recesses and buffets, and are a budget-friendly way to start incorporating wooden decor into your home.
14. Block staircases
Sure, a lot of stairways are made of timber. But are they half as beautiful as these, constructed of pure wooden blocks? Simplicity is key with this design. It’s a bold statement to make, but at the same time, it’s a classic and sophisticated way to construct your two-storey home. Almost like matchboxes or dominoes, the repetition of this understated design is strikingly modern and you won’t discover a creaky stair in your lifetime.
Who woodn’t fancy some of these ideas? Service Central can help get your timber remodel started with advice and quotes from plumbers, renovators and handymen.
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