Another way to make your dark floors work for you is by adding cheerful colors to your decor choices.
What color goes good with dark wood floors.
First the good news is that it s hard to go wrong with dark hardwood floors.
With the flooring selection comes painting color selection to coordinate.
But as you ll see below some colors and shades work better than others.
Lucky enough there are not too many wrong answers when it comes to dark wood because it is pretty neutral depending on the red or brown tones that can be mixed in.
The dark wood floors of this modestly sized but comfortable living room are covered by a natural fiber area rug that lends a nautical feel to the blue and white color pallet.
The lighter wood furniture fluffy white rugs and crisp white walls here provide contrast to the dark wood floors without appearing stark.
This unobtrusive color blends well with dark wood creating low contrast serene effects.
Gray can enhance woods like cherry and maple bringing out their burgundy tones.
You don t always need contrast where dark floors are concerned matching wood furniture as closely as possible to the color of your floors is a simple way to make your space feel elegant and put together.
Bluish grays flatter mahogany by accentuating its depth while greenish grays enhance walnut trim.
When combined with dark wood gray paint makes rooms look calm and elegant.
If you are choosing to match furniture to the floors go with a lighter color on the walls.
Dark hardwoods are especially popular at the moment possibly because they can have a dramatic effect.
Furniture legs matched to floors you don t always need contrast where dark floors are concerned matching wood furniture as closely as possible to the color of your floors is a simple way to make your space feel elegant and put together.
Dark wood flooring has been and still is very popular in homes.
This gorgeous modern living room features dark hardwood flooring that simultaneously contrasts and picks up some of the more orange tones of the wood of the entertainment center and the wall mounted television cabinet.
If your floors have warm undertones you can go for cream or yellow shades or something bolder like a red clay color.
Match furniture legs to the floors.
Because they re so neutral assuming you have dark brown floors reds and red undertones are a bit dated and more challenging to decorate with see.
Dark hardwood floors can be stained to be as dark as espresso or even black.