VINTAGE GL A MOUR

Dark, red-toned woods evoke the moody aesthetic of mid-century interiors and can also create a cosy, cabin-like atmosphere, especially when panelling is extended onto a ceiling. Walls clad in fluted sections can dramatically highlight the lines of a space, while large panels will showcase the grain of the wood. Smaller sections can be used to zone a home’s layout, adding visual punctuation in rooms that might otherwise lack architectural structure.

Clockwise from top left Architect Fabio Fantolino used dark panels of wood for a reading corner in this Turin flat. Studio MK27 clad the walls of this private residence in walnut to give warmth, enhancing the cocooning effect by finishing the ceilings with wooden slats. In this Milanese home, designer Hannes Peer used vertical slats of stained poplar wood to evoke a chalet feel and the forests of Latvia, where the owner grew up