Office furniture in the past only served to seat employees and guests, store important documents, and get work done. Nowadays, however, workspaces are leaning towards the creation of designs that will wow guests and make employees want to spend a lot of time in them. Wallpapers and other décor elements go some way in getting these spaces. They should nonetheless work with your office furniture to create your dream design. Your furniture, after all, occupies the largest floor space.
Picking the right furniture theme from modern, eclectic, and industrial office furniture is the first step when designing an exceptional workspace. Regardless of the theme you choose, one constant element is the mixing of different aspects to generate the best contrast. This, for some business owners, can only be achieved by mixing the colors and textures in your space. While this works, you can generate some much-needed contrast in your office by mixing the wood tone in your furniture.
Here are the wood tone types you should consider for this:
Classic walnut
This has medium-brown rich tones that match just about all color schemes. The tone can also form a seamless transition between a contemporary and traditional office style. Classic walnut is generally popular for its earthy nature since it looks like something you would get in a wooded area even after its staining. The tone thus works best with earth tones and forms the perfect canvas when decorating with lava red tan, taupe blue, sage green, and cerulean blue.
Dark mahogany
This is popular among younger generations because of the modern vibe it lends to a space. The older generation, on the other hand, loves its opulent and classical design. To this end, dark mahogany works well with both modern and traditional décor styles. It has beautiful burgundy and red undertones that will pair perfectly with ‘’old world’’ colors like emerald green, teal, gold, and burgundy.
Natural maple
This works for those intent on bright décor colors and a modern and colorful vibe. Natural maple is a light beige tone mixed with subtle golden and tan undertones. It pairs perfectly with light and airy colors like turquoise, tan and white. You can also opt for yellow if you want to generate a clean and crisp spa-inspired ambiance.
Golden oak
This is perfect for offices that want a tone between dark mahogany and natural maple. Golden oak can be easily used in modern and traditional décor styles and supports most earth colors. The wood’s tone generates an exceptional contrast against brown, black and dark gray accents and works well with silver, seafoam green, bright ocean blues, and white. Golden oak works best for business aiming for a soothing atmosphere.
Using one wood tone throughout a room was the norm for offices in the past. Nowadays, this is not the case with the appreciation of the boring and tired look this option generates. Mixing two of the above wood tones is the ideal choice since it heightens your designs without making your space look too busy. Other than tones, you can mix the finishes and wood grains of your office furniture.
