Dark brown console ashford

The white Winslow console played on the softness of the cylindrical volumes and the lightness of a cream lacquer. The Dark Brown Ashford console takes the radical counterpied: oak and very dark brown oak veneer, almost black in some lights, with a two-archae structure with a massive pillars that directly evokes the architecture of viaducts in Pierre. No metal, no lacquer, no compromise of material: natural wood worked, densified by the hue, textured by the veins of the oak that remain visible under the dark finish. At 140 cm long for 35 cm deep and 80.5 cm high, 21 kg, craft manufacture, 8 cm thick tray. A high-end lounge or entrance console that belongs to the register of dark and affirmed furniture, those who do not try to fade in an interior but which on the contrary create a strong visual anchor, immediately noticed and permanently memorable.

A design that immediately attracts the look

The structure of the ASHford is constructed on two arches in the hanger, separated by three massive pillars with rectangular section. These pillars are not fine: they have width, mass, a physical presence reminiscent of the stone architectures carved by Roman bridges or medieval aqueducts. But in very dark brown tinged oak, with these natural veins of the woods that are shown under dark hue, the architectural reference becomes contemporary effortlessly. The two arches, faces of the front, create a balanced rate on the 140 cm wide: two identical openings, two areas of deep shadow that contrast with the plane and smooth surfaces of the pillars and the tray. Aside, the profile reveals the 35 cm deep and the 8 cm thick of the tray: a dense wood slab, placed on this architectural structure, without transition or visible addition. Everything is in the wood, everything is in the hue, everything is in this way of assuming mass and darkness without trying to mitigate them.

Why choose this model for your interior?

• A structure in two dark brown tinted oak arches, architectural vocabulary assumed: These arches are not an ornament applied to a standard structure. They are the structure. Their mass and their balanced rhythm create an architectural presence that the fine feet or flat panel consoles can not claim.
• A tinted natural oak whose veins remain visible under the dark finish: This is what distinguishes a dark brown finish of ordinary black lacquer. The veins of the oak, perceptible under the hue, give the surface a depth and a life that the wood painted uniformly can not offer.
• 8 cm thick plateau for a strong material presence: In 140 cm long, 8 cm visible thickness of profile give the console tray a density that is necessary immediately. It is not a surface on a structure: it is a block of wood that is an integral part of the composition.
• 140 cm in length to dress up an entire wall: The two 140 cm arches create a horizontal rhythm that structure the wall behind the console with efficiency that no flat cabinet can reproduce. The Ashford console dresses as much the wall as it lives in space in front of it.
• 21 kg for a slight console despite the massive appearance: The solid oak oak combination produces a solid but much less heavy structure that it does not appear. At 21 kg, the console is repositioning easily and does not require a wall fixing to be stable.

In which room install this console?

An interior who is not afraid of contrasts. The dark brown ASHford console works with a particular strength in the open walls: off-white, natural linen, pearl gray coated. The contrast between the dark shade of the oak and the clarity of the wall creates exactly this point of visual anchor, a large entrance or a generous corridor needs not to appear empty. What works particularly well is to stage it with a low and warm lighting positioned in front or on the console: number candles, lamps at low height, short-walking lights. The light enters the arches and creates deep shadow areas that reveal the sculptural dimension of the room. In a living room, placed behind a green bottle or night velvet sofa, it creates a dark and rich background that gives the composition a rare visual density. On the decorative objects, the better, the better it is: some pieces chosen for their shape, in raw ceramic, thick glass or gross metal, will always be more accumulation that would dilute the character of the console.

Technical characteristics

Materials

• Structure and tray: solid oak and dark brown tinged oak veneer
• Soul: plywood
• Thickness of the tray: 8 cm
• Manufacture: Artisanale
• Delivery without assembly required
• Service instructions provided

Dimensions

• Height: 80.5 cm
• Width: 140 cm
• Depth: 35 cm
• Thickness of the tray: 8 cm

Weight (kg)

• 21.00 kg
• Maximum load capacity: 20 kg

An ideal choice for an affirmed decoration

The dark brown ASHford console is one of those pieces that polarize: we love it immediately or we go next. Those who love it intuitively understand what it offers: a dark and massive furniture in its appearance, light in its construction, architectural in its form, natural in its material. The dark brown tinged oak will live well because the dark hue naturally masks small traces of use and that the veins of the wood continue to live under the long-term finish. The arches, they do not move: they belong to a formal vocabulary that crosses the centuries without ever appearing dated. And the artisanal oak and oak plywood manufacture guarantees that in ten years, the console will always be so strong and also present as the first day. This is the easiest criterion for assessing a furniture in this category: in what state will it be in ten years? With Ashford, the answer is simple: exactly in the same state as today.