Walnut-colored furniture is a universal option for most modern interiors. It looks rich and noble, fits organically into almost any interior style and goes well with a number of colors and shades.
Wall decoration and walnut table in the living room
Walnut wood, with its deep shade and expressive pattern, is often chosen not only for furniture, but also as the main material for the entire interior. A rich range of colors from light honey to dark mahogany allows you to create an unforgettable color in the interior of any room.
Walnut shades in the interior
Walnut furniture is brown in color with a reddish or grayish tint. Against this background, dark veins are clearly visible, due to which the material looks voluminous and textured. Walnut has many varieties:
- Italian;
- walnut;
- Milanese;
- Brazilian;
- Spanish;
- American;
- pecan.
Red walnut dining table and chairs
Designers most often classify all walnut furniture according to shade: red, gold, dark and light.
Furniture, doors, and parquet in walnut tones are widely represented on the market today. However, few people think about how to combine this material with other interior elements.
The wall in the living room is their walnut
Brown-honey walnut shades fit perfectly into any interior style. Modern trends in the design of a kitchen or dining room take well to the natural warmth of walnut, against which glossy facades, stainless steel household appliances, glass surfaces and built-in lighting contrast perfectly.
Using dark, deep shades of solid walnut, you can achieve a visual expansion of space and higher ceiling heights in the room. However, for this purpose, you should choose low pieces of furniture (chests of drawers and other modular options) in combination with light wall decoration and snow-white ceilings.
Walnut furniture suggests that this particular shade will become dominant when decorating the room. This means that warm and light shades of brown should be noted not only in furniture, but also in flooring and textiles. In addition, take care of additional lighting to prevent the room from looking faded and gloomy.
Designer walnut table
Beech color in the interior
Choosing colors in the interior of the apartment
A beech set is an ideal solution for original room decoration. The delicate color does not overload the room and allows you to shape the atmosphere according to your mood. The design of the room is easy to change with the help of textiles and decor.
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Beech-colored furniture creates a comfortable, cozy, calm environment. Thanks to its natural appearance, wood has a beneficial effect on the human body: there is a feeling of closeness to nature, security, and improved mood. That is why sets of these colors are most often chosen for children's rooms. The rich palette of beech allows it to be used for different interior styles. Thanks to this, noble traditional and original fashionable combinations are obtained.
Since the set is purchased for a long period of time, it is important that it harmoniously combines with other pieces of furniture, flooring, walls and even curtains. All elements should overlap, while care must be taken to ensure that the situation is not overly colorful
Designer recommendations:
- If you want to emphasize the tone of the furniture set, you should give preference to dark floor coverings (in colors chestnut, mahogany, walnut). To create a light, neutral, calm room, it is better to choose soft gray, beige, and white paints for the floor.
- The combination with the walls is no less important. Light pink, peach, light green, light gray and blue look great with beech colors. Panels, paintings, and sofa cushions will serve as bright accents. You can decorate one wall with rich colors and decorate it with wallpaper with patterns. However, the option with paintings and panels is more interesting and mobile.
- The combination of textiles with furniture allows you to create various original ensembles. This makes it possible to diversify the design by replacing one of the elements if necessary. For example, to brightly decorate a room, you should give preference to blue, burgundy, and green curtains. A delicate interior can be achieved using golden, beige, milky, pink, lilac curtains.
The neutral base color of beech furniture allows you to update the interior of the room without excessive costs. It is enough to replace the curtains, lightly rearrange them, select different decor - and the room will be radically transformed. For more radical changes, you can change the color of the walls. Thus, beige-colored furniture makes it possible to experiment with the design of the room, bringing to life any bold fantasies.
Features of cherry-colored furniture, photos in interiors of different styles
Combination of walnut with other colors and shades
When choosing walnut furniture, pay due attention to the combination of colors. So, combining walnut furniture with red, orange or lilac colors will add extravagance to the interior. If you prefer the classic English style in decor, then combine walnut with blue, burgundy and bottle green tones.
