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.

Would You Like to Know More about Wood?

• 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.
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