What colour wood shall I use?

robfosters · 16 Oct 2013 at 18:57

I'm ripping out my old wardrobes as they are old, battered and serve no purpose, a bit like Denise Welch.

I'm, or rather my Dad, is building a combined wardbrobe/desk unit and I was wondering what colour wood to use. I was thinking black, then wondered whether it would clash badly with the brown colour of the carpet.

Can you have a look and tell me what colour you think would suit . Anything you reckon, black, beech, birch, mahogany, pine?

Also, what is a good program to mock up a sketch of what the design?

Thanks

areksnumbr1sxylady · 16 Oct 2013 at 18:58

pink.

Disco Boy · 16 Oct 2013 at 19:01

Brown

Tachyon · 16 Oct 2013 at 19:02

walnut

Tom_ed1987 · 16 Oct 2013 at 19:04

I'm an oak man myself.

Kosmiche · 16 Oct 2013 at 19:10

I have included a sample in my post of what I believe to be a perfectly matched colour gathered from extended analysis of your room.

Here it is

Dunks · 16 Oct 2013 at 19:19

Google Sketchup is worth a look re the design.

Derek W · 16 Oct 2013 at 20:48

a combined wardrobe / desk :confused:

why do i now have a vision of you sitting at your pc with your coats brushing against your head

[Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen]

also, cant really base what colour your unit is to be solely based on your carpet. whats the rest of your room's colour scheme

[/Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen]

Bennie-Mac · 16 Oct 2013 at 20:49

Oak or walnut.

HummuH1 · 16 Oct 2013 at 20:50

Need more pics of carpet to be sure.

Look forward to the build thread, with pics.

robfosters · 16 Oct 2013 at 22:04

Decided on walnut I think. Will look pretty classy.

Quite expensive, but my Dad's going to go along to Travis Perkins and see how much the MDF walnut veneer sheets are.