If you are choosing to match furniture to the floors go with a lighter color on the walls.
Matching with dark hardwood.
When the floors have a dark wood finish light to medium wood finishes on the furniture.
Choose whichever sample is closest in color to the existing floor.
Bare wood floors establish the dominant wood tone in the space whether they are dark medium or light.
Look at the undertones in the stain.
Even though the match may not be exact once furniture area rugs and accessories are added to the space the slight difference in floors will be minimized.
Here are a few tips to choosing walls to complement dark hardwood floors.
The trick is to follow a few foolproof rules.
Whether it s matching a dining table to an existing hardwood floor or trying to mix various wood furniture pieces together many people are hesitant to combine different woods in a space.
Between grey beige taupe or greige neutrals are a great way to match your light wood floors while still giving your walls character.
When choosing paint colors for dark hardwood you will want to consider the undertones in the stain used to finish the floor.
Avoid darker variations of brown and yellow as they can be too much of a contrast from your floors causing a clash.
But mixing wood tones can be just as beautiful as mixing metals in a room.