All about wood carvings

Wood is a material that is perfect for decorating any room in the house. Carving is able to transform even the most ordinary furniture and add a twist to the interior.

Decorative wood carvings are now quite in demand. The most popular is art carving. To implement it, use tools such as an ax, knife or chisel.

However, even now they are building houses out of wood, making products for furnishing living quarters, and even different toys.

Carved wood decor is not the easiest way to create. First of all, it is very important to learn how to choose «the right ones» wood species.

1. Oak It is a very hard and durable rock. Most often used to create bulky, massive products. Carved oak furniture looks especially beautiful. It not only draws attention to itself, but is also especially durable, so the oak product can last for several decades.
2. Linden - This is a very soft material, which is most often chosen for woodcarving. It can make beautiful miniature objects, which include not only toys or photo frames, but also unusual caskets. It is worth noting that it will be best for beginners to get acquainted with the technique of carving by working with this kind of wood.
3. Birch tree It is most often used to create overlay decor, as well as some souvenirs.
4. Nut - This is a relatively solid breed of wood, it is easy and simple to process, so the nut is used to create not only decorative carved furniture, but also beautiful sculptures.
5. Pear - This is a truly unique tree, because it almost never cracks and does not change shape. Quite often it is used to create carved furniture or beautiful souvenirs.
6. Alder very often used as a substitute for more valuable wood species.
7. Spruce and pine used to decorate platbands and cornices.

The modern style of decorative carving can combine several options for processing wood manually.

Specialists call this type of slotted, as well as openwork. This type of thread is used not only for the design of entrance doors, but also for creating linings or various decorative elements.

The main feature of such a thread is the creation of a flat background with patterns embedded in it. There are several design options.

• Contour thread - This is a pattern made on a flat surface using grooves. They can be either triangular or semicircular.
• Shaped thread. It is based on the creation of an ornament on a flat background using notch brackets.
• Geometric or trihedral thread. Two thread options are connected here. To create decorative elements, craftsmen use knives called jambs. Using shoals, you can create shapes such as rhombuses or chains.
• In black lacquer thread as a neutral background, a flat base is used, which is covered with black paint or good varnish. All patterns are also created by forming depressions of different lengths and depths.

All details should protrude above the background so that the surface is beautiful and embossed. This look belongs to the most difficult variants of woodcarving, so it can be done only by very experienced craftsmen.

Most often used to decorate the facades of houses or create sculptures on wooden elements.

Laid on decorative carving is used to decorate a variety of elements. Let's consider the main examples.

• Railings or handrails.
• Carved columns for home, which are used to support the upper parts of the structure.
• Carved wooden console. They can be attached to the wall or used to decorate the ceiling. They can also be used for furniture or doors.
• Decorative carved rosettes can be used for docking platbands. In addition, many experts make them decorations for fireplaces or doors.
• Platbands themselves also very often become the basis for creating real masterpieces.
• Wooden decorative baguettes are parts that connect the walls to the ceiling. They make the interior more elegant and beautiful.
• Decorative cornices from wood give the room completeness.
• Carved corners Look good in any home.
• Friezes used not only for the decoration of wooden furniture, but also as a trim for the ceiling.

Most often, carved furniture or interior items are used in the Baroque or Empire style. They make the premises more grandiose and more beautiful. But there are other styles of interior decoration in which carved furniture or decor items will look just fine.

• Ethnic style involves the ability to work with wood and the availability of cultural knowledge. Individually selected and custom-made furniture looks amazing.

• Wood and Victorian decorative details look great. As an example of a magnificent complement to the interior - carved picture frames.

• However, decorative carving looks more natural in rustic styles. For example, in the style of a chalet or country.

• Such items will look no less stylish and in the modern style. But the main thing here is not to get too carried away and use only a few details.

Summing up, we can say: even woodcarving is an old art, but today furniture and decor items decorated in this way remain popular and fit perfectly into the interiors of modern houses and apartments.

You can see examples of carved decor in the next video.