Living Room Black Hardwood Floors

Many people think that if you paint your walls or ceiling in a dark colour, it will make the space appear smaller. Most people will tell you to choose a feature wall to bring a darker shade into the room.

What about flooring? Does the same rule apply to flooring?

Dark hardwood floors paired with lighter walls can actually make a room appear larger. Dark flooring is countered by lighter walls and ceilings. Since there are more walls than floors, the room will appear more open. Dark hardwood adds warmth and intimacy.

Let’s address the next obvious question. How can I style a dark floored room? What is the line between dark and cramped and dark and moody?

How can you balance a dark floored room?
Balance is the key to designing an interior with dark floors. To make the space feel spacious, you’ll want to have a mix of bright and dark walls. You’ll see that rooms with dark flooring online are usually decorated in grey and white, as well as other neutral colors like tan and creme. But it’s not just about the wall color. What goes into designing a dark floored room?

Blinds and curtains
Choose sheer white or creme curtains for a bright, airy look. Sheer fabrics offer enough privacy while still allowing plenty of light to enter. Fabric panel blinds will add texture and color to your home.

Flooring Materials and Finishes
Dark hardwoods like espresso or tobacco brown are also great choices. Dark Marmoleum colors like dark chocolate or chocolate blue are also excellent choices. Try patterned tiles if you want a mixture of dark and light.

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If you install a dark flooring and furnish your space with dark furniture, you will feel as if your furniture and floor are merging into one. It doesn’t sound too bad, but we want to achieve a harmonious balance. You can choose beige furniture, or a grey sectional and a white rug. If you have dark brown flooring, pair a creme- or bone-colored sofa with a pink armchair to add a splash of color.

Accessorize
Try to match the frame color to the color of your flooring when hanging wall art. This will help bring the darker colors up to eye-level, and make the larger picture more cohesive. Mirrors can be hung to reflect the light. Add some house plants. Dark flooring will look great with green leaves. They will also add some life to otherwise dark surfaces.

Avoiding Monotony
It’s not enough to add dark décor to a dark room. It’s not enough to use a two-color palette. Interior design is all about creating tension through contrast. Contrast between colors makes your design look effortless. If you choose a two-color scheme, you might appear to be trying to balance your dark floors, rather than creating a balanced room.

Contrast
The use of contrast is a key element in any design project, be it a kitchen, bathroom or bedroom. Dark woods can help achieve this. It doesn’t mean that lighter hardwoods aren’t popular. What you are trying to achieve is what matters. Dark hardwoods can give a room a brighter feel.

Forced Perspective in Interior Design
Dark floors can also have an unexpected effect. Dark floors can also cause your eyes to be drawn away from the floor. It is called forced perspective. Dark hardwoods will make your eyes glide up the wall and over them because they are attracted by light. Imagine yourself walking in the dark at night. You’re constantly looking for satellites and shooting stars. Your eyes are drawn to the stars and moon. You gloss over the darkness in the sky, and barely glance at the ground below you. The same phenomenon occurs in a room painted white with dark floors.

Use white and off-white
Dark floors pair well with furniture and cabinets in white. This combination of white and dark floors is stunning, especially when paired with a splash of color. Add lighter colors such as pink, light blue, or light green.

This is a counterintuitive tip: To make your home brighter, avoid using bright colors and instead use dark hardwoods to enhance the light. The bright colors and whites will exhaust your eyes, and eventually overwhelm your senses. Imagine a room that has bright white ceilings, walls, and floors. It would be like a hospital.

Can dark floors be used as a focal area?
Not usually
You will need to select a flooring with a lot of texture, pattern or contrast if you have a room with white walls and want your dark floors to be the main attraction. Such floors are rare, however, because most dark hardwoods show very little woodgrain and dark patterns are usually monochrome.

You will have more success if you include other features to draw your attention to the room, rather than trying to make the dark floor the main attraction. You can add eye-catching furniture, artwork, lighting or other eye-candy to the room and leave your dark floors in the background.

Adding different colors to your dark floor design
Dark hardwood floors are almost always the dark flooring you’ll see in a room. Dark flooring can be colored, such as dark blue painted hardwood, black tile, or deep violet tiling. You might be thinking “deep purple?” You’re probably thinking, “deep purple? Be open to the unexpected. When paired with ivory walls and white grout, purple or dark red can look stunning. You don’t have to use furniture as your pop of color. You can choose a darker flooring material in colors other than espresso and deep grey-brown.