What is wenge?
Wenge color comes from the wood of the exotic tree of the same name, growing in the tropics. Wenge wood is all shades of brown, but not just brown. The texture reveals regal dark burgundy, deep violet, slightly frivolous chocolate and the strongest black coffee. They make up the exotic wenge palette. However, this is not enough: the color is only an addition to the unique structure of the wood.
Wenge interior
Brown furniture is traditional and familiar. Even today it is present in many living rooms and in almost all design styles, but only wenge can embody aristocracy and at the same time become a sign of asceticism.
It cannot be classified as democratic - for an expensive tree the same frame is required. So a wenge style living room will require more than just furniture. You need to be prepared to buy everything else from the same expensive segment: wallpaper, flooring, entrance doors, carpet, curtains, even small accessories.
To prevent the room from being gloomy, furniture and decor are made in different colors. A good combination for the wall is a wenge frame plus light bleached oak segments on the facade. For a coffee table, this could have a frosted glass tabletop and matching wooden legs.
Choosing wenge color doors
A luxurious wenge-colored metal entrance door will be the optimal solution for a city apartment with a bright hallway. Such steel doors can be used in mansions with facades made of beige or gray facing bricks. They will look harmonious when finished with façade plaster in white, light sand, or pistachio colors.
In the interior of the apartment you can use sliding doors, swing and folding models in wenge color. They are used in any room of the house: living room, kitchen, office, bathroom and toilet. A light corridor with dark doors looks luxurious and emphatically elegant. Models made in various styles are selected based on the preferences of the property owner. The only recommendation would be to use doors with a lot of glass in shaded hallways.
What type of door is better to choose? Laminated doors in wenge color are very popular due to their affordable cost. Manufacturers produce models of all types coated with PVC film of different thicknesses, including sliding doors. No less popular are veneered doors, covered with both artificial and natural materials. Preference is increasingly given to PVC veneer, called laminate, among its advantages:
- easy care;
- high mechanical strength;
- moisture resistance;
- detailed imitation of wood texture.
Sliding doors coated with laminate cannot be distinguished from models with natural veneer.
Wenge MDF doors have an affordable price and can be used for budget renovations. They go perfectly with laminate or linoleum in a bleached oak look, which is produced by all leading manufacturers of flooring. Despite the affordable price, potential buyers will be impressed by the wide range of products in different styles. You can buy a sliding door or a glass model for the boudoir, products for the office, library and living room.
PVC sliding doors in wenge color can be used to access an open or closed terrace made of bleached oak. Veneered blind doors of this shade will be a good choice for the technical rooms of the house. Glass decorative elements will decorate wenge-colored models intended for living rooms and bedrooms.
Wenge is a symbol of luxury, prosperity and refined taste. Choosing doors of this color will allow you to create an elegant interior in your house or city apartment. Wenge products can be used in the design of office premises, cafes, and restaurants. This is an excellent choice for hotels, including 3-5 star hotels. Wenge is ideal for different trends in interior design; purchasing and installing this product will give fans of contrasting solutions a special pleasure. A wide range of products made from natural and artificial materials will allow you to optimally select a door in accordance with your renovation or construction budget.
Harmony of large surfaces
Furniture, walls and floors take up enough space in the interior. Of particular importance is their adjusted ratio in wenge color:
- You should not combine the floor and furniture in the same color scheme; it is better to choose a lighter wall for the living room.
- The dark floor and dark individual elements of furniture on the wall façade look harmonious.
- The wenge floor is complemented by doors of a similar color.
- Wenge-colored doors require wallpaper in light colors. Such a contrast will introduce notes of noble restraint into the interior.
If any two of these surfaces are dark, even the most spacious, bright living rooms will become gloomy.
Examples of interiors in wenge color
In the dining room and kitchen, it is better to use a classic scheme, according to which dark shades are given a place below head level. In this case, the room will seem more spacious. In addition, dark brown has a relaxing effect, which is not entirely appropriate in the kitchen, where the housewife needs a lively mood for preparing holiday dishes.
Wood tones are not necessarily present in furniture and flooring. Wenge can find a place for itself on the ceiling in the form of a tier of a multi-level ceiling. This solution is quite suitable for high walls. In this case, black wall cabinets are hidden, creating a niche effect, and do not compete with the nobility of the African guest.
What to do if you want dark brown walls? Maintain this shade in the chandelier, chandelier and tabletops. Decorate the walls and floor in creamy tones. Decorative accents of red, burgundy, and green are allowed.
Can wenge make friends with toffee? Yes, if you mix it with golden veins. A dark shade will emphasize the depth of the niche in the kitchen set. And so that he does not feel lonely, we will give him a door, a chandelier and lamps as companions. The chocolate napkins are the icing on this cake.
