Light and Dark Ash Wood Shimou in Interior Design

At the same time, furniture in different colors allows creating a comfortable atmosphere for staying in any room. To add contrast to the interior, people usually use dark ash wood shimou, whose tone resembles coffee with milk.

Furniture from ash wood in interior design

Currently, there is high consumer demand for furniture made from solid ash wood. This popularity is due to the numerous advantages:

• manufacturers use only eco-friendly materials in the production of furniture sets;

• over time, it does not dry out and retains its strength characteristics;

• craftsmen can realize even the most complex relief designs in furniture production.

Kitchens

The color of shimou is actively used by kitchen furniture manufacturers. Such sets have high resistance to temperature fluctuations, moisture, and mechanical impact. Furniture is ideal for kitchens decorated in classical style. If the set's fronts feature carving, it will harmoniously fit into a room with a baroque interior design.

Design: Svetlana Gerasimova

Bathroom

Many owners of country houses and city apartments decorate sanitary facilities with light ash wood. This choice is not accidental, as only wood that can withstand the harmful effects of moisture should be used for bathrooms. That is why a perfect solution would be to purchase furniture made from light and dark ash wood. People also often use individual elements of wood for decorative cladding of sanitary rooms.

Design: Studio LINES

Living Room

Used in the production of furniture sets for living rooms. For example, dark shimou allows creating an atmosphere of the Victorian era in a room. Owners of rooms can also decorate them in baroque style.

Design: Studio S-Style

Bedroom

It has a soft color, so it is perfect for decorating bedrooms. Thanks to its eco-friendliness, people in such rooms are provided with a calm and safe sleep. Many owners of city apartments and country houses choose dark-toned bedroom sets to create a classical-style interior. The material of this color is an indispensable material for wardrobes, as it has high strength, the ability to withstand heavy loads, and durability.

Design: Studio Alexandra Akimenkova

Floors and Doors in Ash Wood Shimou Color

Ash wood has found its application not only in the furniture industry. This material is actively used in the production of floor coverings that can harmoniously fit into any interior. After installation, ash wood shimou floors are coated with paint, varnish, and other mixtures without losing their strength and resistance to aggressive environments.

Furniture made from this material is used for interior doors that can be installed even in rooms with high humidity levels. For this purpose, door panels undergo special treatments that make them resistant to moisture, mold, and other pathogenic microflora.

Light and Dark Ash Wood Shimou in Interior Design

Light ash wood shimou is associated with a milk-coffee tone with clearly visible and well-noticed rare stripes. There are quite a few variations in this color group – these include:

• Asahi;
  
• Moscow;
  
• Ankor;
  
• milk oak;
  
• Karelia;
  
• Belfort oak;
  
• Sonoma oak.
  

Among these, you can find both warm and cool shades with pink, gray, blue, and other tones. Thanks to light furniture made from this type of wood, you can visually lighten the interior and slightly expand the space. Light ash wood shimou looks harmoniously as a floor covering in Provence, minimalism, classic styles, and brightens them up, making the room more attractive.

Dark ash wood shimou – expressive contrast items made from imitation wood with natural material veins. These interior items are usually presented in a rich chocolate tone, but there are also such variants of tones:

• Milan;
  
• dark Ankor;
  
• chocolate.
  

Dark tones look best as elements, details, and additions to the home decor.

Items can be used when creating interiors in the following styles:

• minimalism;

• classicism;

• Provence.

The dark shade of wood is actively used in the production of the following wooden items:

• door constructions;

• shelves;

• countertops;

• furniture cabinets;

• flooring, etc.

Design: Svetlana Gerasimova

Combining Ash Wood Shimou Color with Other Tones

The dark or light tone of the color blends well with various tonalities, for example:

• blue;
  
• violet;
  
• gray;
  
• green;
  
• coral;
  
• white and others.

Light-colored furniture made from ash wood shimou looks great against saturated or more pale walls. To avoid a flat appearance, furniture elements, doors, and floors should be highlighted and emphasized.

Chocolate-colored wood can be used in design to play on contrast with white, beige, and pastel bases and surfaces. Very attractive saturated wood in design looks when combined with blue tones, particularly soft, turquoise, or sea wave color in the form of individual chairs, stools, textiles, vases, frames, cushions, and throws. A suitable combination is also dark brown doors or a cabinet with blue or green wallpapers or other finishes.

Sometimes both wood colors can play on contrast – beige-brown in floor covering, saturated ones in furniture if complemented with a neutral base on the walls.

When creating interior design in any room, owners who decide to use furniture sets made from ash wood should consider the overall design concept. To avoid mistakes in color choice, they can use special software designed for creating 3D designs.

It is important to choose not only color compositions but also furniture. Very often designers use light or dark ash wood shimou tones. Thanks to this natural material, they can make even small and unremarkable rooms elegant and comfortable. If the owners of living spaces cannot create an interior design on their own, they should seek help from professionals.

Photo examples of interior design using ash wood shimou color

Design: Studio Prosperity

Design: Studio Alexandra Akimenkova

Design: Studio S-Style

Design: Svetlana Gerasimova

Design: Svetlana Gerasimova

Design: Studio LINES

Design: Studio Flatforfox