Mixing Furniture Materials

[WhisperingShadow]

We are redoing our bedroom and have ordered a large oak sleigh bed. Should all other furniture be wooden or would mixing it up look OK?

I'm worried about too much wood and was thinking of some mirrored bedside tables but wood wardrobe. Would that look odd?

Any ideas?

Anyone?

I think grey, silver colour scheme would work with wood and glass or not? I don't have vision!

Hiya, I'm also doing up my bedroom!! Personally I wouldn't put oak wood with mirror I'm in no way an expert or even anywhere near as I would class oak as a warm colour and mirror as being cold?

I think it is fine to mix as long as you don't over do it. I often use mirror with wood and the simpler the basics eg paint colour and floor/window the more you can mix. When you use lots of different materials it is important to get teh scale right so make sure heights and depths of things work

I was also worried about too much wood. We have a relatively large bedroom with 3 oak panelled cottage doors (the style with black wrought iron heavy hinges etc) which takes up pretty much one wall (one is for walk step in closet so no need for wardrobe) we have a white painted floorboard floor and off white metal bed with brass finials. We were going to go for white furniture (need 3 large chests if drawers) but my DH pointed out that our fairly smallish front room also has 3 oak doors, oak coloured floorboards, massive oak overmantal and most of our furniture is painted white which the natural wood tops and it doesn't look too much at all!! My view is that as long as you have another colour/material in there to break it up and the wood/furniture is characterful (as in a sleigh bed) then it looks good! I also have loads of wicker baskets under the bed lined up as storage.

Do you think a greyish silverish slightly blue scheme would work? I though oak bed and wadrobe with glass side tables and to balance the glass go for a really nice throw with a shimmer, beautiful mirror and silk like curtains. And then mix in a few warm tones some how.

The other option is creams and all wood but I always do creams.

Yeah, forgot to mention that walls are cream and have cream curtains etc so everything else is very neutral

Personally, I'd not bother with the mirrored stuff, but that's because it's just not my taste (and looks crap, covered in dust and screwdrivers.)

Have you looked for inspiration on the net?? Do a 'google image search' for 'oak and mirror bedroom' and see what you get. I love 'restoration hardware' which i discovered in New York. Can't get it here but good to look at their pictures!! They mix many materials together (albeit very 'neautral')

The wood will be fine and remember the mirror will pick up the wall colour etc and it helps blend everything in. A subtle pinky tone goes well too

Cream is my other option and the pictures I see work. But my last two rooms have been cream so not sure whether to be daring.

Any other material that side tables may work in?

Well I do have a dusty pink mohair throw and also the picture in our room is a subtle pink tone so that could work. Both wedding presents so would be good to kept those.

Thanks for the advise