Sentence examples for coloured woods from inspiring English sources
High-quality marquetry in coloured woods replaced ebony.
Marquetry in ivory and coloured woods or metal inlay frequently is found in arabesque patterns resembling seaweed and spiders' webs.
French furniture of the 16th century was remarkably graceful and delicate; it was enriched with inlay of small plaques of figured marble and semiprecious stones, sometimes with inlay or marquetry of ivory, mother-of-pearl, and different coloured woods.
Knight Frank recently had a property on the market where the walls had effectively been lined with striking and richly coloured woods, which, combined with the teak hardwood flooring and elmwood doorways and woodwork, produced a very tactile, deeply resonant look and feel.
"I usually suggest different types of floor treatments, such as using different coloured woods or even painting certain wood finishes to create the feel of the rug but without the same risk".
She was initiated into the pleasures of banging bits of coloured wood together by her mother's spinster sister.
It's an already dark-red coloured wood which will, over time and exposure to light, darken to a very burnished auburn colour.
You will need: Wax filler stick Coloured wood stain White spirit Beeswax Duster or soft cloth Fine brush 1) If you have a fairly deep scratch on a flat surface such as a table top, wax works best.
When I visit Libreria a few weeks ahead of its opening, its windows are still taped up with brown paper, but it makes the reveal all the more seductive: wandering in, I'm struck first by ambient softness – gentle yellow lights, honey coloured wood – and then by the rows and rows of shelving, far more than the compact space should be capable of accommodating.
I also have two very early sculptures by the great Swiss artist Bernhard Luginbühl made out of different coloured wood recovered from old machinery.
His method of coloured wood engraving allowed for watercolours to be reproduced, and was used for The Art Album: Sixteen Facsimilies of Water-colour Drawings, which he engraved and printed in 1861.
