Wood Finish: Room Decorating Ideas

Gusevsky Andrey Anatolyevich

Tree in the interior

Finishing work in the room gives coziness and comfort. The most unusual and original at the moment is considered to be wood finish, which is performed by materials fully or partially made of wood.

Wood finishing options

Room decoration woodgrain can be used in a variety of stylistic directions.
Most often, this method of room decoration is preferred in styles:

• Rustic (country).
• Classical.
• Hi-tech (occasionally) and so on.

With wood, all surfaces in the room are completely made, as well as a certain part of them. In this situation, it all depends on the designer's idea.
The most important thing is to create a cozy and warm atmosphere.

Note. In order to decorate the premises with the help of a tree, a design project is initially developed and materials are approved, which will also be used in decoration.

A fairly widely used tree in combination with:

• Natural stone.
• Artificial stone.
• Decorative plaster.
• Stone decorative tiles made of various materials.
• The mahogany finish looks very original, which in its natural form is very expensive.
• But there are a large number of materials that mimic both the color and structure of the mahogany itself. It is not easy for a specialist to distinguish the original.

Tip. The tree looks in its original form very interesting and because of this, in most cases, they try to use transparent products (varnishes) as a finish on its surface, which can only give the surface a shine and other shading substances that help give the wood a certain shade.

The advantages of wood finishes and the properties of the material itself

Advantage and types of wood

The price of wood finishes is high. This is due to the environmental friendliness of the material, which is natural and does not cause any harm to human health.
Wood:

• Strong and durable.
• It is able to withstand significant loads, and at the same time not be deformed.
• It is used on any surface: walls, ceiling, floor.
• Practical, as its surface does not require frequent cleaning.
• Due to its structure, wood is considered a soft material and can quite easily absorb moisture.

Tip. The wood finishing method should not be used in extreme temperature extremes and high humidity.

Necessary materials before finishing work:

• Before using in finishing work, the tree goes through a long process of preparatory work.
• It includes drying and processing with antiseptic and other means that can not only increase the life of the material and give it strength, but also protect it from light fire with a direct source of fire and will not allow moisture to be absorbed too quickly.

There are several types of drying:

• Natural.
• Mechanical

The wood that is naturally dried has excellent quality. Due to this, moisture leaves the material gradually, and not immediately, which makes it possible to preserve the structure and properties of the tree.
Cracks and deformations on the surface will not appear on it.

Types of wood finishing materials

What materials are used in wood in the interior

At the moment there is just a huge selection finishing materialswhich are fully or partially made using wood.
Namely:

• Wooden wallpaper.
• Laminate.
• Block house.
• Treated wooden boards.
• Wooden lining.
• Bark and so on.

Note. All of them can be used both individually and in combination with each other or any other finishing agent.

Wooden wallpaper in the decoration of the room

For such a relatively new, but rather popular material, there are no restrictions for indoor use. Wooden wallpaper called.
Only they also can not be used where high humidity or sudden temperature changes.
Types of wooden wallpaper:

• Cork, it is the most popular for decoration.
• Gusvarblok - wooden panels.
• Wallpaper from bamboo slats.
• Thermally modified wood.
• Wallpaper made of cane, jute and so on.

Features:

• Cork wood is used to make cork wallpapers. A thin section of its structure is taken and processed during the technological process, where adhesive and bonding agents are used.
• This material is particularly flexible and flexible. Therefore, you need to work with it very carefully so as not to damage the structure of the wallpaper.
  Glue them on ordinary glue for wallpaper only on a flat surface
• The newest material is the gusvarblok. This wallpaper is a panel of very thin wood (veneer).
  They have a huge selection of design and application. For their mounting on the surface, glue or a special tool is used.
  Quite rarely, a special tool is used.
• Wallpaper made of bamboo slats is not as popular as the previous types, but it is still widely used in interior decoration. In their appearance, they resemble reeds, which are mounted on the surface of the wall.
  Very rarely they run the entire surface.

