Natural wood is a luxurious, expensive and elegant material that harmonizes with many styles, from Empire to futuristic and hi-tech. Designers use different shapes, colors and textures to realize the most incredible ideas. Wood is perfectly combined with glass, metal, brick, natural stone, gleaming chrome surfaces. Wooden interior design is widespread in luxury homes, apartments, villas and palaces in Dubai.
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Why wood is a timeless choice for interiors in Dubai
Natural wood has many advantages. It is soft and pliable in processing, has a wide variety of unique textures and shades, can be painted, covered with matte or glossy varnish or used in its natural state. Therefore, wooden interior design looks outstanding, attractive and cozy.
Strength and durability
Wood easily withstands loads, is resistant to mechanical damage, does not deteriorate from ultraviolet light and temperature fluctuations. And in the presence of special treatment is not afraid of high humidity.
Wooden elements in the interior do not lose their attractiveness for 30 and more years. And if they are properly maintained, they look as good as new even after centuries. Even aging does not make a wooden interior worse, but only gives it solidity and nobility.
Aesthetic versatility
Every design element of a wooden home or room is unique. The boards have different color variations and fanciful original patterns that were created by nature. And the material itself is pleasant, smooth and warm to the touch.
With the help of wood it is possible to realize any design ideas: to make rough processing, to decorate with intricate carving, inlay, embossing, polishing. The use of wood is also appropriate in its natural form. It will emphasize luxury, individuality and aesthetics of the room.
Ecological and sustainable
Wood is an environmentally friendly material that is safe for humans and animals. It does not emit toxic fumes, is oxygen permeable, and helps reduce carbon footprint.
The material can be recycled. Expired wood is used to make fuel and sawdust is used to make bricks and sheet construction materials. If wood decomposes naturally, it does not pollute the environment.
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Types of wood for interior design in Dubai
Hard and soft wood
There are five gradations of hardness of wood.
- Super soft (pine, larch, aspen).
- Soft (birch, cherry).
- Hard (oak, beech, teak, elm).
- High hard (maple, ash, mahogany).
- Extra hard (exotic species such as Australian knobbly and snake wood, tamarind, jarrah, dussia).
Soft species are resistant to fracture and have high thermal conductivity, they are easy to work with tools. Most often they are used to make wall panels, furniture and decorative elements.
Hardwoods are not afraid of mechanical impact, there are practically no marks on the wood when bumped, pressed, it does not deform under the influence of moisture and temperature. They are used for flooring, stairs, countertops, window frames, doors, wall coverings and terraces.
Popular wood species
Interior fit out in Dubai involves the use of noble wood species with beautiful texture.
- Oak is a magnificent heavy-duty material with a pronounced wood grain. Almost black stained oak is most valued.
- Pine – light, resinous, has bactericidal properties and a pleasant aroma.
- Teak – dense and strong, resistant to wear and tear, has a beautiful golden-brown color.
- Ash – as strong as oak, resistant to cracks, the wood has a beautiful patterned structure.
- Walnut – hard and at the same time elastic material, well accepts nails and self-tapping screws, valued for its noble wood grain.
Both natural and modified heat-treated materials are used, e.g. thermo pine, thermo alder, thermo ash.
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Use of wood in various interiors in Dubai
Let’s look at specific examples of wooden room design for a luxury apartment or a cozy villa in Dubai.
Living room ideas
Oak, maple or wenge floors will give the room an understated luxury and nobility.
Wood can be used on one wall to accentuate it. To get a brighter effect, it is recommended to cover the surface with lacquer or stain. Wooden interior design of the living room is especially appropriate in industrial styles. It allows you to soften the rigidity of concrete or unplastered brickwork.
Antique or aged wooden furniture is a real find for the living room! A secretaire, sideboard, bookcase or coffee table on curved legs — anything will do.
Bedroom enhancements
Finishing a bedroom with wood is one of the latest design trends due to its eco-friendly, antibacterial and anti-allergenic effect.
Boiserie wall panels, carved screens and partitions are a win-win option.
Wooden bedroom interior can be complemented with accessories made of valuable species: statuettes, lamps, candelabras, mirrors in carved frames, author’s products.
Application in the kitchen and dining room
An interesting design option would be 3D wooden panels, natural plank floors and ceilings. A durable oak tabletop, a bar counter, as well as dining tables and chairs have already become a classic.
One of the original options for zoning the dining room – partitions made of slats or bamboo. A wooden panel in the dining area will look no less spectacular.
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Current trends in wooden interiors in Dubai
The top trends in wooden home designs right now are as follows:
- No staining of wood, only top quality varnish finishes! Naturalness is encouraged: knots, small chips and cracks.
- Stylization of materials under the antique.
- The noble dark wood of wenge gives way to light and practical pine, as well as discreet walnut and golden beech.
Practical tips for caring for wooden interiors
Wipe surfaces with soft materials and shake off dust from recesses with special brooms.
Do not use aggressive detergents.
To keep the interior of a wooden house in pristine condition, treatment with mastics, polishing and dielectric compounds is required.
Innovative ways to use wood in interior decor
What innovative ideas of wooden design in the interior are now in trend?
One of the latest innovations is 3D panels, they are characterized by elements protruding at different levels in the form of spiles, rectangles, pyramids, abstract figures.
More recently, designers have begun to use an interesting technique for zoning space: the flow of wooden flooring into the wall. Board, parquet or laminate is laid out on the wall with sectors of regular or irregular shape.
Wooden kitchen aprons, treated with a moisture-protective composition, have replaced ceramic, glass and stone coverings.
Advantages of using wood in interior design
The world’s leading designers note such advantages of using wood:
- looks solid, luxurious and expensive;
- always on trend;
- has a long service life;
- natural unpainted wood combines with any color scheme;
- is both a standalone decorative element and an elegant complement to stone, leather, metal and even plastic.
Prestige Renovation will help you design and create an exclusive interior in Dubai using wood. The specialists will be attentive to all your wishes.
