Wood is never just light or dark brown. There are so many shades and hues that make up each species. When you embark on a hardwood flooring project, you’ll be amazed at how much using color theory can help you find just the right type of wood for your home.
Color theory
You have to think about your entire home when you choose a hardwood floor. The colors of your interior style, your wall, cabinets, furniture, curtains, etc. will play a big part in finding just the right species for your floors. One way to make your floors stand out and to help enhance the ambiance and style of your home is to think about contrasting colors. Finding the color choices will tell the story you want to say. Understanding how colors work together, or against each other, will guide you to make the right choices.
Dark wood floors beautifully contrast cool white walls.
Mixing colors
Color theory is how you use color to tell a story. Understanding how colors play off of each other, complement each other, and harmonize can allow you to tell a story in your home with the right colors. You don’t have to stick to various shades of the same color. Sometimes the best way to make a color pop, or to accentuate one color is to use contrasting colors.
Contrasting colors
Using contrasting colors can make your home feel harmonious and bold. Your floors can make a great accent color or bold contrast to the color theme of your interior design. Use warm dark colors for your floors to bring out the cool, light, and bright colors on your walls. Contrasting colors, if used right, can bring emotion to the room. Understanding what colors evoke certain emotions can help you choose a species of wood that has all the right tones, whether contrasting or complimentary to evoke the perfect emotion for each room.
Talk to a hardwood flooring showroom to check out the various species of wood and colors to compliment and contrast your home design.