It is not for nothing that walnut-colored furniture is one of the most popular segments in the production of interior items. Deep shades, expressive natural patterns, strength and pliability of the material attract both furniture craftsmen and manufacturers of finishing materials. A wide palette of shades - from light “honey” tones to very dark, deep mahogany, can transform any interior - from classic to ultra-modern.
Of course, the color of walnut varies depending on the type of wood and can be presented in various shades, colorful combinations, and various variations of the veins of the wood pattern. The following variations of this durable but easy-to-process material for the manufacture of furniture and finishing elements can be found on wide sale:
Not only furniture, but also doors, flooring, wall panels, tabletops, decorative elements and picture frames are made from walnut wood. Many homeowners, on their own or with the help of professionals, would like to bring the warmth of natural materials into the interior of their home. Let's try together to figure out with what room decoration, color palette, textiles and decor it is more effective and attractive to combine different variations of walnut wood.
Walnut color in the kitchen and dining room
If the design of the room is based on walnut color, then it is necessary to prioritize the use of shades and clearly distribute proportions. To simplify, the “walnut theme” in space can appear in two variations. The first type involves the use of a walnut dominant - it is one of the types of wood that becomes the basis of the furniture - a kitchen set, for example. Such a design of space will require excellent natural and artificial lighting - large windows and a multi-stage lighting system in this case will help preserve the warmth of the natural material. The second option for using walnut shades is the so-called “companion walnut”, which effectively complements the main decor of the space and often acts as an accent or softens the existing brightness of the design.
Not every kitchen space can harmoniously accommodate an entire furniture ensemble made of walnut wood. The beautiful natural pattern of walnut goes well with light shades and acts as a contrasting dark accent in this case. The use of a dark walnut shade for the lower tier of kitchen cabinets and the base of the island in combination with the light top of the furniture set allows not only to create a colorful and practical ensemble, but also to visually increase the height of the room.
The pronounced natural pattern of walnut does not require decoration. Therefore, most kitchen fronts made of this material are either presented in a completely smooth version, or are accompanied by the simplest and most laconic fittings, which cannot distract attention from the main element of the furniture ensemble. For the same reasons, it is better to choose monochromatic countertops for a kitchen set, excluding variations on the theme of stone (or its imitation) with an equally rich natural texture - veins and tints, changing shades and colors.
Another way to use walnut wood in the kitchen space is for flooring and countertops. In order for the natural grain of wood to be most advantageously presented, it is recommended to use wooden countertops in combination with light, monochromatic facades of kitchen cabinets. The combination of the countertop material with the floor covering will harmoniously complete the image of the cooking area.
For dark, deep walnut tones, a spacious and bright dining room is perfect. The rigor and clarity of the dining group will look especially advantageous against the light background of the flooring, snow-white walls and sunlight breaking through the panoramic windows.
Walnut is a fairly pliable material for making furniture. Durable, but at the same time flexible natural raw materials allow you to create original shapes - chairs with curved legs, tables and stands of elegant design, original backs for mini-chairs.
The walnut dining table itself looks luxurious, solid and a little vintage. Its massiveness is in pleasant proximity to natural naturalness. Such a practical element of the interior can become the focal point of modern design, gathering around it furniture and decorative items decorated in a completely different manner. And at the same time, the whole composition will look harmonious, original and at the same time functional.
Brown-honey walnut shades integrate perfectly into almost any interior style. Modern motifs in the design of a kitchen or dining room harmoniously embrace natural warmth, counterbalanced by stainless steel household appliances, glossy facades, glass surfaces and an abundance of built-in lighting.
The decoration of the area for breakfasts and other short meals can be an original group made of luxurious Milanese walnut. The curved legs of a small table, the elegant design of the tabletop, comfortable, but at the same time aesthetically attractive chairs - such an ensemble with colorful colors will look great in a warm and bright environment. Pieces of furniture installed near the window are bathed in sunlight, giving us the opportunity to see the unique natural pattern of natural material in all its glory.
Choosing the color of the interior door
Dark doors are the best choice for any apartment in terms of interesting interior design. Those who love warm natural materials can choose interior doors in dark walnut color. Interior doors in dark walnut color go well with light or neutral wallpaper, adding color to the room and a kind of severity. Walnut doors are harmoniously combined with the color shades of the brown palette of curtains. Paintings or photographs in a walnut frame on a light wall will echo the walnut door in unison.
Dark walnut, shimmering with subtle brown shades, will add brilliant luxury, prestige, and significant weight to any interior. If you dilute the color scheme and install an interior door in a chocolate brown interior, the door will surprise you with the richness of the paint and will fit perfectly into the stylistic image of the apartment. The bright walnut color makes the product unique and the brand recognizable. Dark walnut interior doors easily compete with luxurious oak color. Dark walnut doors in the interior will serve as an excellent addition to the decor of the apartment.
