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White Oak Timber Screen Auckland

A custom White Oak timber screen in Bucklands Beach, using vertical slats to define a staircase while keeping the home open and connected.

White Oak Timber Screen for a Bucklands Beach Home

A timber screen can change how a home feels without closing it off. This White Oak timber screen in Bucklands Beach uses a run of vertical slats to define the staircase and adjoining spaces, keeping the interior open while giving the stair zone a clear architectural edge.

The result is warm, simple and easy to read from different angles. From the entrance, the slats create a calm timber filter. From the stairs, they form a strong repeating line that leads the eye upwards.

A screen that works with the staircase

The screen sits alongside the stair run and continues through the landing, creating a consistent vertical rhythm across several levels. It separates the circulation space without turning the staircase into a closed-in enclosure.

White Oak timber screen beside the home staircase

Vertical White Oak slats viewed from the entry level

White Oak screen continuing around the staircase landing

Timber slat screen viewed across the stair opening

The spacing between the slats is doing useful work. It gives the screen definition, but it still allows glimpses through to the stairs, walls and windows beyond. That makes the timber feel like part of the wider interior rather than a solid barrier placed in front of it.

Open White Oak slat screen beside the stairwell

White Oak timber screen seen from the stair landing

Vertical timber screen with open spacing at the staircase

Warm timber lines in a light interior

In the finished home, the White Oak slats stand out against the white walls and lighter stair area. The warm timber colour brings definition to the space, while the repeated lines make the stairwell feel more considered from every direction.

There is no need for the screen to be overly decorative. Its character comes from proportion, spacing and the way it follows the movement of the stairs.

Finished White Oak screen in the bright stairwell

White Oak slats framing the upper hallway

Close view of the timber screen beside the stairs

White Oak screen viewed from the upper landing

Designed for movement through the home

The screen is experienced in motion. You see it as you approach the stairs, then again as you move up, turn at the landing and look back through the slats. The gallery views show how the design changes with the viewpoint while keeping the same material language throughout.

That is where custom timber screens earn their place. They can be made to suit the stair geometry, the amount of privacy needed and the way people actually move through the house. A standard divider rarely gives you that same fit.

White Oak slat screen following the stair line

Completed White Oak timber screen and staircase

View the full White Oak timber screen project.

Discuss a custom timber screen in Auckland

Considering a timber screen for a staircase, hallway or open-plan room? Contact INWOOD Furniture with photos of the space, approximate measurements and any reference images you like. We can discuss the timber, slat spacing, privacy and the practical details of a custom screen in Auckland.

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