You don t always need contrast where dark floors are concerned matching wood.
Living room wall colors with dark wood floors.
Light colored walls increase the visual size of a room and contrast with dark floors.
These rich dark wood floors vary very little in tone and complement the button tufted leather sofa against the stately windows.
A clean and crisp white wall will create an elegant contrast with the dark color of the floor.
Make it simple and stick to white.
Blues also go well with grays so if you choose gray for your main living areas you may want blues for the bedrooms.
Floors with a red undertone such as cherry look pleasing with green wall colors.
Floors with an orange undertone look pleasing to the eye paired with wall colors in the blue family.
A light cream marble table sits on a white and beige cowhide rug.
White walls and light wood furniture.
Walls can complement or contrast with a floor just as easily based purely upon your color selection.
This much more modern living room has wide plank wood floors stained nearly black laid on a diagonal.
Furniture legs matched to floors.
They provide a nice contrast with dark hardwood floors.
With the dark wood it is important to not select anything too dark or the room can seem small and uninviting.
For common areas such as living rooms family rooms etc generally lighter is better when it comes to blue.
Light floors with a yellow undertone are a great pairing for purples.
Another option is to go with green for a gorgeous contrast.
Similarly to the green color on the wall the color blue can also make pairing the furniture and finishes fun picking contrasting or complimentary colors to the fabrics and finishes in the space can add the last needed thing to a room.
This makes for a fun and modern way to match wood flooring with wall coverings.