For reference. More often they are used to decorate the bottom of the wall in the kitchen area, hallway and other similar rooms.

The material has a natural color scheme:

• Sand tint.
• Brown.
• Green.
• Swamp and others.

New technologies and developments in the field of production of finishing materials from wood made it possible to increase not only the strength of wood in the decoration, but also to improve its properties:

• Fire resistance.
• Protection from direct sunlight.
• Moisture resistance.
• Frost resistance.

They are made from any breed of wood. Wallpaper made of thermally modified wood has become popular relatively recently.

Installation of wooden wallpaper

Wooden veneer wallpaper

Like all ordinary wallpapers, wood should also be mounted on a flat surface. Only there is some preparatory work.

Tip. The surface must be primed with a special tool before wallpapering in order to increase the bond of the finishing material with the surface.

Stages of work:

• It is possible to level a surface at the moment very quickly with use of gypsum cardboard.
• Not a single modern repair work can do without it.
• After such work, there is not much construction waste left, as after the use of ordinary plaster.
• In addition, the speed of the alignment process is very fast and less time-consuming.
• Sheets of such material are attached to a metal frame made of profiles prefabricated on the surface.

It is mounted quite simply using:

• Self-tapping screws for metal and dowels.
• Screwdriver and hammer drill.
• Building level.
• Hacksaw or scissors for metal.
• Pencil and ruler.

You can do the installation of drywall with your own hands and not resort to the help of specialists. Using plaster is a rather complicated process and it will not work to do the job without special skills.
Starting and finishing plaster is applied.
For this you need:

• Capacity for mixing plaster mortar.
• Construction mixer for mixing plaster for a homogeneous mass.
• Two spatulas of different sizes: large and small.
• Building level for a flat surface.
• Sandpaper for treating each dried-out layer of plaster.

Note. The process is long and laborious. After it always remains a lot of garbage.

Surface alignment

Tip. It is not recommended to use drywall in small rooms, as it can hide space due to its mounting on a frame, the height of which starts from 5 cm and depends on irregularities on the surface itself.

Gluing wooden wallpaper is very simple, for this you need:

• Wood glue or construction glue.
• Pencil and ruler.
• Brushes and foam rollers for smoothing wallpaper (cork wallpaper).
• Jigsaw or scissors (depends on the density and structure of the wallpaper).
• Cash register tape for gluing joints (only on bamboo wallpaper to ensure high-quality gluing of joints).

Stages:

• The glue itself is applied to the surface and back of the wallpaper.
• Initially, you need to purchase glue, which is not sold ready-made, but in bulk form. It is poured into a special container of a certain volume and water is added.
• There is a special instruction for such actions.

Tip.
Stir the glue carefully and use a wooden stick for this purpose. You need to try so that the composition does not have lumps that can disrupt a flat surface after installing wallpaper.

• The glue needs to be allowed to stand for a while so that it regains strength and toughness. Then it is applied to the surface.
  After that, he should also be a little on it to soak.
• With a brush, glue is applied to the inside of the wallpaper. Then they are attached to the surface.
  You need to start smoothing from top to bottom so that excess glue can freely come out and not form air bubbles. Although when using cork wallpaper, this phenomenon is extremely rare.
• To glue wooden wallpaper you need a joint in the joint and to avoid overlaps. After drying, hardening may form in the area of ​​the joints during gluing.
  This is not to say that wooden wallpapers expand after drying on the surface. They can only swell a little, but as soon as they are completely dry, everything will go away.
  Watch the video that shows the process of gluing wooden wallpapers.

Decorating a house under a tree is usually decorated with wooden floor and ceiling skirting boards. You can use decorative skirting boards from artificial stone or polystyrene.
Mounting both that and that material is quite simple. Wooden skirting boards are attached using self-tapping screws, and all the rest using building glue or liquid nails.