Cool nutty shades look better with white, blue, light green, and warm shades look better with cream, yellow, cornflower blue and khaki.
Partial walnut wall decoration in bathroom
The combination of walnut and beech will look very exotic. It is better to choose gray wallpaper for this tandem.
For soft armchairs and a sofa, choose light sand tones. Walnut-colored cabinets and bookcases will harmonize well with a beech coffee table.
When choosing walnut furniture for your interior, consider the following:
- Furniture should not merge with the walls. The color of the walls, floor and door should be lighter than the furniture.
- Walnut furniture looks best against yellow or green walls. Moreover, the palette of shades is very wide: from creamy to ocher and from pistachio to muted herbal.
- Walnut-colored furniture will not look organic in cold interiors. Especially if the room faces north. Walls, accessories, textiles - everything should be in warm colors.
Walnut bathroom vanity facade
Combination of walnut and wenge oak colors
Wenge oak is much darker than walnut. When choosing interior items in wenge color, pay special attention to the shape - it will stand out in contrast, both against the background of walnut and other colors. In general, this composition looks very rich, so it’s worth choosing the appropriate wallpaper.
The combination of brown wallpaper with a gray and pink pattern will go perfectly with the color of walnut. It is better to choose upholstered furniture for such a room in bright brown leather. A wenge-colored bookcase or sideboard is also welcome - it is advisable that they be closed with glass doors.
Add muted red or purple curtains to your room design. Some elements may be lilac.
Door handles in wenge color, select light bronze colors
Italian walnut in the interior of the apartment
Italian walnut has gained particular popularity in Russia not only in the production of furniture, but also in the manufacture of floor coverings. This material is the most capricious, so when decorating the interior you should carefully think about color combinations. Basic rules for combining:
- Dark colors of furniture - light walls and floors.
- The most successful combination: Italian walnut and shades of yellow and green.
- No red "neighborhood".
- Accessories in warm colors.
Italian walnut seat
The best place to use Italian walnut color is the bedroom. Luxurious carved furniture and headboards will be ideally combined with pastel wall decoration, pale green curtains and a milky beige bedspread.
When arranging your kitchen, keep in mind that Italian walnut will be harmonious in combination with white, beige or yellow walls and a countertop of the same neutral shade.
In a classic living room with luxurious tapestries, curtains and carpets, furniture in Italian walnut color will look great. The peculiarity of furniture of this shade is that it really loves carpets.
Italian walnut corner cabinet
Video about wood species
By shades of wood color
The difference depends on the growth of the tree:
- The southern edges add dark tones to the wood grain color scheme.
- North lightens the color.
Types of walnut wood color shades :
- Milanese.
- Italian.
- American.
- Embossed.
- Brazilian.
- Walnut root shade.
Color combination of furniture in the interior
Walnut-colored furniture is a universal combination of colors present in the interior of a given room.
A complete immersion in the combination will be warm light tones of the walls and floor, and the shades of the furniture should contain dark, deep colors. In terms of size, furniture with low parameters gives the best effect of visually increasing space. A slight contrast will increase the height of the ceilings; placing several objects along the walls will extend the length of the room.
With more contrasting colors in the interior, it is important to choose a more precise color scheme in the walnut style:
- Bright red, orange and a combination of the dark sector of the walnut color palette will add extravagance to the house.
- With white, blue shades, light tones of green, the best combination option would be walnut wood tones with a cool color.
- Based on the texture and deep tone of the root wood, use a combination with cream and yellow undertones.
- In the case of a combination of several types of colors of natural wood, walnut and beech, the hi-tech style prevails in the interior.
Example! Upholstered furniture in light brown tones with upholstery will match the fronts of cabinets and bookshelves made of walnut, and the highlight will be the presence of a small coffee table made of beech.
