What Color Carpet Goes With Dark Wood Floors
But pairing two flooring types can be tricky especially when trying to create a cohesive look that feels natural.
What color carpet goes with dark wood floors. The blonde colored hardwood flooring in this traditional living room balances out the sheer dark curtains lining the windows. Homeowners who prefer carpet especially in a basement office or den often pair Berber carpet with wood paneling. As these colors are directly opposite each other on the color wheel bright intense blue will highlight orange tones in the wood.
For instance pair grayish or black wood floors with pale weathered woods and pair warm rich floors like the ones shown here with warm medium- to light-toned woods like cherry or maple. It is also much more warming. This limited color options but today technology allows us to get more colors with almost any carpet material sometimes carpet material can make a difference.
You dont 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. Even lighter pine is a shade of color and its not as light as many people. It used to be difficult to dye carpets.
When walls are dark it tends to make a room feel smaller and bring down the ceiling height for a cozy effect. In other words the carpet color avoids the room from being unbalanced quite smoothly. Dark floors stand out against a light wall white light wood floors brighten up a room with a darker wall color.
Match Play by Shaw. By contrast the light sandy-coloured rug looks great on a dark wood floor. Notice the wood floors are a contrasting color to the trim.
Sonora by Empire Today. Via Lulu and Georgia View in gallery. The contrast is nice with the trim while the darker colors are highlighted again in the rug.