Walnut wood in the living room
Walnut wood of different species has a pronounced structure, its natural pattern is so attractive and unique that simple and laconic forms are often used in the production of furniture. Strict facades without decoration, often with hidden fittings, can become the highlight of the interior only thanks to the unusual texture of the material. As the most harmonious background for such a colorful natural pattern, it is better to choose plain, neutral shades, light colors.
Honey shades of walnut combine perfectly with natural shades - orange, light green, yellowish-ocher, mustard color, allowing you to create a truly comfortable, relaxing, pleasing to the eye atmosphere in which everyone will feel cozy.
A visual expansion of the living room space, including a visual increase in the height of the ceilings in the room, can be achieved by using dark, deep shades of walnut wood to create low pieces of furniture (such as chests of drawers and other small modular solutions), as well as flooring in combination with light finishes walls and a snow-white ceiling.
Walnut dominates the living room - a luxury that is only possible in truly spacious and bright rooms. If your living room has not only a large area, high ceilings, but also panoramic windows that fill the entire room with sunlight, then the use of wooden panels to decorate the walls and even the ceiling can become the highlight of the interior. But even in a spacious room, it is better not to use all surfaces for decoration with walnut wood - leave at least one, accent wall in this case, with a light finish.
If using walnut furniture in your living room seems too bold for you, then try using the beautiful natural pattern of this durable and colorful material as a flooring material. Of course, a floor board made of natural material is not only environmentally friendly, beautiful and safe for humans, but also quite expensive. There are many variations of laminate on the market in different shades of walnut wood. This type of floor design will add a touch of natural warmth and naturalness to any living room interior. A harmonious completion of the image of a family space will be a coffee table matched to the color of the floor covering, installed in the center of a relaxation area with upholstered furniture.
Another possibility of using walnut wood in the living room space is to design the space around the fireplace, built-in shelving or just open shelves, a frame for a mirror, paintings or photos above the fireplace. Symmetry, luxurious deep wood color and fire in the fireplace - all together will look harmonious, bringing balance and comfort to the decor of the room.
Peculiarities
Interior doors influence the appearance of the interior of the room as a whole. For a successful combination of floors and doors, the rules of tone matching are used: warm doors - a warm tone, and cold ones - a cold tone, and the law of the trinity, which will be discussed below. The door leaf should be lighter than the laminate or several shades darker. You should not take risks when choosing the same solution for the color of doors and laminate - you can get a dull interior, however, it can be used to advantage if the walls have a dark, expressive color.
With proper design, interior details create an overall picture of the room, where each of its elements is complemented by the other. The place of the door as an object in the design of a room is one of the key ones. Fitting into his interior style, it should look impeccable, look good against the background of laminate, furniture and materials used for wall decoration.
What colors of laminate and door look best in combination, so that the latter does not blend into the decor or irritate the visual perception with excessive contrast? These and other features of choice are offered below.
Bedroom with walnut-colored furniture
In a bedroom, like no other, walnut wood looks especially organic. Whether walnut dominates the interior or acts as a local inclusion, its presence in the design of a bedroom always brings notes of warmth and comfort, calm and relaxation, which we so need after a hard day in preparation for bed.
If you decide to use dark walnut to make not only the main piece of furniture in your bedroom - the bed, but also the rest of the furniture in the room, for example, a wardrobe, chest of drawers, dressing table or bedside tables, then you must understand that only spacious and bright room. If your bedroom has high ceilings and large windows, then dark, colorful shades of furniture against the background of light finishes (and even flooring) will look luxurious, advantageous, and unique.
Dark chocolate shades of walnut wood look very expressive and contrasting. But there should not be too many such elements in the bedroom interior. If you choose a similar color for bedside tables, a dressing table, or decorate a work area within a bedroom in this way, then you need to place this furniture on a light background. In this case, the use of a pastel palette and even snow-white color schemes for finishing almost all surfaces of the bedroom will be more justified than ever.
An original way to decorate a bedroom would be to use wooden wall panels to cover the surface behind the head of the bed. In the bedroom we want warmth and coziness, a comfortable environment that would contribute to a favorable preparation for sleep and a joyful awakening every day. It is precisely this attitude that can give a modern interior the naturalness of a natural finishing material. An accent wall decorated with walnut panels is impressive in itself, and together with wall decor it will look like a real focal point and semantic center of a room for sleeping and relaxing.
Even in a bedroom for a newborn, child or teenager, the use of walnut-colored furniture can be difficult to justify, but create a very special image of the room. Cribs and cradles for babies, bunk structures for two children and full-fledged sleeping places for teenagers can be supplemented with small chests of drawers, cabinets, bookcases or storage system modules in a different modification.
Photo of walnut-colored furniture
Walnut-colored furniture in the interior always looks modern and appropriate; it is a classic that is not lost in time. The inviolability of the demand for walnut cabinets, sideboards and chests of drawers has a simple secret: the deep and original wood pattern is expressive, noticeable, beautiful and varied.