Milanese nut: positive mood and home comfort
Milanese walnut is a very livable color. It goes well with:
- products from the same array;
- cherry, bleached oak;
- warm and calm shades of a different range, for example, caramel, sand, ocher;
- gray, greenish, pink colors;
Dining table and chairs made of Milanese walnut.
Furniture of this color is amazingly combined with products made from genuine leather.
Milanese walnut is the color of comfort and tranquility. Interiors where this color scheme prevails are warm and homely.
Beautiful Milanese walnut chair
Walnut color: cozy interior design ideas
Walnut-colored wood is one of the most interesting solutions in decorating floors, furniture and doors. Walnut is a tree with a completely unique color and a very distinctive appearance. Thanks to this, it allows you to diversify the interior, making it more visually pleasing. Today, not many people prefer monotony and solutions that everyone has in their room design. Walnut color looks amazing in the interior, but what other colors does it go best with? Design photographs will help answer this question.
Walnut color in the interior: photos of interesting ideas in room decoration
The search for originality, which is easily combined with functionality, has become a real passion for modern designers. People who want to have something other than oak parquet, preferring a more budget-friendly solution but of good quality, decide, for example, to choose laminated panels imitating walnut, which can be of different types:
- walnut;
- Italian;
- Spanish;
- American;
- Milanese.
Furniture, floors and doors in wood tones look decent if you choose a harmonious combination with other components of the room.
Walnut floor in the interior
Few people know that walnut is used to make flooring. It is difficult to find wood that has such a wide variety of colors and can be subjected to various technological processes. Walnut can be installed as a solid plank or laminated panels, for example, which are a good way to finish an interior beautifully and at a reasonable price. Many customers have praised this solution, and the panels are steadily gaining popularity. Artificial walnut board perfectly imitates a natural product, maintaining its natural appearance, color and structure. This authentic surface does not cause any problems during installation and subsequent use of the floor. This surface goes well with furniture made from other woods. It is better to decorate the room in light colors, making it more spacious.
Walnut doors in the interior
The advantage of laminated panels in walnut color is also the flexibility of arrangement. The presence of popular colors such as brown or beige makes it easy to choose the paint color to decorate the entire visit, the type of furniture. Walnut doors look great in both dark and sunny rooms. It is better when the wooden texture of the doorway board in the room is combined with a similar-colored floor and some furniture elements.
Walnut color combination: interior of different rooms
Walnut color has several shades. It covers a palette from light beige to dark brown. These colors harmonize perfectly with each other, so don’t be afraid to experiment by decorating the room in different shades of walnut. There are several types of walnut color that are the most popular and look great together.
Italian walnut color in the interior
Italian walnut color is a brown color with a chocolate undertone, but can also have red notes. This color gives the room noble shades. If you choose furniture in Italian walnut color, then it is better to choose a beige floor. As for wall cladding, yellow would be an excellent option. Give preference to light colors. Dark walnut flooring may seem gloomy, so it is suitable for large, well-lit rooms.
Milanese walnut color in the interior
Milanese walnut color looks attractive with warm shades, as it itself has a honey color. It can be sand, beige, caramel colors. You can choose wood of a different species in light colors, which will also be an excellent solution.
Spanish walnut color in the interior
If you want to decorate a room with a rich and deep wood color, then choose Spanish walnut. It will look very bright, so use it on large areas with caution. Choose some furniture elements or a door in this color. Spanish walnut has light veins, so it is famous for its unique structure, which looks especially attractive.
American walnut color in the interior
Luxury finishing materials are especially diverse in choosing a specific shade, since the palette covers the entire spectrum of colors: from light brown to cocoa.
What do you need to remember when decorating a room in walnut color?
Walnut mostly has warm tones, so make sure that other colors are of the same type. Give preference to yellow-orange, cloth green or wine. It would be a good idea to complement the door, floor and furniture with textiles in brown, beige or red. The room should be decorated as much as possible in natural colors.