I really want tsavo, but the kitchen is small. And the hostess likes there to be a lot of light and space. What to do?
The solution is actually very simple. Order a white set with a horizontal contrasting stripe on the fronts of the wall cabinets. If you want even more contrast, use the same shade in the fronts of the lower cabinets. At the same time, white or steel narrow stripes will create movement dynamics. An excellent solution for modernity.
To relieve the feeling of hospital sterility, lay cocoa-and-milk colored tiles on the floor.
Wenge is a great place for creative ideas. At the same time, this color loves to be surrounded by milky and creamy tones interspersed with natural pink, purple, red and yellow shades. Create exquisite interiors that are characterized by luxurious simplicity and VIP class elegance.
Interior with wenge furniture in an ordinary apartment in the photo
Compatibility with other colors
The laws of color perception state that the heavy depth of brown must be compensated for with light tones. This is true for the overall wall for the living room. There are several more rules for wenge color compatibility:
- Wenge with soft blue, pale pink and turquoise shades is perceived wonderfully. A pile of such tones seems almost weightless.
- Combining with warm colors is no worse.
- Living room furniture in wenge color has an ideal “internal” compatibility, that is, with the range of its own shades: purple plus grey, blue, lilac shades.
Only the combination of dark with dark is excluded. Dark shades of living room furniture need to be balanced. This could be a light floor, wallpaper or accessories.
An impeccable duet – wenge and milk. It is possible in any variations, for example, in wall decoration.
Almost monochrome wenge makes the living room interior too calm. To “stir up” it, color accents are added. One of them, lush green, next to which the noblely luxurious wenge slide, oddly enough, only wins.
A universal combination - wenge, white and beige. Stronger color accents are also not contraindicated: a pillow, curtains or carpet, but everything should be in moderation, otherwise even a massive closet will be drowned out by the diversity.
Style requirements
Any wenge cabinet or table is noble and aristocratic. There are several canons for such furniture:
- Polishing is excluded: the true beauty of wood is its natural matte finish, which does not obscure the unique structure of the wood. Even high-quality imitations are only matte.
- Wenge itself is unusual, so a closet or wall for the living room does not require intricate decor in the form of curlicues. This will be appreciated by adherents of classics and laconic forms in design.
- Wenge-colored furniture in the living room interior does not tolerate the proximity of another tree, especially with a pronounced wood texture. Because of such misalliance, the noble wenge is forced, as it were, to sink to the level of its less purebred brother.
- One of the few materials, bleached oak, is approved as a companion to wenge. Together they create an atmosphere of exotic, but without frills, luxury in a modern interior.
The closet acquires a special charm in this combination. Light oak inserts on the doors dilute its rich, slightly heavy monolithic look.
Features and influence of wenge color
The color of wenge can be defined as dark brown with black veins, but not everything is so simple. Like any other type of wood, there are variations. Sections are reddish, golden brown, with a slight greenish and purple tint, warmer or cooler. It’s easier to first understand what wenge is in itself, and only then how to use it in the interior.
Wenge is a tropical tree native to Central Africa, which is a valuable species and grows up to 20 meters in height. This is a rather rare species, so there is a real hunt for it - and in interiors such decoration is especially valued. The specificity lies in the characteristic cut: it is very decorative, and the veins resemble furrows from the claws of predators.
After cutting, the wenge cut quickly darkens, and the golden wood acquires that same dark chocolate hue. Moreover, the older the tree, the darker its tone. The expressive texture is difficult to process and cannot be confused with other breeds. Therefore, it appears before designers in all its glory.
Natural wenge wood is heavy, massive, resistant to mold and parasites, and resistant to deformation and bending. But in modern interiors, imitation or laminate are more often used. And in this case, it is especially important to repeat the complex and multifaceted shade in detail.
Design options
Living room design in wenge color exists in several versions:
- Contrast. The simplest option: wenge furniture is installed on a pastel or white background. It can be light wallpaper, and a white, light gray or beige carpet spread on a dark floor.
- Emphasis. Wenge furniture, for example, a massive dark wardrobe, is set off by a bright background and well-placed accent accessories.
- Calm. The main background is calming, in pastel colors.
Not only the design, but also pieces of furniture can be opposite in color, for example, a combination of bleached oak and dark wenge.
Wenge doors - interior decoration
An important and necessary item in every home is doors, which must match its interior. Different types of models are complemented by all kinds of decorative elements, these can be stained glass windows or glass inserts. Wenge doors, in demand today, are successfully combined with many interior colors. This model is a great opportunity for designers to decorate the interior, highlight the beauty of wallpaper and expensive furniture.
