Traditional wood crafts, folk art, and hand-carved furniture give a home its own style of beauty. Whether you're proud to show off family heirlooms or things you've collected over the years, adding wood as a classic backdrop will set the stage for these historic treasures and make your home feel warmer and more stylish.
Here are some ideas for decorating your home with wood.
- Start at the front door. Hand-carved wood doors with a lot of detail will set the mood before anyone even enters your home. When people come to your house, a beautifully carved wood door shows them your style.
A complicated wood entry system, like the ones in the Jeld-Wen IWP Collection, has unique details that show off the wood's natural beauty. These doors are made by craftspeople who carefully make each one to match and show off the architectural details of a home.
- Find your own look. When you choose moulding, cabinets, and other woodwork for your home, keep the wood theme going. When you use the same type of wood throughout your home, it gives it a classic, well-balanced look. Or, use a mix of species by putting together two or three different kinds of wood to make a look that is different and a bit eclectic.
- Add decorative wood pieces to the interior. You can choose the type of wood and style for everything from windows, doors, and furniture to clocks and pieces of art. Still, a lot of these things are made by hand. Artisans use their skills to make beautiful copies of the work of old-world craftsmen and to come up with their own designs. Craftspeople make each piece by hand. Often, they choose and plane the lumber themselves to bring out the wood's natural beauty.
From maple, pine, and oak to mahogany and rosewood, these woods go well together and promise an exotic design that will make each room more interesting and unique.
- Combine old and new things. When decorating, mix hand-carved wood pieces with accents that were made in a factory. This is a stylish way to save money. Handmade tables, cedar chests, and armoires go well with picture frames, clocks, and candlesticks made by a company. Mixing in your antique treasures will give your home the last touch it needs to be unique and show off your most prized possessions.
