Living room wenge: ascetic luxury (24 photos)

The concept of wenge appeared in domestic design not so long ago. His reputation was clearly entrenched in his reputation as indisputably chic material available to the elite. The living room in the color of wenge raises the self-esteem of the owners, arouses respect among others.

What is wenge?

The color of wenge is wood of the same name as an exotic tree growing in the tropics. Wenge wood is all shades of brown, but not just brown. The texture shows a regal dark burgundy, deep violet, slightly frivolous chocolate and strong black coffee. They make up the exotic wenge palette. However, this is not enough: color is only an addition to wood that is unique in structure.

Living room wenge and bleached oak

Living room wenge and birch

Wenge interior

Brown furniture is traditional and familiar. It is still present in many living rooms and in almost all design styles, but only wenge is given the opportunity to embody aristocracy and at the same time become a sign of asceticism.

It can not be classified as democratic - for an expensive tree, the same frame is required. So a living room in the wenge style will require not only furniture. You need to be ready to buy everything else from the same expensive segment: wallpaper, flooring, front doors, carpet, curtains, up to small accessories.

Wenge color sofa in the living room

Living room wenge and milk oak

To the room was not 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. At the coffee table, it can be a frosted glass countertop and wooden legs in tone.

Doors wenge in the living room

Wall-mount wenge in the living room

Harmony of large surfaces

Furniture, walls and floors occupy enough space in the interior. Of particular importance is their adjusted ratio in the color of wenge:

  • It is not worth combining the floor and furniture in one gamut, it is better to choose a lighter wall for the living room.
  • The dark floor and dark individual elements of furniture on the facade of the wall harmoniously look.
  • The floor of the wenge is complemented by doors of a similar color.
  • Doors of wenge color require wallpaper in bright colors. Such a contrast will add a touch of noble restraint to the interior.

If any two of these surfaces become dark, even the most spacious bright living rooms become gloomy.

Living room wenge

Armchairs wenge

Compatibility with other colors

The laws of color perception say that the heavy weight of brown must be compensated for with light tones. This is true in relation to the overall wall for the living room. There are several more rules for color matching wenge:

  • Wenge with pale blue, pale pink and turquoise shades is remarkably perceived. The hill of such tones seems almost weightless.
  • No worse combination with warm colors.
  • The wenge-colored living room furniture has an ideal “internal” compatibility, that is, with the gamut of its own shades: purple plus gray, blue, and purple.

Only a combination of dark and dark is excluded. Dark shades of living room furniture need to be balanced. It can be a light floor, wallpaper or accessories.

Laminate wenge in the living room

Wenge furniture in the living room

An impeccable duet - wenge and milk. It is possible in any variation, for example, in wall decoration.

Almost monochrome wenge makes the interior of the living room too calm. To “stir up” it, color accents are added.One of them, juicy green, in the neighborhood with which the noblely luxurious wenge slide, oddly enough, only wins.

Universal combination - wenge, white and beige. Stronger color accents are not contraindicated: a pillow, curtains or carpet, but everything should be in moderation, otherwise even a massive wardrobe will be drowned by motley.

Furniture wenge in the living room in modern style

Wenge color panels in the living room

Furniture

Different pricing options are available on the market. However, a slide from an expensive array or a more affordable veneered one looks equally great.

Style requirements

Any cabinet or wenge table is noble and aristocratic. There are several canons for such furniture:

  • Polishing is excluded: the true beauty of wood in a natural dullness that does not obscure the unique structure of 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 curls. 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 neighborhood of another tree, especially with a pronounced wood texture. From such a misalliance, a noble wenge is forced to descend to the level of a less thoroughbred brother.
  • One of the few materials, bleached oak, is admitted as a companion to wenge. Together, they create an exotic atmosphere in a modern interior, but without excesses, luxury.

A special charm is acquired in this combination cabinet. Light oak inserts on the doors dilute its rich, slightly heavy monolithic look.

Parquet wenge in the living room

Wenge shelves in the living room

Design options

Living room design in wenge color exists in several versions:

  • Contrast. The easiest option: wenge furniture is installed on a pastel or white background. It can be light wallpaper, and on a dark floor there is a white, light gray or beige carpet.
  • Emphasis. Wenge furniture, for example, a massive dark cabinet, is set off by a bright background and well-placed accent accessories.
  • Calm The main background is calming, in pastel colors.

The opposite in color can be not only decoration, but also furniture, for example, a combination of bleached oak and dark wenge.

Headset

The composition of the wenge furniture is no different from any other style: the same wall, slide, showcase, sofa, table, chairs. However, due to the nature of the structure of the tree, there are several points that should be taken into account.

The dark wall for the living room should not be too bulky so as not to overload the interior, so drawers, glass and plastic in the decor are welcome. For example, frosted glass facades on the wall doors. This gives lightness and makes the furniture more modern.

The gloss of the open part of the display window will balance the dullness of the dark base. Such a contrast is simply elegant.