The noble walnut color in the interior is especially suitable for classic rooms, Scandinavian style and minimalism. Wood is always relevant, as it gives the room a warm and noble note. You shouldn’t oversaturate the space with bright colors, since wood itself is already a decoration, but a few colorful accents will never be superfluous.
Burning Spanish nut
Spanish walnut (nogal), which came to us from Peru, is the darkest of all walnuts. Its color is amazing: dark chocolate wood with light stripes. At the same time, it is a very hard rock.
Spanish walnut chest of drawers
Dark chocolate shades of solid walnut look very expressive and contrasting, so there should not be too many such elements in the bedroom interior. If you choose Spanish walnut for a dressing table, bedside tables or to decorate a work area within a bedroom, then place this furniture against a light background. A pastel and even snow-white palette for finishing all surfaces of the room would be very appropriate here.
Spanish walnut wall
Light shades
Shades of Italian walnut, as well as Don and hazelnut, look ideal where calm and serenity reign.
Naturally, light walnut furniture in the interior of a bedroom or large living room is a solution that has no alternative in creating an atmosphere of grace, nobility and warmth at the same time.
Light walnut is for rooms in which people intend to rest and relax, but not work or organize lavish events. This palette goes surprisingly well with natural leather, expensive upholstery fabric in light colors, classic stained glass for sideboards, and gilding.
Lighting should be discreet so as not to blur the emerging picture. A moderate number of elements and accessories in the room will add solidity and respectability.
American walnut: luxury and respectability of the interior
American walnut is a symbol of luxury and respectability. This type of nut has a more uniform and rich texture. American walnut, characterized by its hardness and resistance to deformation, is used for the manufacture of luxury furniture.
American walnut parquet
The range of colors of American walnut is very wide: from light brown to chocolate tones. When decorating a room, combine furniture with light, soft colors. You can add warmer beech to the decor: this will add piquancy to the interior.
American walnut desk
Varieties
Walnut wood has a beautiful natural pattern and aesthetic appearance.
When talking about the types of walnut furniture, we can distinguish two main separation criteria: raw materials for manufacturing and shade. These two factors are interrelated, so to a large extent the type of furniture will depend on the type of wood used as the base.
The most common color options:
- Italian walnut;
Original handmade table in Italian walnut color - Milanese;
Kitchen made of wood of an amazing shade - Milanese walnut - Brazilian;
Elegant panels with a classic geometric pattern in a modular kitchen set with colors of sandalwood and Brazil walnut - American;
Original designer furniture made of American walnut - forest;
Functional computer desk made of laminated chipboard in hazelnut color - embossed;
Bedroom Venus Lux in classic colors – classic walnut and embossed walnut - nut root.
Exclusive Italian furniture set - wardrobe with mirror and bedside tables made of valuable walnut root
You can see these names of different colors of the same walnut in the catalog when choosing the color of furniture. Be sure to compare them with the original or with other catalogs, since the color rendition of different monitors or magazine pages may differ, and in the end you will not get what you wanted.
These varieties of nuts differ in shades - from the lightest to the darkest cold ones. They will also differ in the pattern on the surface of the wood. Italian walnut looks the most noble. It is quite popular and is used in the manufacture of not only furniture, but also doors. Milanese walnut is soft. It has a light color and almost invisible veins. If you want a pronounced pattern on the surface, give preference to embossed or gold. The color of the walnut root has its own unique pattern and is quite dark in color.
So this color has many varieties, be sure to pay attention to this when looking at the furniture catalog before purchasing it
Walnut furniture in the bedroom interior
One of the best furniture options is a walnut bedroom set. Usually it is decorated with complex carvings, gilding, and mirrors with a sandblasted pattern. The interior of a bedroom with such furniture should not be overloaded with unnecessary details. The ideal content is light walls and floors, olive curtains and a beige bedspread.
Walnut furniture in the bedroom
Lovers of minimalism should choose a simpler version of walnut furniture for their interior. However, even a simple wardrobe, bed or chest of drawers made of walnut looks stylish.
