As the plans and dreams for your design build home start to take shape, it’s obviously important to put a lot of thought into the various details that will successfully bring everything together. If you’re eager to use wood as a major interior design component in your new home, or even just for a few dramatic features, it helps to know more about the possibilities.

Depending on the main theme of a house, certain color schemes and materials, including wood, may be more appropriate. Even the amount of natural light can make a difference as to how the wood will look. Many contemporary home designs are considerably minimalist and lend themselves to sleek, warm wood accents, while country-themed homes, for example, usually incorporate more wood finishing overall. But there are no hard and fast rules. Every aspect of a design build home’s materials would depend on the homeowner’s personal taste.

Design Build is All About Your Preference

Today, most custom builders incorporate a number of gorgeous wood accents to add truly special, top quality touches to their design build homes. The natural color and texture that wood adds to a home is timeless. People are drawn to wooden flooring, cabinetry, moldings, window and door trim, and other embellishments. Wood is sturdy and stylish, and comes in a wide variety of shades and natural patterns.

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• Spruce

This is a yellowish white wood with a distinct texture. Spruce is one of the most essential woods used in building in many areas of the house, particularly walls, stairs, ceilings and flooring.

• Oak

Oak is a very hard and durable wood, with colors varying from light to pinkish-brown. The rustic style that oak brings makes it a perfect material for doors, windows and ceiling panels, as well as various built-in features, such as cabinets and bookshelves.

• Maple

This is another home favorite. It has a light color, fine texture, and medium hardness. Maple is perfect in combination with darker shades of wood, and is often used for parquetry and kitchen finishing.

• European Walnut

This dark brown wood has an attractive striped pattern and a speckled finish. It can be utilized beautifully in many areas of upscale design build homes, as well as for elegant living room and dining room furniture.

• Birch

Birch wood is light colored, and often has an attractive silky sheen. Birch is best used for wall and ceiling panels, parquetry, and less traditional looking furniture.

• Ash

This type of wood has striking texture with large grains. Ash is often used for furniture and stairs, and works well almost any room.

• Alder

Alder often makes an appearance in modern living rooms, bedrooms and kitchens. It is soft and fine-textured, with color shades that vary from reddish brown to reddish yellow.

Design Build Experts Help Whittle It Down!

These are all wonderful wood accent materials for any number of areas in your design build home. When faced with so many great choices, however, keep in mind that it’s always best not to overdo the number of different kinds of wood in one particular space, to prevent varying colors and grain patterns from competing.

The hardest part is choosing the wood accents that you love the most. Let your design build specialist show you samples of various kinds of wood, and help you narrow it down to the most suitable choices for that unmistakable custom elegance.

Greg Nelson
Greg Nelson is the owner of Nelson Construction & Renovations Inc. He is a Florida State Certified Building Contractor, creating artistry in all areas of design and construction projects. He is a musician, and artist. A husband and father, Greg appreciates all the wonderful elements of family life.

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