bleached wood

Pale weathered timber

Bleached wood is wood that has been treated with chemicals to lighten its natural color, removing tannins and pigments to achieve a pale, washed-out appearance.

The process creates a weathered or coastal aesthetic popular in furniture and interior design: The dining table was made of bleached wood, bleached wood flooring.

Related

whitewashed · grain · plank · coastal · worn · silvery · saltwater · timber · aged · rustic · sandblasted · stripped · bare · blonde · light · furniture · natural finish · reclaimed

Opposites
surface treatment/finish

bleached woodstained wood

Colored but unsealed timber

charred wood · lacquered wood · painted wood

naturalness/processing

bleached woodnatural wood

Unprocessed timber material

raw wood · untreated wood · weathered wood · aged wood · reclaimed wood

visual appearance/tone

bleached wooddark wood

Lightless wooded area

ebony · walnut · mahogany · rosewood · charred wood

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G