Small living rooms will be adorned with dignity by modular furniture: it can be arranged arbitrarily, using the entire space to the maximum. If there is very little space, a wall is selected from the entire headset as the most practical option. If you want to exhibit beautiful objects, a compact display case for them can be equipped on the wall.

Wenge cupboard in the living room

Color

The color of wenge furniture is not only traditional brown or maroon. A special atmosphere is created by a mirror display in shades of hazelnut, pine needles, as well as mint, dark and light olive.

Philosophically inclined or dreamy natures will appreciate, for example, the walls of lilac, ripe corn, amethyst and other similar shades. Warmth and coziness is created in the interior by a slide of the color of milk chocolate, tea rose, ocher, carmine.

Floor

The unique palette and a suitable texture of the material made the color of wenge almost the most popular among modern flooring. Wealthy people choose natural parquet as material. Affordably affordable laminate is much more in demand, but for wenge it should be of high quality.

Living rooms always look great with such a floor. The dark color makes the space of a large room deeper and fuller.In small living rooms, lighter varieties, for example, bleached oak, organically look. The floor of the red range is exotic, and the most popular of it is a deep burgundy color.

Wenge laminate is appreciated not only for its aesthetic appeal, but also for practical reasons. It is almost invisible scratches or other minor damage that inevitably appears during use. It is easy to care for him, high-quality species serve for a long time, even in the kitchen.

The only negative of parquet or wenge laminate, especially dark ones - dust is immediately visible on them, but the problem is solved by simple cleaning.

Wenge cabinet in the living room

Wenge veneer wall in the living room

Wallpaper

Immediately you need to realize that cheap paper options are definitely not suitable. Elite wood requires adequate addition. From paper wallpapers with wenge furniture, only more expensive multi-layer species are combined. Suitable options:

  • vinyl;
  • cullets;
  • non-woven.

All of them can also be used to design the dining area of ​​the 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 multiple staining. This is especially valuable in the case of wenge, since it is immediately difficult to choose the exact shade for the living room color of wenge.

Wenge curtains in the living room

Shelf wenge in the living room

Vinyl

Also durable and withstand repeated repainting. Patterned embossing on the surface, combined with the main decor, effectively complements the interior of the living room. It can be diversified by repainting the wallpaper only partially.

Cullet

A new look in this segment of finishing materials. Environmentally friendly, durable, grateful for experimenting with color material.

A rock

The wenge slide looks unusual against the background of brick walls or decorative stone (or their imitation). Colors vary: white, sand, cream, beige, light gray. Even black, ocher, orange, red, shades of graphite are in demand. The choice determines the style of the room and the preferences of the owners.

This solution adds exoticism, especially suitable for ethnicity. Against this background, a showcase with ethnic collections or hunting attributes will also look organically. However, the stone surface needs proper lighting and complement of light accessories.

Wallpapers occupy a large space, even if they are covered by a display case or a large cabinet. They are immediately paid attention to, so saving in any case is unwise. Using cheap options will nullify the whole effect and the living room will look pathetic.

Wenge wall in the living room

Wenge coffee table

Chandeliers

In the room of any style there are lighting devices. For wenge, these are chandeliers of laconic design. Frosted glass and a dark wooden part almost copy the classics of the middle of the last century, but there are also designs in a modern style.

Another attribute of the past era is returning - the floor lamp. He has strict forms that make the device stylish. Next to it is the same traditional wall for the living room.

Doors

Like all of the valuable species, the doors for the living room wenge are not cheap. Not everyone can afford such an array. Help out modern technology, offering high-quality imitation of veneer. So people with an average income can feel calm.

Ascetic and noble version with a solid canvas with a geometric restrained pattern. If you want the door to look easier, use tinted glass with an unobtrusive picture or without it, stained-glass windows in a modern style and the same color scheme. They occupy the entire canvas or only some part. This solution is often used on the doors to the kitchen. In any case, everything looks great. The main thing is not to lubricate the effect with cheap accessories.

The color of the door can repeat the flooring or be combined with the shade of the wall in the room.

Textile color wenge in the living room

TV stand wenge

Carpet

The best option in the living rooms of wenge is luxurious Persian or another of high-quality wool.With limited funds, it can be viscose, even from polyester, but the color scheme in muted tones is mandatory.

For a dark floor, a light carpet is suitable: white, beige palette, matte blue, the color of a tea rose.

Curtains

Curtains are in every living room, this is the final touch in the overall interior. Gamma should match the tone of the furniture and the walls. The basic coffee shade is combined with brown and purple.

Wenge showcase for living room

So that they do not seem too dark, the wenge color is combined with a light addition, that is, they turn out to be two-tone.

In very bright living rooms you can hang not only curtains, but also tulle wenge. This is a fashionable creative solution in a modern style. Wenge plus green tulle is Japan. The impression will enhance the printed pattern.

The combination of the milky color of tulle and wenge curtains is a classic and an echo of the traditions of aristocratic, expensive living room interiors.

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