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Mixing Wood Tones

2 years ago

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I’ve seen some people who mix different wood tones throughout their home and it looks great. However, I am not sure how to tell if one tone goes well with another. Do warm tones all go with eachother and the same with cooler tones? An example is this photo. I have this console table that has a darker brown espresso top and a whitewash body. I brought out an older chair I have had from 2014 that is a caramel pine color. Does this clash? I feel as if the caramel pine really sticks out next to the table. Most of my woods are espresso and whitewash. I don’t have any other pine colors other than another one of these chairs. I should mention that the espresso woods have a warm undertone. The top of the table has a warm gold/orangeish undertone which seems to match the chair when the light hits it just right. Not sure if this means they match though.

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msjoan
2 years ago
IMO, natural and even natural looking stained wood is essentially neutral. Pieces do not need to match in order to work together. Too many pieces in similar wood tones often looks bland and boring. Wood pieces work together based more on scale, style and placement. Another issue can be a forest of too many long, narrow wooden legs across across a room. I'd suggest moving the chair a tiny bit further from the console table and adding a rug. Good to go. Maybe position the coat rack closer to the corner or elsewhere?
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