Wenge doors in high-tech style in the interior of the house
Set
The composition of wenge furniture is no different from any other style: the same wall, slide, display case, sofa, table, armchairs. However, due to the nature of the structure of wood, there are several points that are worth considering.
A dark wall for the living room should not be too bulky so as not to overload the interior, so drawers, glass and plastic are welcome in the decor. For example, frosted glass facades on wall doors. This gives lightness and makes the furniture more modern.
The gloss of the open part of the display case will balance the matteness of the dark base. This contrast is simply elegant.
Small living rooms can be adequately decorated with modular furniture: it can be arranged arbitrarily, making the most of all the space. If there is very little space, a wall is selected from the entire set as the most practical option. If you want to display beautiful objects, you can install a compact display case for them on the wall.
Floor
The unique palette and suitable texture of the material have made wenge color perhaps the most popular among modern floor coverings. Wealthy people choose natural parquet as a material. Affordable laminate is much more in demand, but for wenge it must be of high quality.
Living rooms always look great with this flooring. Dark color makes a large room feel deeper and fuller. In small living rooms, lighter varieties, such as bleached oak, look organic. The red floor is exotic, and the most popular one is deep burgundy.
Wenge laminate is valued not only for its aesthetic appeal, but also for practical reasons. Scratches or other minor damage that inevitably appear during use are almost invisible on it. It is easy to care for, high-quality types last a long time, even in the kitchen.
The only disadvantage of wenge parquet or laminate, especially dark ones, is that dust is immediately visible on them, but the problem can be solved by simple cleaning.
How to choose laminate for wenge doors?
The laminate can be the same shade as the door. Veneered doors can be perfectly combined with dark walnut and dark oak. The flooring must have a wood structure.
Light floors can be imitation cherry, alder, bleached or golden oak. Take a look at the photo.
Wenge color can significantly transform the interior. And if such a task is not worth it, in any case such doors are worth purchasing. Write in the comments how else you can fit wenge doors into the interior, post photos.
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Wallpaper
You need to immediately realize that cheap paper options are definitely not suitable. Elite wood requires adequate complementation. Of paper wallpaper, only more expensive multi-layer types are combined with wenge furniture. Suitable options:
- vinyl;
- glass wallpaper;
- non-woven.
All of them can also be used to decorate the dining area of a wenge kitchen.
Non-woven
They are made from modified cellulose, which significantly improves the appearance and consumer characteristics. They are more wear-resistant and durable. Another advantage is the possibility of repeated staining. This is especially valuable in the case of wenge, since it is difficult to immediately choose the exact shade for a wenge-colored living room.
Vinyl
They are also durable and can withstand repeated repainting. Patterned embossing on the surface, in combination with the main decor, effectively complements the interior of the living room. It can be diversified by repainting the wallpaper only partially.
Glass wallpaper
A new look in this segment of finishing materials. An environmentally friendly, durable material that is great for experimenting with color.
Stone
A wenge slide looks unusual against the background of walls made of brick or decorative stone (or their imitation). Colors vary: white, sand, cream, beige, light grey. Even black, ocher, orange, red, and graphite shades are in demand. The choice is determined by the style of the room and the preferences of the owners.
This solution adds exoticism and is especially suitable for ethnic style. Against this background, a showcase with ethnic collections or hunting paraphernalia will also look organic. However, the stone surface needs proper lighting and the addition of light accessories.
Wallpaper takes up a lot of space, even if it is covered by a display case or large cabinet. People immediately pay attention to them, so saving in any case is unwise. Using cheap options will nullify the entire effect and the living room will look pathetic.
Doors
Like everything made of valuable wood, wenge living room doors are not cheap. Not everyone can afford such an array. Modern technologies that offer high-quality veneer imitation come to the rescue. So people with average incomes can feel calm.
The option with a solid canvas with a geometric, restrained pattern is ascetic and noble. If you want the door to look lighter, use tinted glass with or without an unobtrusive pattern, stained glass in a modern style and the same color scheme. They occupy the entire canvas or only some part. This solution is often used on kitchen doors. In any case, everything looks great. The main thing is not to blur the effect with cheap fittings.
The color of the door can match the floor covering or match the shade of the wall in the room.
Curtains
There are curtains in every living room; this is the finishing touch to the overall interior. The gamma should match the tone of the furniture and walls. The main shade of coffee is combined with brown and purple.
To prevent them from appearing too dark, the wenge color is combined with a light complement, that is, they turn out to be two-color.
In very bright living rooms you can hang not only curtains, but also wenge tulle. This is a fashionable creative solution in a modern style. Wenge plus green tulle is Japan. The impression will be enhanced by the printed design.
The combination of milky tulle and wenge curtains is a classic and an echo of the traditions of aristocratic, expensive living room interiors.
Photo of a wenge living room
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