Break up the monotony by pairing light furniture with flooring that has a darker stain as we did here or vice versa.
Black furniture light wood floors.
Light hardwood floors look amazing especially when staged with dark furniture and can give you space a traditional feel.
Light color wood also has a couple distinct advantages over dark wood floors.
When contrasted with a light wall a dark floor helps to make the room feel brighter and taller.
Start with an anchor piece an easy way to create impact is by using a larger piece of wood furniture such as a coffee table or buffet as your starting point and mixing in two to three contrasting wood tones around it.
These ultra dark wood floors are almost black and contrast beautifully with the white ceilings built ins and fireplace.
A rich brown or graphite floor grounds a room and from a practical standpoint hides any imperfections in an existing floor eliza mcnabb.
There s no better way to make wood floors feel elevated than by adding a dark stain.
When furniture rests directly on wood flooring scuffs happen.
The tricky part is generally if you have red toned or mahogany furniture.
To bridge the gap between the two colors are shades of silver and gray in the richly textured furniture.
In general most dark wood floors and most light wood floors go with most furniture.
In this living room by l a based designer amber lewis for instance the light gray washed floors are complemented with a dark walnut coffee table and chairs that feature three different wood tones.
It may seem counterintuitive but when mixing wood tones contrast is your friend.
The light hardwood floor contrasts with the dark colors in the furniture and the wooden ceiling.
First light wood floors tends to show less dirt and second it is less likely to show scratches than its dark wood counterpart.
Lighter wood metallic finishes and light upholstery sit on a dark wood floor like stars onstage in the spotlight.
These generally go better with brown toned floors and often either very dark or very light.