An original way to decorate a bedroom is to use wall panels behind the head of the bed. An accent wall created using walnut panels will serve as the semantic center of the room for sleeping and relaxing.
Walnut flooring and walls
What does walnut go with in interior design?
The combination of furniture and finishing in Milanese walnut color with caramel, coffee, and creamy shades is suitable for creating a classic interior.
Furniture in Italian walnut color with patina looks very prestigious and expensive in any room. In addition to the classical style with its precious decorations, carpets, paintings in gilded frames and bas-reliefs, such furnishings are suitable for Baroque and Art Nouveau. There are many walnut shades in the antique style, with its magnificent decoration and mosaic floors.
Combinations of Spanish walnut and white variations are appropriate in a modern bedroom, where both matte and sparkling, glossy surfaces look harmonious. However, glitter is not always relevant for a room in which everything should be conducive to rest and sleep, so it should be used in moderation.
Photo: planete-deco.fr
Classic bedroom sets in Italian walnut color, which have continued to be popular in interiors of various stylistic trends for many years, are best complemented by a delicate pastel palette, which can be used to decorate walls and ceilings. Flooring made of light oak, acacia or birch will effectively emphasize the richness and depth of the reddish-red shades of furniture and beds decorated with carvings and gilding.
In the living room, the same palette with the same additional shades will create an aura of hospitality and carelessness, comfort and, in a certain sense of the word, even bliss. And all this under the sauce of aristocracy and respectability.
Photo: planete-deco.fr
For modern kitchens, furniture in many shades of Italian walnut is perfect, which is appropriate here in the company of various light tones. The walnut set prefers proximity to a lighter background, fitting perfectly into a room with an abundance of natural light and additional lighting scenarios. You can emphasize the beauty of walnut with the help of a ceramic apron and floor finishing using natural wood of other shades or its high-quality imitation.
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Nut kitchen
In the interior of the kitchen, walnut furniture in the English style will look very impressive. You can choose an elegant set with natural facades and expensive handles, or you can choose a simpler solution. Any walnut-colored furniture will create coziness in the kitchen due to its natural warm shade. The room is immediately filled with light.
Walnut kitchen furniture
To decorate the kitchen walls, you can choose beige, yellow or a light shade of brown. If you want a more formal interior, go for the gray version of the walls. Remember that walnut does not go well with red. However, if you really want, you can place several red accessories in the kitchen. Buy, for example, burgundy-colored dishes.
Walnut kitchen countertop
Italian walnut color
Italian walnut is the most popular shade used for furniture production. It is more popular in our country than in the West.
This color has many characteristics, it:
The texture of the wood is extremely luxurious. It is characterized by clear lines and smooth transitions. This gives the interior sophistication, special charm, and comfort.
The Italian walnut shade is an excellent solution for fans of classics in the interior. The color is beautiful, but you need to choose the right furniture, walls, and flooring to match it so that the room looks elegant and not tasteless, tacky, and insipid.
Walnut wood in the living room
All walnut species have a pronounced structure, so simple and laconic forms are usually used in the production of living room furniture. Classic, simple facades without decoration can become the highlight of the interior thanks to the beautiful texture of the material. It is better to choose plain light shades as a background.
Walnut floor and shelf in the living room
Honey walnut shades look organic with orange, light green, yellowish-ocher, and mustard colors. Walnut furniture in the living room is a luxury acceptable only for spacious and bright rooms. If your living room has panoramic windows, then in addition to the furniture, you can use walnut finish on the walls and even the ceiling. But even in a spacious living room, leave at least one wall with a light finish. Let it become an accent within this room. To finish the floor, use a board made of natural material in a walnut wood shade. A harmonious completion of the living room look will be a coffee table matched to the color of the laminate.
Chest of drawers with walnut front in the living room
Another possibility of using walnut wood in the living room interior is the space around the fireplace:
- built-in shelving;
- frames for paintings, mirrors or photographs above the fireplace.
