This 'Dimpled' Wood Trend Proves That, When Done Right, Texture Can Replace the Need for Color in a Room

Cream bedroom with artwork above bed, brown sheets with cream cushions and throw, a textured dimpled timber side table with floating shelves styled with vases above, a striped table lamp, a curtain.

I once told my partner that "texture is a color," and even though he rolled his eyes wildly at me, I stood by it and still do. Now, let me clarify: it's not that I think you'll find 'texture' on the color wheel or in the ROYGBIV rainbow; it's that I think it can often achieve the same job as color can in an interior. Choose one interesting enough — like this 'dimpled' timber I've been seeing everywhere lately — and you'll add just as much visual character without having to commit to a bold color.

But don't just take it from me. Interior designer Andrew Griffiths agrees, adding that for the bedroom above, the texture of the hand-chisselled timber side table replaced the need for color in the space. "The carving creates its own depth through shadow and light, so the room can stay tonal and restrained and still feel rich rather than flat," he explains.