{"title":"Wood Lighting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWood is the material that makes a room stop feeling like a showroom.\u003c\/strong\u003e Everything else in modern lighting is machined — metal, glass, moulded shades. Wood has grain that runs one way and not another, colour that shifts across a single piece, and a surface that darkens with time instead of wearing out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSolid, veneer, printed\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolid\u003c\/strong\u003e — grain continues around corners, end grain is visible where the piece was cut, and no two units are identical. What you want.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVeneer\u003c\/strong\u003e over a stable core. Legitimate, often more dimensionally stable than solid in a dry heated house, and the standard on large flat surfaces. Look at the edges for the wrap seam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinted finish\u003c\/strong\u003e on MDF or plastic. The pattern repeats — that's the giveaway, and it's visible from across a room no matter how it photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecies, and what each brings\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWalnut\u003c\/strong\u003e — dark chocolate brown, strong figure, the most expensive. Works next to almost any palette.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOak\u003c\/strong\u003e — pale, open grain, Scandinavian. Pairs naturally with black metal.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAsh and beech\u003c\/strong\u003e — pale and clean with less figure than oak.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBamboo and rattan\u003c\/strong\u003e — technically grass rather than timber, but the same warm register. Light, and it casts patterned shadows when used as a shade.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRubberwood and mango\u003c\/strong\u003e — genuinely solid, budget-friendly, usually stained rather than left natural.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Canadian winter problem\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorth knowing before you buy: indoor humidity in a heated house here drops well below 25% in January, and \u003cstrong\u003ewood shrinks as it dries\u003c\/strong\u003e. On a fixture that means a joint loosening at the stem, or a hairline check appearing in a thick section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNeither is a defect — it's what wood does. Two practical habits: \u003cstrong\u003echeck and tighten joints once a heating season\u003c\/strong\u003e, and keep wooden fixtures away from radiators and forced-air vents where the drying is fastest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA hairline check in a solid piece is cosmetic and stable. If it's growing year over year, the piece was too green when it was made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWood as a shade\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThin wood veneer shades and slatted wood pendants transmit a warm amber light and throw pattern onto the ceiling. It's one of the nicest effects in domestic lighting, and it only works with a \u003cstrong\u003ewarm bulb — 2700K\u003c\/strong\u003e. Cool light through wood looks wrong in a way that's hard to name and easy to see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePairing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWood and \u003cstrong\u003ematte black\u003c\/strong\u003e is the reliable pairing — warmth against graphic line. Wood and \u003cstrong\u003ebrass\u003c\/strong\u003e is warmer still and reads more traditional. Wood and \u003cstrong\u003elinen\u003c\/strong\u003e is the softest, and the light through both is about as good as it gets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a Canadian company that has watched a house dry out in January.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow do I tell solid wood from printed finish?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolid wood shows grain running around corners and visible end grain, and every unit differs. Printed finishes repeat their pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWill dry winter air damage a wooden fixture?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt causes shrinkage that can loosen joints or open a hairline check. Tighten joints once a heating season and keep fixtures away from vents and radiators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIs a hairline crack a defect?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA stable hairline check is normal in solid wood. One that grows year over year means the piece was too green when made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich species should I choose?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalnut for dark warmth and figure, oak for a pale Scandinavian look with black metal, rubberwood or mango as solid budget options.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat bulb works with wood shades?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2700K, always. Cool light through wood veneer looks wrong in a way that's immediately noticeable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How do I tell solid wood from printed finish?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Solid wood shows grain running around corners and visible end grain, and every unit differs. 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