The luxurious color of the wood and the fire in the fireplace together will look very harmonious.
Walnut and glass coffee table
American walnut
American, Burmese, and European walnut are one tree growing in different places, from which the strength characteristics and texture differ slightly. For parquet, American walnut (Black Walnut) is usually used, which has a darker and uniformly colored wood. European walnut is variegated, so it is used extremely rarely for floors, but is popular in door decoration.
American walnut is the most stable exotic species for the Russian climate. The tree grows in a similar climate, so it easily tolerates temperature and humidity fluctuations. Walnut wood is elastic, so it is not prone to warping and splitting, like other exotic woods. American walnut is considered to be the darkest color that can be used in flooring. Anything darker is too impractical - all the dust and chips on the surface are visible.
The Sermon on the Mount states that plants are most easily and reliably identified by their fruits. Indeed, grapes do not ripen on thorn bushes, and figs are not collected from burdocks, even in modern conditions of advanced genetic engineering science. However, with nuts everything is much more complicated. They grow on coniferous and deciduous trees, palm trees and even underground!
When it comes to nuts, here, as in medicine or politics, you cannot find the most important expert and authority. We will not engage in such research either, but we will try to decide what it is. For people of the “old and new world,” nuts are primarily trees of the beech family, which bear tasty and healthy fruits. The most famous are walnut, Manchurian, black and pecan (kariya). In total, botanists count 22 types of “real” nuts, not counting subspecies.
And for Asians and Siberians, a nut is also the fruit of a prickly coniferous cedar, which is shaken out of its cones. Peanuts are also called nuts - they are generally from the pea-legume family and grow underground in pods. Coconut, famous for its copra and “milk” (those who have tried it will agree that it does not have the slightest taste similarity with cow or goat milk). And also - almond, cedar, hazelnut, beech, kola nut, nutmeg, pistachio, Maldivian, Brazilian - the list can be continued almost indefinitely.
In fact, recognizing different breeds is not easy - but the technology is there. Let's try to understand the so-called nuts and the plants that produce them. Let’s immediately discard the taste characteristics - after all, English “porridge” is morning oatmeal with a “nutty” (as the residents of Albion say) taste, no matter how Barrymore campaigned for it, it is clearly not of nut origin. Nuts grow only on trees, and everything else is a surrogate, fake or “homonym” - depending on the situation.
“Real” nuts are, after all, the familiar “walnuts” and other families of nuts, which in their purified form are similar to the human “mind”. Or the brain. And they value it primarily for its edible fruits. A true nut is a tree (!) of the nut family, which has significant dimensions - up to fifty meters in height and the diameter of which can exceed two meters, producing not only useful fruits, but also beautiful commercial wood. It is this wood that we will talk about, and we will outline the culinary and medicinal properties of real nuts at the end. The nut grows rapidly for the first fifty years, and in the next 150-200 years its growth slows down, and the trunk thickens mainly.
The wood of “real” walnut is quite hard - on the Brinell scale it reaches 5 units, the density of the wood ranges from 5.5 to 6.5 g/cm³. grows in warm countries of the northern hemisphere on all continents. European species have quite rich color variations, from gray-brown to slightly purple. American varieties (those grown in the USA and Canada, Juglans nigra) have darker wood and are slightly softer than European varieties. The structure and color of the nut greatly depend on the soil, climate and other conditions, but in any case it is always exceptionally beautiful. Since the color of the core part is uneven, the surfaces are obtained with an interesting and complex pattern and a peculiar play of light, appreciated by connoisseurs. Tough and durable, walnut wood is resistant to moisture, easily processed with any tools, polished, painted, stained, glued and connected with nails and screws. When dried, it warps a lot, but the dried one holds its shape well.
