What wenge-colored chests of drawers can be, how to choose the right
The level of comfort of residential premises is largely determined by the quality and functionality of the furniture that is selected for them. Therefore, it is extremely important to be vigilant not only at the stage of finishing the living room. A bedroom, a children's room, but also when choosing furniture in such rooms. An excellent option for almost any purpose-purpose housing space in terms of practicality, functionality and beauty is the wenge chest of drawers, which stands out against the background of such products.
Color features
As practice shows, among buyers in the domestic furniture market, a chest of drawers is a very popular furniture today. This original product is characterized by a high level of comfort for the user, allows you to solve the issue of storing a lot of things, relevant for many residential and even office premises, spacious and practical. And from the design point of view, the most popular among all variants of chests of drawers today is the chest of drawers in wenge color.
This is a laconic, strict color that can bring a touch of respectability and gloss to the interior of the living room of the bedroom, a spacious corridor.
The following photo shows a wenge model. This, in truth, is luxurious furniture, which, in addition to external beauty, has high operational parameters. But, nevertheless, I want to know why so many people give their preference to wenge?
Wenge is an African tree whose wood is characterized by high strength and wear resistance. It is actively used to create all kinds of furniture, but due to the relatively low prevalence of such interior items are characterized by a rather high cost. For this reason, designers have come up with how to give dressers made of cheaper wood species a shade of wenge. This is a multifaceted color that can have hundreds of incarnations: maroon, chocolate, black-brown, brown with a golden tint. All these shades and not only reckon with wenge.
It successfully combines with many color shades in the interior. Very beautiful combination of wenge and light shades of natural wood. For example, olives, maple or ash. This color is affordable and very practical, since it is almost invisible pollution or dust. Such a chest of drawers is relevant for modern and classic interiors, distinguished by laconicism, contrasting color combinations in the decoration.
Varieties
Nowadays, furniture stores offer their customers a wide range of different dressers in wenge color. Consider the widest groups.
Based on the features of the installation, there are drawers:
- wall / pendant - mounted on the surface of the wall and do not touch the floor;
- floor / stationary - are installed directly on the floor.
Based on the availability of additional parts, products are distinguished:
- standard configuration - for such models, drawers often have the same height and capacity level;
- with a mirror, side shelves, a folding / extendable tabletop. The presence of additional parts makes the standard chest of drawers more practical, functional, however, it costs a wide configuration a higher price.
Based on the nature of the supports used:
- mobile on support wheels. If necessary, the structure is easy to move from place to place;
- stationary on support racks.
Based on the ability to adjust the installation height, you can choose the following models:
- on adjustable legs - this is a more practical option, so it allows the user to independently determine the optimal installation height of the product. It is especially good to have a similar chest in the nursery, where as the child grows, you can increase the height of the chest of dark shade;
- on the leg without the ability to adjust the installation height.
Possible materials
Today, a wenge chest of drawers can be made not only from the wood of this African tree, which has a high price and low availability. The modern furniture industry actively uses the following materials for the manufacture of such furniture:
- an array of cheaper wood than African Wenge. The material serves for a long time, it is natural, environmentally friendly, has a pleasant natural smell, does not contain caustic things dangerous to human health. In addition, wooden furniture is very beautiful in appearance, successfully fits into many stylistic trends in the decor of residential premises. The only drawback that is characteristic of her is the high price;
- An excellent option for the entrance of a private house, bedroom or living room is the wenge chest of drawers from MDF. This is a simpler, but no less popular material in the furniture industry. It has high strength characteristics, wear-resistant, diverse in texture. MDF has served for more than five years without losing its original appeal and functionality;
- The cheapest option that is used to make chests of drawers today is chipboard. The material is characterized by medium resistance to external factors (increased humidity, mechanical damage, sunlight), therefore the service life of a wenge chest from chipboard is 3-5 years, subject to regular care and respect.
WoodenChipboardMDFIf the decoration is done using inexpensive materials, you should not spend money on the purchase of the most expensive wenge chest of drawers. The interior should look holistic and concise.
Selection rules
Modern wenge dressers are very diverse in their shape, size, design features, the presence of additional design details and other parameters. And if the design can be determined with the help of specialists or your own taste preferences, then it can be extremely difficult to determine whether a particular product is made qualitatively.
Furniture experts insist that there are simple rules, adhering to which you can avoid mistakes at the stage of selecting a wenge chest of drawers in the living room or hallway:
- it’s better to check it yourself once than to listen to the seller ten times how wonderful the chest of drawers is. Carefully inspect the product from all sides. The presence of defects in the form of chips of varnish, cracks, abrasions of the surface should not be. All joints and connections of the structure must fit snugly against each other, and the installed accessories should not creak, leave any plaque in your hands, bend;
- Do not pursue beauty to the detriment of quality. Even if the wenge model has an unusual design, it looks incredibly expensive and beautiful, but at the same time it is made of low-quality materials, has minor defects, does not have a quality certificate, you should not buy it. External beauty can completely fade very quickly if not first-class materials were used in the manufacturing process of the product or the assembly, painting technology was violated;
- big doesn't mean best. Be sure to determine the size of the space where the dark chest of drawers will be installed. An excessively large product will not please you with high functionality, since it can be problematic to extend a spacious drawer with a small room area. In addition, the product should look organically against the background of other furniture in the room. Wide models with high capacity are best selected in spacious bedrooms, living rooms. And narrow models are relevant for the corridor or pantry.
Care Methods
It is worth remembering an important rule: timely care of furniture allows you to extend its service life by several times. Therefore, manufacturers do not recommend leaving a chest of dark shades without attention for a long time. Here are some simple tips to help you keep the beauty and functionality of the design for a long time.
Care Rules | How to implement |
Regular dusting | Using soft textiles or a special brush to remove dust, regularly wipe the surface of the furniture with a dark shade, which will allow it to maintain its beauty for a long time. |
Timely stain removal | If a drop of fat gets on the surface of a wenge’s chest, a brush stroke with watercolor paint remains during the child’s games, water has spilled, it is important to remove contamination in a timely manner so that it does not dry out and is not absorbed by the material. |
Refusal of aggressive detergents | In the presence of old pollution or a greasy stain on the surface of wenge furniture, it is worthwhile to use textiles slightly moistened in a soapy water solution. No aggressive acidic or alkaline formulations should be used. |
Avoid surface contact with sharp objects. | Scratches remain quite noticeable to the eye both on the surface of natural wood, and on MDF or particleboard. For this reason, you must refuse to use sharp objects near the chest of drawers. And even in the kitchen, do not cut food directly on the surface of the product without a special board. |