He ignored them and slipped behind his slender arc of a desk, inlaid with dark hardwood from some world he had yet to identify.
I propose to use a fairly dark hardwood, or even stained oak depending on the cost.
African teak has strong dark brown hardwood resistant to termites and is used for construction, furniture, joinery, panelling, floors and boats.
European-style dominoes are traditionally made of ivory/bone, or a dark hardwood such as ebony, with contrasting black or white pips (inlaid or painted).
The decor is Indonesian with dark hardwood from an Amazon forest and bamboo furniture.
Its 29 rooms are furnished in dark hardwoods and Oriental rugs, and the bathrooms are immaculate, with huge tubs and heated marble floors.
In the arms of the Decalon was a case of dark hardwood, inlaid with heavy, silvery metal straps.
In the standard and tournalux versions of the game the darker pieces are stained, in the grandelux version they are made of a darker hardwood.
In a concession to the 21st century, an electric mosquito coil is positioned discreetly in the high-ceilinged sitting room, furnished in dark antique hardwood and cane.
Tiger skins draped a shrine of sorts--a case Grafted in dark hardwood and glass, containing dozens of earthenware jars.