Wood for Art

Many people who have a fine taste for furniture are willing to have their plastics ripped off for real wood. There are few that are well-known but there are lot more that are considered rare and exotic and mostly are manufactured as Asian arts or contemporary art and these are real treasures at home. Wood when stained, varnished and laminated makes a simple house to look very elegant.

Yes, there are steel frames where you can have glass over it. As this might look contemporary, this remains second best when we speak of expensive wood with glass stop. Use steel or bronze metals as accents and you just created a sophisticated furniture with bling bling. Sounds hip, right? Western countries brag of their woods from oak, walnut, beech to pine. Country style of interior design is no doubt adopted from United States. Their furniture which can go very white from stained real solid hardwood matched with foams covered in blue-shaded upholstery is America’s very own. This style is identifiable to Western countries.

White furniture is not common to Asian art. No matter how easy they are on the eyes, it is not just wise or practical to maintain white-stained wooden furniture in countries that are not surrounded with snow but dust which when moistened becomes close to mud in appearance. With Asian art, wood frequently goes natural retaining its dark colored, not unless the furniture is laminated or covered with glass then maintaining white- colored furniture will not be a challenge at home.

These wood that are common to most Asian art and furniture are Cherry Blossom of Japan, Malaysian Rubberwood, and a lot more in other Asian countries and the Philippines. And by the way, when we speak of Philippine wood, we talk about luxury. Think of sofa set that are not upholstered. It could even be damaged with scratches already, not laminated, and stained, yet still expect that getting one of these pre-loved furniture will cost one an arm and leg.  How much more if these are polished, brand new, and designed to contemporary style or a collection of antique ones! Narra, for instance, is not just rare nor exotic but can only be found in the Philippines. Furniture and artworks made of narra are exported and patronized by the wealthy outside the country.

These classy and elegant wooden furniture when placed inside the house with wall paintings as sole company and well selected appliances that are contemporary or latest model in style, features, and design will comprise an elegant minimalist touch in the home interior. Artworks for sale that you see online of whether contemporary or classic can be matched to even the most antique of these luxury set of wooden furniture. Antique ones do not necessarily mean that the home interior has to look creepy and aged. The key is combination of classic and contemporary.