Mixing Wood Bedroom Furniture

Another way to mix and match furniture styles with ease is to envision a theme.

Mixing wood bedroom furniture.

Mix old and new. Open 7 days a week from 10am to 6pm. Matchy matchy wood furniture sets had their moment. More than likely the furniture in your home has been collected over time a dresser inherited a nightstand picked up at a flea market a couch splurged on.

If you have a wood bed try mirrored metal stone painted wood glass or lacquered nightstands. Create interest by mixing the materials of the furniture. White accent furniture and decor will balance out the brown and grey undertones of the wood. You can always experiment by switching out wood accessories to see what appeals to you.

But mixing wood tones can be just as beautiful as mixing metals in a room. Instead think about coordinating your furniture with the rest of. While mixing wood grains can keep a room from feeling too contrived tune in to the mood of the room. Furniture stores and catalogs show matching wood furniture because they re selling those sets.

Mixing wood tones makes a room more inviting and effortless rather than calculated and expected says hannon. For instance if you wanted to create a dramatic professor s library for a room with wood paneled walls you may start collecting objects that serve the theme. A green wingback chair a tri arm floor lamp hammered brass baskets a french secretary desk. The trick is to follow a few foolproof rules.

And it has blessedly passed. Don t think about matching furniture color to furniture color. Use this same concept for a choosing a dresser. Fine wood grains are more formal.

To keep the look cohesive here are 11 tips for mixing wood finishes. I ll call this the anchor piece because i kind of consider my little sitting area side table to be the piece of furniture that brings the other furniture pieces together and bridges the gap of inconsistencies between the nightstands and dresser. In a real room a skillful mix of different wood finishes looks far more stylish but the process isn t always intuitive. An easy way to create impact is by using a larger piece of wood furniture such as a coffee table or buffet as your starting point and mixing in two to three contrasting wood tones around it.

Whether it s matching a dining table to an existing hardwood floor or trying to mix various wood furniture pieces together many people are hesitant to combine different woods in a space.