The wealth of colors and shades gives designers a wide choice of solutions, as does the varied texture. Italian, Spanish, Brazilian, American, and walnut are only part of the list of popular types of nuts used in furniture production.
Traditionally, walnut furniture is divided into:
- dark;
- light;
- gold;
- red.
The compatibility of walnut wood with other interior elements is the main thing that an interior designer should not go wrong with. However, he has a lot of choice.
Bathroom – variations on the theme of walnut shades
Bathroom design is very rarely limited to only a standard set of plumbing fixtures, especially if we are not talking about modest-sized rooms in small apartments. In apartments with an improved layout or private households, it is difficult and simply inconvenient to do without furniture in the bathroom. Of course, increased demands are placed on the furnishing of utilitarian premises:
- it must be designed for active exposure to a humid environment;
- furniture must be chosen that is practical in order to provide the required level of storage capacity even in a small room;
- the surface of wooden furniture should be easy to clean in order to protect people from the appearance and proliferation of fungus, which can not only spoil the appearance of the furniture, but also cause harm to household members;
- and of course, the bathroom furniture should be attractive, you and your family members will like it.
If we don’t talk about the external beauty of walnut wood, everyone can be convinced of this. It is necessary to protect the material from moisture using special moisture-repellent compounds. Unfortunately, the naturalness of the material will have to be sacrificed to protect the products - the films, sprays and resins with which bathroom furniture are impregnated do not change the natural pattern or shade of the wood.
A bathroom in chocolate and honey tones is a haven of relaxation and tranquility. Pleasing natural shades will calm and relieve stress, clearing your thoughts while you cleanse your body. Different shades of brown, not only in furniture, but also in room decoration, can create a completely unique atmosphere.
In combination with brown-honey walnut shades in the design of storage systems and countertops in the sink area with brickwork, designed in the same color manner, it was possible to create a harmonious, but at the same time non-trivial image of a utilitarian room.
From classic to avant-garde
Walnut wood shades are primarily used in classic interiors. Panels, floors, furniture - all this fits organically into British-style rooms. Warm reddish-golden notes of walnut bring a spark of soulfulness even to the austere and gloomy design of an English living room or office.
cool walnut shade in an English dining room
Walnut color is the best choice for creating a chalet-style interior. Finishing beams, furniture, and walnut floors in combination with forging, homespun carpets and masonry fireplaces will be an excellent solution for a country house.
warm walnut for chalet-style interiors
The walnut shade is ideal for decorating a home library and creates an enveloping atmosphere of peace and comfort. It fits no less successfully into the kitchen design, giving coziness, softness and warmth even to a room in the avant-garde style and high-tech direction. The contrast of walnut wood surfaces, ultra-modern metal appliances and brick or concrete walls is a trend of the last decade in the design of residential premises, especially kitchens.
Small inclusions of walnut can be added even to a laconic minimalist style. For example, one chair in a bright room will become the compositional center and bring the entire design together. The modern Art Nouveau style successfully uses soft reddish-brown color not only in the design of floors and furniture, but also in textiles, wall colors, and accessories.
Walnut-colored wooden furniture creates coziness
Walnut furniture in the office
If you want to interpret traditional English style in your modern office interior, then you can safely combine walnut wood with blue, emerald shades, use Marsala color, bottle green paints. The warm color temperature of furniture solutions will balance the cool palette of finishes and lead to the creation of a harmonious, but at the same time original workplace design.
If you decide to use walnut wood not only to decorate the furniture in your office, but also the flooring, doors and other interior items, then you need to take care of the lighting system at several levels. In such a space, you can’t get by with just one central chandelier. It will be better if the light can be reflected from light finishing surfaces, glass and mirror planes (cabinet doors, countertops, wall decor elements), multiplying and visually expanding the space. And it is better to base this concept not on a dark nut, but on honey or even sandy-golden shades of natural material.
Walnut furniture
An excellent idea for a classic interior would be Italian walnut color. It is used to paint furniture, floor coverings, wallpaper, and interior doors. The shade is magnificent; fans of deep and rich colors will appreciate it.
Walnut furniture in the office, hallway, dining room
And in these rooms there is a place for walnut furniture! The office can be decorated in a classic style. To do this, choose beige paint or wallpaper for the walls, lay a discreet carpet on the floor, place a few vases and get a classic interior.
Walnut desk
Any elements made of walnut wood, be it a chest of drawers in the hallway, dining groups in the dining room or furniture in the office, are real works of art. And they require a decent environment. Walnut furniture goes well with:
- carpets;
- heavy curtains;
- tapestries in gilded frames;
- Chinese vases,
- expensive porcelain.
If you want to recreate the traditional English style in the interior of your office, then combine walnut furniture with blue, bottle green, and emerald shades. Warm shades of furniture will balance the cool palette of finishes, and together they will create a harmonious, but at the same time original design of the workplace.