Walnut wood has long been valued as a high-quality material, which has become especially fashionable in recent years in the form of various types of floor coverings. Parquet and solid boards, piece parquet made of walnut will decorate most modern interiors. The popularity and value of this wood is confirmed by the well-known expression - “cut like a nut.” Nowadays it has acquired a negative connotation, but before it had a completely different meaning. And it meant that everything was done thoroughly, with high quality - this is how the old masters - cabinetmakers and professional carpenters - expressed themselves laudably.
Despite the value of walnut wood, it is essentially a “by-product” of the production of nut fruits, so no particularly large-scale harvesting is carried out - who would “cut the chickens that lay the golden eggs.” But when harvesting they are taken very seriously - they are often dug up by the roots. It is in the lower, basal sections of the trunk, tuberously thickened, that the most valuable wood is located. From these fragments they make the best veneer of curly texture with the richest patterns. Walnut burls, growths on trunks, also have these properties. At the beginning of the last century, there was a whole industry in the Caucasus for their extraction, but the predatory attitude most often led to the death of the mighty tree. After all, the size of the burl sometimes reached more than two meters in length and their weight exceeded half a ton! The annual export of walnut burls before the First World War exceeded one and a half thousand tons and the profit was a quarter of a million rubles (royal, full gold, not wooden, although they received them for wood).
Walnut is also used for exclusive gun stocks and butts, in the design of house interiors (except for floors, it is used for wall panels), furniture finishing, and even the insides of cars. But the best furniture and some parts of concert pianos are still made from solid wood, and not covered with veneer. Helicopter propellers are also made from walnut.
American walnut—that which grows in North America—has a slightly darker wood, to a chocolate color. To enhance color saturation, it is usually steamed. The wood is predominantly straight-grained. A little softer than European. American black walnut (Juglans nigra) looks especially advantageous under varnish - this is how the rich range of shades of its heartwood is revealed. Wood of similar quality comes from Myanmar - it is called Burmese walnut.
Walnut cultivation is a very profitable and profitable business. The tree is unpretentious, does not require special care, and is practically not affected by pests. Experts have calculated that growing a hundredweight of nuts is much cheaper than the same weight of grains or grapes, not to mention fruits. A planted tree begins to bear fruit after 7-8 years, and is capable of giving it to people for another 200, or even 300, years in ever-increasing quantities.
There’s probably no need to tell you what a walnut looks like - everyone has probably seen them and even tried them. Nut kernels contain oil - up to ¾ of the mass, as well as proteins, vitamins, and amino acids. They can serve as a complete replacement for meat - vegetarians use this. Walnut oil is valuable in composition and superior to the famous olive oil. However, it will not be possible to immediately press oil from the nuts - after harvesting, they must rest and ripen for a month or a month and a half, during which time the biochemical processes are completed. And it doesn’t last long, just like husked and shelled nut kernels - the oils oxidize and burn out.
The leader in nut production is China - it exports more than a million tons of them per year.
Since the kernel of the nut is similar in appearance to the human brain, in many countries in ancient times amazing properties were attributed to it. Plato, in his dialogues, argued that nuts can think and even hide from pickers. The ancient Babylonians, as Herodotus noted, forbade the common people from consuming them - it was believed that those who ate them could suddenly become wiser. Even in the last century, the famous geographer and traveler of Sweden, Sven Anders Hedin, believed that when green nuts are picked, they scream and cry. The latter, however, is not so far from the truth - modern research confirms that plants really respond to such influences.
Green pericarps are also a very useful thing; they contain a lot of α- and β-hydrojuglones, ascorbic acid and tannins. They make an excellent and very stable environmentally friendly brown dye.
Walnut leaves emit aromatic substances that repel insects. At the same time, they can cause trouble for some people - staying near the nut for a long time can cause a headache. They also act on cold-blooded animals - in the Caucasus, they “stupefy” (poison, but not to death) trout with nut leaves.
Walnut furniture in the office, hallway, dining room
And in these rooms there is a place for walnut furniture! The office can be decorated in a classic style. To do this, choose beige paint or wallpaper for the walls, lay a discreet carpet on the floor, place a few vases and get a classic interior.
