Many customers have a tendency to shy away from darker floors, thinking it will make the room feel dark. But that’s not always the case. With the right combination, dark floors can liven up your room and certainly make it feel lighter. Let’s take a look at how that is possible.
Light on top, dark underneath
If you want dark floors but still want a bright feel within your home, go with brighter colors for your walls and ceiling. It not only creates a lighter visual, but it helps accentuate the rest of your room with the contrast between the dark floors and its lighter counter parts. With this contrast, your eyes remain fixed on the lighter aspects of the room, but you’ll still have that majestic dark wood flooring.
Counter with a area rug
A very simple way of making sure your room doesn’t get dark and gloomy due to dark floors is by using a bright area rug. Try and match the area rug with another color in your room and it’s sure to catch the eye of whomever walks in your home. This is also a great way to add some color to your room if you decide to go with a white or grey tone for the walls and furniture.
Anything with color
This kind of ties into your area rug, but your options are limitless when it comes to adding accessories with color. If you go with a simple color scheme for the walls and trim, then you can get crazy with the colors with the accessories, whether it be pillows, your couch, picture frames etc. Anytime you can contrast some fun colors with dark floors, it will accentuate those items that are colorful.
So as you can see, you don’t have to shy away from dark floors if you want to create a room that appears bright. You can have the best of both worlds, and also keep in mind that if you want to go with a dark floor, it doesn’t have to necessarily be hardwood. We’ve got many options to choose from, so give us a call and we’d love to help.
