This is a timely article for me because we are currently getting ready to lay hardwood in 3 rooms of our house.
Contrasting wood floor and trim.
The color and condition of a room s flooring has a significant effect on the feel of the room.
For example oak hardwood floors are found in many homes but oak can come in two different species.
Colors that offset such flooring chiefly depend on the oak itself.
Although matching hardwood floors can.
You might assume that only dark shades provide contrast to light oak floors but not so fast.
How to decorate with multiple wood floors in the same home.
Interior decorating rules for matching woods.
Many professional designers agree that using a variety of wood finishes adds personality and richness to a space.
Red oak and white oak.
Should hardwood floors match the baseboards.
There are many wood floor types ranging from oak to hickory to maple.
Commonly used in doorways to camouflage rough cuts made where two different installations of hardwood flooring meet t molding features a narrow channel which slides between two gaps in wood then masks the area with a slightly rounded or square piece of trim which sits nearly flush to the existing floors.
If you plan to let the wood show you should choose trim of the same species and color as your flooring.
We have oak trim i am having a hard time telling if it has an orange or pink undertone.
Once you know the wood type make sure to note what species you have as well.
Successful combinations of finishes.
This frees you to select a complementary color without worry about matching the flooring.
However i am wondering if you think floor stain should match trim or contrast it.