Light walnut table
Italian walnut color
Italian walnut is the most popular shade used for furniture production. It is more popular in our country than in the West.
This color has many characteristics, it:
- thick;
- saturated;
- soft;
- juicy;
- full of colors;
- rich.
The texture of the wood is extremely luxurious. It is characterized by clear lines and smooth transitions. This gives the interior sophistication, special charm, and comfort.
The Italian walnut shade is an excellent solution for fans of classics in the interior. The color is beautiful, but you need to choose the right furniture, walls, and flooring to match it so that the room looks elegant and not tasteless, tacky, and insipid.
Using Italian walnut for a door
Walnut wood is one of the most valuable species, which is used for the production of furniture and interior doors. Since such wood is an expensive species, veneer is often used in the production of doors.
Veneer is produced from the lower parts of tree trunks, which are pear-shaped.
Compared to other varieties of walnut trees, Italian has a redder color. In addition, its wood has a more complex texture and pattern than others. If you cut its trunk radially, the pattern looks like stripes, and if you cut it tangentially, it looks like lace or spirals.
Doors made of walnut are divided into 4 types:
- From the array - one of the most expensive.
- The structure has a wooden frame and is covered with MDF panels, and a thin layer of walnut veneer is applied.
- Made from fibreboards, which are covered with a polymer film with imitation Italian walnut.
- Made from ordinary cheap wood with walnut staining.
The wood is quite dense - 400-700 kg/m3, well processed and polished. In the interior, the color of this wood can be harmoniously neutral, or it can become its bright center, giving respectability and luxury, thanks to its deep, expressive and noble shade.
What shades are there?
The range of shades of Italian walnut is wide. It is characterized by a brown palette with honey-gold, amber and red. Against this background, the veins will be perfectly visible. This feature can add richness, volume and texture.
The walnut color palette has many shades:
- light ;
- pecan;
- amber;
- almond;
- caramel;
- milk chocolate;
- cocoa;
- dark;
- copper;
- peach;
- kokua.
The variety of shades makes it possible to combine different colors with Italian walnut, embodying various fantasies and creative ideas in the interior.
Wood types: American Walnut
AMERICAN WALNUT
Botanical name: Juglans nigra
A little background American walnut roots release a toxic substance that can kill other plants growing above them. In Europe, from ancient times to the present day, the walnut tree symbolized wealth and fertility; wedding ceremonies were strewn with its nuts. In contrast, in Romania, brides who wanted to delay the birth of a child placed as many nuts in the bodice of their wedding dress as the number of years they hoped not to become pregnant.
Habitat: Throughout the eastern United States, but the main area of industrial use is the central United States. The average tree height is 100 to 150 feet (30 to 45 meters).
Main Applications A variety of furniture, cabinets, interior decoration, flooring, wall panels, gun stocks. Preferred wood for contrasting with lighter woods.
Relative Availability Walnut is reasonably available with certain regional restrictions. 1.9 percent of all hardwood trees are suitable for industrial use.
Interesting fact Walnut is one of the few American tree species that is successfully planted and grows in natural conditions.
General Description of Wood Walnut sapwood is creamy white in color, while heartwood varies in color from light brown to dark chocolate brown, sometimes with a purplish tinge and dark veining. The wood has a luxurious patina that becomes brighter with age. The walnut is usually supplied steamed to darken the heartwood. The wood generally has straight grains, but sometimes wavy or curling grains are found that form an attractive decorative pattern. This species has the greatest variety of patterned options compared to other types of wood.
Processing Walnut is easily processed with hand and machine tools, can be easily nailed, screwed and glued. Holds paint and etch very well, and handles finishing and polishing exceptionally well. It dries slowly, so drying must be done carefully to avoid spoilage. Walnut is characterized by good size consistency.
Physical properties Walnut is a hard wood of medium density with moderate bending and strength and low rigidity. It has good characteristics for steam bending.
What does “Italian Walnut” go with?
Let's reveal a few secrets of correctly combining interior items painted in Italian walnut with other elements in the room for a harmonious combination.
The brown and copper colors of Italian walnut fit perfectly into any interior. Such shades are especially suitable for the kitchen; they contrast perfectly with glossy facades, household appliances made of stainless steel, glass inserts and lighting.
The kitchen, made in Italian walnut color scheme, perfectly harmonizes with the tones:
- white;
- beige;
- lactic;
- light yellow;
- orange.
The bedroom is one of the most common rooms where the Italian walnut shade is used. It is in this color scheme that the most luxurious bedroom sets are obtained.
- gentle sunny shades;
- mint;
- honey;
- cream;
- powdery;
- dairy
A living room, the furniture of which is made in Italian walnut tones, is combined with:
- acacia color;
- plum shade;
- dark oak;
- alder;
- gray;
- purple;
- brown.
The soft nut, caramel and peach palette goes perfectly with the shade.
Such color compositions will look very expensive and demonstrate the style and sophistication of the interior.
