When choosing furniture, many consumers opt for a natural and environmentally friendly material – solid wood. Despite the high cost, such furniture quickly pays for itself due to its durability and practicality.
In addition to this, natural furniture can look elegant in almost every interior, regardless of style and orientation.
Selection of solid wood furniture
But few people know that each type of wood used in production differs from others in its own characteristics. So what is it, solid wood furniture, and how to choose it correctly?
Of course, today manufacturers offer cheaper materials to the average buyer, focusing on purchasing power.
Wood in its pure form is rarely used in production due to the high cost of the material processing process. However, solid wood furniture today is an indicator of prosperity and luxury.
Basically, the array is chosen for furnishing living rooms and kitchens. Wooden furniture in the living room is mainly made from “expensive” wood species: oak, larch, beech. The advantage of the listed materials is that among popular species, they are more durable and strong.
Dense and heavy wood rarely cracks or swells in an unsuitable microclimate.
Dimensions and calculations
If we are talking about the most acceptable sizes for a home, then for general information, the usual sheet thickness of a plywood sheet ranges from one and six millimeters to seventy-six centimeters.
- Such a wide range makes it difficult to choose. However, in practice, experts have found that the range that is most popular among craftsmen is from six and four millimeters to nineteen. So, when purchasing plywood, you should focus on these dimensions.
- Calculations are carried out independently, based on the characteristics of the arrangement of furniture in the house, as well as the ease of use by the inhabitants.
You can take your favorite design scheme as an example in order to “adjust” it to your individual values. There is always such information on the Internet.
Pine
It is not at all necessary to choose furniture from expensive noble species. Pine is mainly used to furnish other rooms. This material is more whimsical, but in the price category it is more accessible.
Thus, pine is well suited for bedroom interiors due to its light shades and bright, pronounced structure.
And with proper care, pine, which is capricious to temperature changes, can last for many years. Oak, for example, will look heavy for bedrooms.
Cherry, ash
You can also pay attention to cherry and ash. The design of furniture made from this array is distinguished by a variety of structures and shades, and the main advantage is the affordable price category.
Among imported products, the predominant species are mahogany and rosewood.
Bathroom decoration
Quite often today you can find arrays in bathrooms. This is especially true if the space is large to accommodate cabinets and cabinets made of wood. Nowadays such interiors are popular, and manufacturers guarantee a long service life due to high-quality wood processing.
Thus, furniture intended for bathrooms is additionally coated with antiseptics, which protects it from moisture and prevents the formation of fungi on the surface.
Of course, the array has a number of advantages, among which are its aesthetic appearance, environmental friendliness, and strength.
Not a single film used in production can exactly replicate the pattern of wood. And the styles of wooden furniture amaze with their variety of shapes and textures.
Varieties
There are many types of creative furniture. Let's look at some of them.
Tables
Designer Jalmake created a table called Plantable. The legs of this table are inserted into pots for climbing plants. This option is suitable for people who love nature and house plants. A table for creative people with wide wooden supports instead of legs. Table top – tempered glass on metal stands. The tree is made from a valuable species, will last forever and will delight the owner with its aesthetic appearance and creativity. The table with an unusual structure is made of light wood. Two tabletops are inserted into each other. Each consists of several fused hexagons. Such furniture is suitable only for an extravagant person.
Chairs, stools and armchairs
For people who love sweets, cupcake-shaped stools will suit them. The soft seat with the shape of a mushroom cap can be easily removed and inserted into the base. The furniture looks very harmonious on a wooden floor. A very unusual magic chair. It creates the visual effect of furniture hanging in the air and standing on one leg. The single leg rests on a metal base under the carpet. This chair is ideal for relaxation. The body is made of thin, curved boards that meet at the top in two circles. The soft upholstery is made in bright yellow.
Shelves
The original shelf with an internal cavity to accommodate a person looks simply wonderful. A light bulb inside the cavity provides good illumination. The cavity is made in a shape that is optimal for reading. This book shelf is in the shape of a human face, painted red. Looks harmonious on a white background. Good for schoolchildren or cheerful people.
There are various animal shaped shelves that are suitable for both adults and children. One of them is made in the form of such a bear. The shelf will fit into any interior.
Beds
The bed is made of two beds on inflatable supports. Suitable for newlyweds, people in love. If there is harmony in relationships in the family, the extreme supports are pumped up. If not, the central ones. This bed has a round metal frame. A person resting on it can lie and swing. The elegant wooden base complements the beautiful look of the bed. Children's creative bed in the shape of a truck. There are two options: for boys and girls. For boys, the bed can be painted blue, and for girls, pink.
Garden furniture in the form of a swing
Such unusual furniture allows owners to relax in nature, swinging on the “wings of love.” Made from quality wood. Accommodates two people. Suitable for both children and adults.
Creative set
This set with silhouettes of cats will greatly delight lovers of these animals. Painted white. The cutouts are suitable as shelves.
Original couch
This Climbing Wall couch looks fabulous, delighting owners and guests with its appearance. The unusual arrangement of the legs is what creative, extravagant people like best on the wall. The snow-white palette will decorate any interior.
Dresser
This chest of drawers is made in a minimalist style. Allows the owner to concentrate on work and reading. All wooden details are made elegantly and are pleasing to the eye.
Features of wooden furniture
But wooden furniture also has a number of features:
The most obvious drawback, of course, is the price. This is especially true for furniture made of oak.
An array can dry out or swell due to temperature changes. And this does not necessarily mean that the room climate is not suitable enough.
Most likely, the problem of deformation of individual elements will be due to improper treatment with wood impregnations during production. This is the most common problem because... Over time, many doors begin to creak and cracks form.
Wooden furniture cannot be repaired. If an individual element is damaged, you will have to replace it completely. The exception is minor scratches, which can be removed by sanding.
Custom-made furniture will help you avoid such difficulties. So, you can get full advice on caring for the array, a guarantee, and also check with the manufacturer about the technology for processing the material.
To sum up, we can say that despite the high cost and some care features, solid wood remains a popular material for making furniture. Such a purchase will save you from the problem of changing furniture for many years and will quickly pay for itself.
It is precisely because of its durability, luxury and practicality that photos of solid wood furniture appear in modern design solutions.
Wall decor
Most often, wooden styles in wall decor are presented from saw cuts.
- To do this, you first need to draw up a sketch of the decor and calculate its approximate size.
- Then the logs that were prepared to decorate the wall are sawn into even circles.
- They should be the same thickness so that when decorating the wall the surface remains smooth, without clearly protruding elements.
- The bark can be removed from the cuts, or you can leave it the same.
- After the cuts are prepared, they can be coated on the front with a special impregnation, thanks to which the tree will remain in its original form.
- Then the saw cuts will need to be glued to the walls.
- You can also use self-tapping screws, only in this case the cuts will be visible.
In the photo of wooden decor you can also see an interesting solution when using saw cuts. You can take long and spreading branches or the trunk of a small tree with branches and screw it to the wall. Small cuts can be glued directly to the branches, as if they were foliage.