Walnut desk
Any elements made of walnut wood, be it a chest of drawers in the hallway, dining groups in the dining room or furniture in the office, are real works of art. And they require a decent environment. Walnut furniture goes well with:
- carpets;
- heavy curtains;
- tapestries in gilded frames;
- Chinese vases,
- expensive porcelain.
If you want to recreate the traditional English style in the interior of your office, then combine walnut furniture with blue, bottle green, and emerald shades. Warm shades of furniture will balance the cool palette of finishes, and together they will create a harmonious, but at the same time original design of the workplace.
Light walnut table
What does “Italian Walnut” go with?
Let's reveal a few secrets of correctly combining interior items painted in Italian walnut with other elements in the room for a harmonious combination.
The brown and copper colors of Italian walnut fit perfectly into any interior. Such shades are especially suitable for the kitchen; they contrast perfectly with glossy facades, household appliances made of stainless steel, glass inserts and lighting.
The kitchen, made in Italian walnut color scheme, perfectly harmonizes with the tones:
The bedroom is one of the most common rooms where the Italian walnut shade is used. It is in this color scheme that the most luxurious bedroom sets are obtained.
In order not to oversaturate the room, it is recommended to select light colors to match the color of the walnut:
- gentle sunny shades;
- mint;
- honey;
- cream;
- powdery;
- dairy
For the hallway, it is recommended to choose colors in warm colors. You can diversify the interior with curtains, carpets, and other bright accessories.
A living room, the furniture of which is made in Italian walnut tones, is combined with:
- acacia color;
- plum shade;
- dark oak;
- alder;
- gray;
- purple;
- brown.
Such color compositions will look very expensive and demonstrate the style and sophistication of the interior.
Combined with Italian walnut flooring.
You should not combine this furniture with:
Walnut shades in the bathroom
A bathroom in chocolate and honey tones is a territory of relaxation and tranquility. Natural shades are pleasing to the eye, they will relieve stress and clear your thoughts. Walnut shades of furniture and decoration will create a unique atmosphere.
Walnut bathroom finishing
So, walnut furniture is quite versatile and will look great in the interior of any room. Walnut tones stand out against the background of light walls, but do not combine with the red and pink palette, as well as with dark and red wood species. If you take all this into account, then with such furniture you will certainly get a cozy interior.
Walnut vanity unit
Combination of pistachio shade with other colors in interior design
Let's take a closer look at what pistachio color is combined with in the interior.
White and milky shades
One of the most versatile combinations that will add lightness and openness to any style. The combination of white and yellow-green is great for bedrooms and children's rooms. This combination can visually expand the space and make it brighter.
Brown
Any shade of brown, be it chocolate or wood, goes perfectly with pistachio. Interiors in this combination attract with their natural harmony.
In small rooms, it is advisable to add vertical beige stripes or patterns to the tandem of pistachio and brown to visually increase the space. The combination of these two colors will suit any room, regardless of its functionality.
Turquoise
If you combine these two colors you will get an original interior, intuitively filled with freedom and freshness. Both colors contain cool blue notes, which adds an organic feel to this combination of shades.
Brown shades go well with turquoise and pistachio; all three colors in the right combination will give the interior a natural look.
Pink and orange
These warm colors complement pistachio shades perfectly. You can also use deep peach or rich brick shades. Bright pink pushes pistachio into the background and looks very natural against its background.
The kitchen or living room will be very cozy if decorated in this color scheme. In girls' bedrooms, muted shades of these colors are used.
Violet
Warm pistachio highlights the brightness of purple accents. A stylish and unusual interior in these colors can be complemented with polished surfaces, which will make it multi-layered.
Grey
Gray color will add respectability to any room, and its combination with pistachio allows you to create laconic, elegant interiors. Contrast and depth against the background of a soft green shade will be provided by rich gray.
The overall tone of the interior when using light gray and pistachio colors will be muted.