Combined with Italian walnut flooring.
You should not combine this furniture with:
- pink;
- blue;
- red;
- coral;
- lilac.
Market of interior doors
Products from Belarusian manufacturers have recently been widely represented on the market of construction and finishing materials. Belarusian doors are a combination of decent quality and attractive product prices. Doors of Belarus are rightfully considered a brand that has positive reviews from many customers. Belarusian interior doors “Capri” are in particular demand. For more than a quarter of a century, the color palette of natural shades of interior doors has made Capri doors an ideal choice for modern premises.
The door color dark walnut is especially popular. Experts say that natural walnut color fits gracefully into the interior of the apartment, does not cause a feeling of bulkiness, and goes well with children's, teenage and adult interiors. Doors of Belarus specializes in its own production of interior doors, so factories are interested in actively promoting quality products.
(city of Kovrov) works with all Russian regions and neighboring countries. offers customers a wide selection of high-quality, beautiful, modern products that can please everyone who wants to purchase products.
Factory "Rada" (Ulyanovsk) presents an original, unique of its kind, as it is the author's, collection NATURE - veneered interior doors. Interior doors from the Rada factory are beautiful, modern doors for everyone. They are distinguished by the careful development of the design of each model. The Rada factory produces interior doors exclusively from high-quality natural materials
Combination with wallpaper color
Let's look at how the color Italian walnut combines with different shades of wallpaper. It is worth choosing wallpaper with the following shade for furniture made in this color scheme:
- yellow sand;
- ears of wheat;
- straw;
- champagne colors;
- vanilla.
The interior will be soft, gentle, relaxing. The room will visually become lighter and more spacious.
Beige and golden shades are favorite wallpapers that harmonize perfectly with the color of Italian walnut furniture.
In addition, you should give preference to walls in a cream, milky or khaki palette. These shades provide an opportunity to play with colors and show creativity. If the interior seems boring, add a few bright accessories, as well as elements in warm beige tones.
Italian walnut color goes well with wallpaper painted in herbal, light green shades. A green palette will refresh the room, make it bright, rich, and juicy. The color of green apples, pistachio and salad, lime, nutmeg, dew on the leaf, water lilies, chicory, celery and others are especially great.
When purchasing wallpaper to match the color of Italian walnut furniture, you must follow the rule: if the walnut is a dark shade, the walls should be in lighter colors so that the room is not gloomy.
It is not advisable to use a cool palette of wallpaper with walnut; it will look too pale, boring, and inexpressive. This remark applies not only to wallpaper, but to all interior items.
What wall color goes best with walnut furniture?
The walls should not merge with the furniture, but, on the contrary, emphasize it and act as a background. Therefore, the color of the walls must be lighter than the furniture.
The floor and doors should be made the same light. They will add air to the interior, making the furniture look even more impressive.
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It is recommended to make the walls in the room where you plan to place walnut furniture in shades of green and yellow. Moreover, the color palette is very wide - it can be a shade from creamy to ocher and from pistachio to muted herbal.
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But walnut will not look good in cold interiors. Walls, textiles, accessories - all this should be in warm colors. Especially if the room faces north.
What type of furniture is most often used for?
The main color of Italian walnut furniture is used to make furniture sets for the living room and bedroom, kitchen, and office. Furniture of this color is not used in children's rooms, because it makes the interior heavier.
The Italian walnut in the living room attracts the most attention. Cabinets, coffee tables, as well as armchairs and bedside tables look especially advantageous. These items ennoble the interior and make it refined.
In the bathroom there is a cabinet under the sink.
Wooden furniture in the corner of the room.
In the kitchen, walnut is used to make countertops, kitchen units, and tables. The shade is combined with laminate or light coffee tiles, which makes the room light and spacious.
In the bedroom they are most often used to make bedside tables, dressing tables, wardrobes, beds, and chairs. For richness, you can make a bright accent on interior items to diversify the soft atmosphere.
In an office, walnut colors are most often found in cabinets, shelves, tables, and chairs. Preference is given to dark and beige tones.
Italian walnut color is used to make doors. They fit into any interior, chosen in a light palette, soft and delicate colors.
In conclusion, to summarize, we note that the color of Italian walnut has a positive effect on the emotional state of people who are in the room. It will charge you with vigor and positive energy, and lift your spirits.
A light yellow shade will help correct the insufficient lighting of the room, and a dark and brown shade will give the interior nobility and special luxury. Neutral and light colors will create comfort and harmony. Italian walnut is a self-sufficient color that always looks advantageous and harmonious in any room or interior design.
Table and side table in Italian walnut color
Kitchen island countertop in Italian Walnut
The color of the furniture is walnut, see the description and photo in the article! in a modern interior is an important detail. The designer considers drawing up a project without deciding on the choice of furniture and its placement in the interior an unfinished job. The issue is considered not only regarding the style in which it is made, but also the selection of color shade is taken into account.
