Many professional designers agree that using a variety of wood finishes adds personality and richness to a space.
Matching light hardwood in house to kitchen floors.
Successful combinations of finishes.
The warm yellow tone of the wood in this kitchen is offset by the use of stainless steel appliances and brushed nickel hardware.
Entryways are a common area where we find ourselves wanting to change flooring.
Matching hardwood floors even if they are of the same species can be difficult.
But that being said you can obtain samples before you make a purchase to get an idea of the look.
For example if you had hardwood flooring in your living room matching this flooring would mean carrying the same hardwood into the dining room and then into the kitchen and so on.
Stone or tile can stand up to moisture and mud tracked in from outside but hardwood is still the most popular flooring material for the rest of the house.
My hardwood planks are 3 x18 1 4.
In fact you may not be able to select a grain that is exactly identical to your existing floors.
Interior decorating rules for matching woods.
Based on what we ve established matching floors would be a situation where every flooring in your house was exactly the same.
The light floor used in this kitchen brings out the light shades of the countertop and backsplash and allows for the reddish color of the cabinetry to stand out.