Wonderful wood

Feature walls have previously been established as a bold colour choice or wallpaper that speaks to the room by creating a focal point.

Placing a focal point in your room doesn’t always have to follow these lines however and more often these days we are seeing the beauty of wood grain specified in interior design trends.

Take a simple yet beautiful wood panel and treat with Resene Colorwood Touch Wood to create a feature wall with a difference. Wood used on interior walls brings the outside in, creating a harmonious natural feeling to your home. Resene wood stains bring another level of elegance and personality to your space.

Before you launch into creating your wooden feature wall, test out which Resene Colorwood stain is the best for your room and your wood base. Trial a few different shades on your offcuts to see how the wood responds to the stain and the light in the room. The base colour of the wood will have an impact on how the tint in the stain looks. Different woods will also respond differently to the stain. MDF and particle boards will absorb the colour more readily, while other high density timbers will soak up less stain and may take two coats to absorb the colour.

Don’t feel restricted to just using Resene Colorwood stains on your wood surfaces. This table has been artfully treated with Resene Tobacco Brown to create a stylish finish. Mixing Resene FX Paint Effects Medium into a small amount of Resene Sour Dough and using a slightly damp sponge this mix was applied to the table roughly, occasionally wiping areas to soften the surface during the paint application. To create the random effect an application of Resene Tobacco Brown was used, building up layers randomly across the table to give this slightly mottled effect. After leaving this to dry, the initial Resene Sour Dough mixture with Resene FX Paint Effects Medium was used to layer colour and texture randomly. To finish, while this was still slightly damp, a large Resene paintbrush was used in a broad sweeping motion to soften any hard edges the layered paint may have left on the table top.

Using wood as a part of your interiors style is very on trend as more of us are wanting to find ways to connect with nature. Wood is a wonderfully effective and inexpensive way of making that connection. The opportunities for making a statement with wood are vast, with so many options of wood stains and finishes, combined with paint you can really take your creative mind on a nature walk to create your own wooden wonderland.

When thinking about your project there’s a few things to keep in mind. The choice of wood, the grain effect and overcoat choice will all influence the effect of your design project. Make sure to try Resene’s many options for wood treatments. Everything you could possibly need from Resene Colorwood Reducing, a great choice for intermixing or reducing colour density, to Resene Colour Enhance, this adds greater depth to the colour of your wood stain finish. Once you’re happy with the colour of your design, choose from Resene Aquaclear, Resene Qristal Clear polyurethane for your overcoat.

Whatever your project, when wood is your base of choice, you’ve got nature on your side. Choose Resene’s wood treatments and stains be your creative partner for the next wood project in your home.

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Styling by Melle van Sambeek. Photography by Bryce Carleton. 2022