Furniture for the interior of a living space is usually selected to match the natural color of the wood. The most common color when ordering is walnut furniture. It differs in shades and texture when cut. All parts of wood are suitable for making furniture. The parts have good strength and low weight.
Due to the high demand and small reserves of raw materials in nature, furniture is mostly made from, and the facades are covered with natural wood veneer or artificial substitutes in walnut shades. The main color of the wood is brown.
Walnut wood is used for industrial purposes. In terms of technical characteristics, it is valued higher than oak wood. The visual differences of the nut correspond to the place where the tree grows.
Internal texture
Walnut wood has intricate patterns that differ in texture in different parts of the trunk when cut:
- The root has darker shades and a heterogeneous pattern in the form of twisted formations similar to knots. The accumulation of formations is dense. The cut is smooth, without resin.
- The lower part of the trunk is light in color. The texture is indicated by a calm waviness.
- The middle part of the tree has an even grain pattern with longitudinal compaction of the veins.
By shades of wood color
The difference depends on the growth of the tree:
- The southern edges add dark tones to the wood grain color scheme.
- North lightens the color.
Types of walnut wood color shades:
Color combination of furniture in the interior
Walnut-colored furniture is a universal combination of colors present in the interior of a given room.
A complete immersion in the combination will be warm light tones of the walls and floor, and the shades of the furniture should contain dark, deep colors. In terms of size, furniture with low parameters gives the best effect of visually increasing space. A slight contrast will increase the height, placing several objects along the walls will extend the length of the room.
With more contrasting colors in the interior, it is important to choose a more precise color scheme in the walnut style:
- Bright red, orange and a combination of the dark sector of the walnut color palette will add extravagance to the house.
- With white, blue shades, light tones of green, the best combination option would be walnut wood tones with a cool color.
- Based on the texture and deep tone of the root wood, use a combination with cream and yellow undertones.
- In the case of a combination of several types of colors of natural wood, walnut and beech, the hi-tech style prevails in the interior.
Example! Upholstered furniture in light brown tones with upholstery will match the fronts of cabinets and bookshelves made of walnut, and the highlight will be the presence of a small coffee table made of beech.
Photo of a walnut-colored bedroom
The color of the furniture is walnut, see the description and photo in the article! in a modern interior is an important detail. The designer considers drawing up a project without deciding on the choice of furniture and its placement in the interior an unfinished job. The issue is considered not only regarding the style in which it is made, but also the selection of color shade is taken into account.
Furniture for the interior of a living space is usually selected to match the natural color of the wood. The most common color when ordering is walnut furniture. It differs in shades and texture when cut. All parts of wood are suitable for making furniture. The parts have good strength and low weight.
Due to the high demand and small reserves of raw materials in nature, furniture is mostly made from, and the facades are covered with natural wood veneer or artificial substitutes in walnut shades. The main color of the wood is brown.
Walnut wood is used for industrial purposes. In terms of technical characteristics, it is valued higher than oak wood. The visual differences of the nut correspond to the place where the tree grows.
Internal texture
Walnut wood has intricate patterns that differ in texture in different parts of the trunk when cut:
- The root has darker shades and a heterogeneous pattern in the form of twisted formations similar to knots. The accumulation of formations is dense. The cut is smooth, without resin.
- The lower part of the trunk is light in color. The texture is indicated by a calm waviness.
- The middle part of the tree has an even grain pattern with longitudinal compaction of the veins.
By shades of wood color
The difference depends on the growth of the tree:
- The southern edges add dark tones to the wood grain color scheme.
- North lightens the color.
Types of walnut wood color shades:
Color combination of furniture in the interior
Walnut-colored furniture is a universal combination of colors present in the interior of a given room.
A complete immersion in the combination will be warm light tones of the walls and floor, and the shades of the furniture should contain dark, deep colors. In terms of size, furniture with low parameters gives the best effect of visually increasing space. A slight contrast will increase the height, placing several objects along the walls will extend the length of the room.
With more contrasting colors in the interior, it is important to choose a more precise color scheme in the walnut style:
- Bright red, orange and a combination of the dark sector of the walnut color palette will add extravagance to the house.
- With white, blue shades, light tones of green, the best combination option would be walnut wood tones with a cool color.
- Based on the texture and deep tone of the root wood, use a combination with cream and yellow undertones.
- In the case of a combination of several types of colors of natural wood, walnut and beech, the hi-tech style prevails in the interior.
Example! Upholstered furniture in light brown tones with upholstery will match the fronts of cabinets and bookshelves made of walnut, and the highlight will be the presence of a small coffee table made of beech.
Rules for choosing the color of furniture for the interior
Milanese walnut furniture with light tones is located in a room with the presence of sand, green, gray and pink colors in the interior. Furniture of this color uses leather trim, which gives the entire ensemble a prestigious, monumental look.
