16/05/2026
Mixing timbers is not the crime people think it is.
The trick is to make it look intentional, not like three different flat-pack eras have collided in the hallway.
Start with one main timber, then repeat tones through smaller pieces, legs, frames, handles, lighting or artwork. Warm oak can work with darker timber. Black furniture can sit with natural wood. The room just needs a bit of rhythm, not a full matching bedroom-suite situation.
A lot of our home staging customers do this beautifully, because they know the point is not to match everything. It is to make the whole room feel pulled together.
Featured here: Fuji Bar Stool, Ingrid Bar Stool and Palliser Entertainment Unit.