- Bright Spanish walnut with burning dark shades of chocolate additionally includes the presence of light stripes. The stone itself, made from it, looks in contrast. It is better to place such a set in a light-colored environment. This contrast gives calm and tranquility.
- The American walnut color represents the personification of luxury, stability and respectability. Its texture has uniformly colored and rich shades. The palette has a transition from light brown tones to golden shades of chocolate. Such furniture is combined with a light interior and the presence of representatives of beech furniture for piquancy.
- For a full-fledged picture with walnut furniture sets in the interior, the mandatory presence of small accessories made of the same wood in the form of built-in shelves for artificial flower arrangements, mirror frames, framing family photographs on the coffee table.
Heavy curtains are suitable for window openings for such furniture. A tapestry or wall hanging will add a fine line to the composition of a bedroom with a dark walnut set.
Milanese nut: positive mood and home comfort
Milanese walnut is a very livable color. It goes well with:
- products from the same array;
- cherry, bleached oak;
- warm and calm shades of a different range, for example, caramel, sand, ocher;
- gray, greenish, pink colors;
Dining table and chairs in Milanese walnut
Furniture of this color combines amazingly with products made from genuine leather.
Milanese walnut is the color of comfort and tranquility. Interiors where this color scheme prevails are warm and homely.
Beautiful Milanese walnut chair
Walnut in the kitchen interior
Walnut in the kitchen certainly creates the feeling of an expensive, beautiful interior. Ideal with white on tiles, wall paint, brickwork and accessories, as well as with warm shades: beige, yellow, orange.
But, there is an important nuance - red color does not suit walnut, even though it is warm. If you still want to combine walnut with red, place red items on other surfaces that are not adjacent to the kitchen facades.
A very good combination for the kitchen: gray walls and walnut furniture, in this case the interior will be a little stricter than with warm colors, but still very stylish and original. Walnut itself is a very temperamental, bright material, but it is easy to spoil, especially if combined with a very dark floor or walls.
For a kitchen made of Italian walnut, it is better to choose a light countertop in a neutral color: sand, gray, white marble, creamy, milky white, coffee or beige.
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Italian walnut in the interior of the apartment
Italian walnut has gained particular popularity in Russia not only in the production of furniture, but also in the manufacture of floor coverings. This material is the most capricious, so when decorating the interior you should carefully think about color combinations. Basic rules for combining:
- Dark colors of furniture - light walls and floors.
- The most successful combination: Italian walnut and shades of yellow and green.
- No red "neighborhood".
- Accessories in warm colors.
Italian walnut seat
The best place to use Italian walnut color is the bedroom. Luxurious carved furniture and headboards will be ideally combined with pastel wall decoration, pale green curtains and a milky beige bedspread.
When arranging your kitchen, keep in mind that Italian walnut will be harmonious in combination with white, beige or yellow walls and a countertop of the same neutral shade.
In a classic living room with luxurious tapestries, curtains and carpets, furniture in Italian walnut color will look great. The peculiarity of furniture of this shade is that it really loves carpets.
Italian walnut corner cabinet
Walnut in the bedroom interior
This is the most famous interpretation and use of walnut. It makes simply luxurious bedrooms, with rich carvings and reliefs. But simple, minimalist bedrooms look just as good, and all thanks to the beautiful texture of walnut. You will not need to add a huge amount of parts and accessories, since the furniture itself is already more than enough. In order not to overload the interior, choose a light background for the walnut: walls, floor, ceiling, curtains - everything is as light as possible, in a warm, sunny tone.
A combination of walnut furniture with light yellow walls and pastel green curtains will be very cozy. Add beige bedding and you have the perfect color scheme for a room with walnut furniture.
Additional accessories
White wall color in the interior will add clarity and light to your home
The luxury of Milanese walnut in the photo should be emphasized not only by correctly selected colors, but also by well-chosen accessories. To make the bedroom interior luxurious, you need to use carpeting. A dark set of walnut wood will look even more impressive against the backdrop of a light sand carpet.
Italian walnut will look great in combination with products made from light oak, birch, light acacia, alder, maple, and ash. For example, the floor in the bedroom can be made of bleached oak. This combination will allow the nut to open up to its fullest potential.
In order not to distract attention from the beautiful interior, in which walnut-colored furniture is installed, the curtains on the windows should not be bright. Textiles in the room should not draw attention to themselves at all.
An excellent choice is curtains and bedspreads made in the same color scheme, in beige, sand or olive shades.
Walnut in the interior of the living room, offices and hallways
For these rooms, the rules remain the same as for the first two groups: the right color combinations, a little decor, warm colors. The characteristic attributes of the classics - tapestries, carpets, heavy curtains - go very well with walnut. That's why there is so much walnut furniture in a classic style.
We really like using walnut in mountain houses and chalets, as it creates a unity between the interior and the environment. The offices and halls look luxurious, with everything trimmed in walnut - floors, walls, ceilings. Remember that the color of Italian walnut is very complex and whimsical, especially when it has pronounced golden veins, you will have to follow all the rules that we talked about earlier, but if you have a dark shade of walnut, it will be easier for you, you don’t have to follow them so strictly , because a dark shade will give more variety in colors.
Please note that Italian walnut is very fond of carpets. This is because furniture in this color most often has a classic design, but we will return to this later.
Walnut-colored furniture in the apartment
Cozy coffee and coffee-with-milk color in the interior
Refined and sophisticated furnishings with walnut-colored furniture are suitable for the interiors of the living room, bedroom, study, nursery and kitchen. Of course, products made from solid wood, due to their high cost, will not be appropriate everywhere. In many cases, furniture made of chipboard coated with veneer is used to furnish residential premises. Walnut furnishings should be in harmony with the rest of the interior, as well as:
- stand out against the background of walls and decoration;
- be sufficiently lit, otherwise the room may become gloomy and boring.
Often other wood is painted quite brightly in colors similar to walnut; in this case, the products, although they do not improve their quality characteristics, become much more impressive.
Furniture in the living room
Living rooms furnished with furniture in Italian walnut color with patina look very prestigious and expensive. In addition to the classical style with its valuable decoration, carpets, paintings in gilded frames and bas-reliefs, such furnishings will also look luxurious in Baroque and Art Nouveau interiors. Lots of walnut tones and antique style with gorgeous decorations and mosaic floors.
Bedroom furniture
If you use combinations of solid Milanese walnut and numerous variations of white, the modern bedroom will take on a romantic and at the same time discreet look. Both matte and sparkling, glossy surfaces will look harmonious in the decoration. However, shine is not always relevant for a room in which everything should be conducive to rest and sleep, so it should be used to a lesser extent.
Furniture for the nursery
Cribs for little ones made of natural wood do not cause any concern. Modern wood processing is completely harmless to humans and does not stimulate the appearance of any dangerous fumes. A children's room is characterized by predominantly light colors, so it is better to choose furniture in walnut (Caucasian) or Milanese color, with gold decor, which goes well with pastel colors, as can be seen in the photo.
Older children prefer to participate in discussions about the interior of their room and often ask that their interests be taken into account in the design. The modern walnut-colored modular furniture in their room is sometimes similar to the furnishings in a real office: there is a computer desk, an armchair, and shelves with books and textbooks. But for changing activities, they have designated recreation areas with board games, periodicals and a small sports area.
Kitchen furniture
Italian walnut furniture is perfect for modern kitchens, as its design easily combines with the various light shades that characterize most interiors. White, beige, light green and dark pink colors are common in a number of rustic, country, and classic interiors. For a walnut-style set, you need a lighter background, a ceramic apron and a floor, for example, laminate along with a plinth (only in this case the rare beauty of wood will be fully demonstrated). The table and chair can be combined and include parts made of wood of a different color.
Furniture in the hallway
Even small hallways or corridors in city apartments can be furnished elegantly and quite aristocratically. A set of cabinets with blank doors or mirrored ones, cabinets with drawers, shelves - all these walnut-colored items have a warm color scheme, warming and giving coziness and comfort already at the entrance to the home.
Walnut furniture has many different shades. The interior of a house or apartment immediately acquires exquisite nobility and luxury and looks advantageous in any design.
What to combine with walnut-colored furniture
- What other types of wood does walnut go with?
Italian walnut furniture goes well with golden wood varieties - light oak, birch, light acacia, light alder, ash, maple. In addition to golden varieties of wood, neutral shades of bleached oak are also suitable - gray, without green and blue, as well as sand and beige colors. Light woods provide much-needed contrast with Italian walnut. At the same time, it is important to remember that the color of walnut wood is so active that it should be the dominant one in the interior, therefore it is worth choosing lighter wood species for company items.
The following are not suitable for Italian walnut furniture:
dark woods, red and pinkish shades: larch, cherry, beech, apple, makore, anegri, merbau.
- What colors in decoration and accessories should I combine walnut-colored furniture with?
As the main finishing color, choose beige shades, white or gray. They highlight the beautiful texture of the walnut-colored facades. Suitable colors for accessories are green and orange.
Not compatible with Italian walnut:
peach, caramel, all shades of pink, very bright shades. The worst partners for Italian walnut furniture are dark chocolate, cocoa, and purple.
Walnut furniture for the kitchen: a chic choice
Walnut-colored kitchen
The kitchen is another room in which walnut will look especially good in the interior. You can choose a luxurious set with natural facades and bronze handles, or you can choose simpler furniture - this is not so important. The main thing is that it is the furniture of warm walnut color that creates coziness in the kitchen due to its natural pleasant shade. The room seems to be filled with light!
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To decorate the walls, you can choose beige, yellow or light brown colors, and if you want a more austere interior, then it is better to go with gray.
Remember that walnut does not go well with red . But if you love the color of passion so much, place some red accessories in your kitchen or buy burgundy dishes.
