Features of dark flooring
A dark floor is a covering not only of black and brown, but also of another dark shade of red, blue, green. Dark colors have their advantages in versatility and a relatively low degree of soiling, but at the same time, scratches and dust are better visible on a black floor covering.
The photo shows a dark floor in a two-tone interior of a modern classic bedroom with a bed on legs, an ottoman and a fireplace.
An interior with a dark floor looks elegant and presentable; depending on the material and quality of the flooring, it fits any style; a dark brown floor will decorate a room in a classic English style, and a dark gray floor is suitable for country and loft styles.
Combination of floor and doors
Light doors
A light doorway not only stands out against the background of brown and bright walls, but also creates a contrast to the dark floor.
- White doors make a classic combination with a dark floor. Suitable equally for beige, colored and brown walls.
- Beige doors do not get as dirty as white ones and are suitable for brown shades of flooring.
- Light gray doors in a harmonious combination are suitable for a dark gray or black floor. It is better to choose a neutral or rich color for wallpaper.
Dark doors
It is necessary to introduce it into the interior carefully, given that the abundance of darkness in a small or poorly lit room can harm the design.
- Wenge or dark brown with streaks of black or gold will be suitable for a floor of the same color, provided that the furniture and carpet are light.
- Dark grays must be combined with white walls, dark gray floors or brown floors.
The photo shows a dark floor and dark gray entrance doors in the hallway interior against the background of white plastered walls.
- Black doors are used in classic and modern interiors, combined with light, burgundy walls and dark brown floors. If the room is small, glass doors with a black frame are suitable.
- Brown in a light wood version are suitable for any floor, dark brown shades of dark chocolate are combined with beige wall colors and a dark brown floor tone.
The photo shows massive doors with a carved pattern in the interior of a classic hallway of a house with a dark stone floor.
Bright doors
They will become an object of attention and a piece of furniture in addition to their direct function.
- Reds in shades of scarlet, burgundy and ruby will suit beige walls and black floors.
- Green will suit red, beige wallpaper and black, dark brown floors.
- Blue ones will match dark brown and gray floors. In combination with black it will create a classic atmosphere in the interior of an office or living room.
Combination of floor with wall color
Wall finishing materials can range from simple wallpaper to plaster, but the color palette must match the tone of the flooring.
Light walls
Beige, white, light yellow wallpaper, pastel paint, walls with ornaments and patterns are combined with all dark floor colors due to the balance between dark and light in the decoration of interior planes.
The photo shows the interior of a spacious bedroom on the attic floor with dark laminate on the floor and the use of light orange bark beetle plaster to decorate the walls.
Dark walls
Deep shades of the walls, large black ornaments, cobalt, brown, gray walls are combined with light doors, white baseboards and a floor that is several shades different from the walls. It is better not to make walls and floors in the same color in a small apartment or interior without windows.
Tips for finishing dark parquet floors
With the help of a dark floor, you can not only play with the decoration of the living room, but also use optical illusions to visually expand the space. Many people believe that black a priori conceals space. With the help of games and color combinations, you can adjust the space, make it narrower or wider, larger or smaller.
If the living room or children's room is small, it can be visually increased in width and height by white wallpaper on the walls and ceiling. The floor will be black.
If you visually reduce the height of the room by using black for the floor and ceiling, the room will become visually wider. This technique does not need to be used for a small room with low ceilings. If the room has a large window, then the walls and floor can be painted black, leaving white for the ceiling. But such a room will visually look like a “well”.
If you decide to make a dark floor in the room, then it is better to choose light shades for the walls.
Tips for using black:
- You shouldn't paint the entire room in black unless you're a rabid gothic fan.
- The combination of colors should be moderate and properly diluted.
- If the room needs to be visually enlarged, it is better to decorate the walls and ceiling with light finishes.
- Dark color goes well with orange, green, yellow, beige and, of course, white.
When choosing a dark color for parquet, it is important to consider that color has a psychological effect on a person. Undoubtedly, black looks elegant and rich, but somewhat depressing. Here it is important to be able to properly dilute it with happier and lighter shades.
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Combination of flooring with baseboards
The baseboard should first of all match the color of the walls and flooring.
Skirting to match the floor
The baseboard to match the floor merges with the flooring in the same color and frames the bottom of the walls. This combination is suitable for doors in the color of the floor and interiors where the emphasis is not on the floor covering.
Lighter baseboard
In bright, light colors, the white shade is suitable for light walls or it can be matched to walls or light doors. The plinth makes a clear distinction between the planes in the interior of the room.
In the photo, the baseboard is matched to the doors and draws the line between the gray walls and the floor.
The baseboard is darker
A baseboard in a darker color creates an unobtrusive contrast and draws a line between the floor and the walls. Black and dark brown baseboards are suitable for gray and brown flooring.
Combination with furniture
The color of the closet, chest of drawers, table and other furniture is also important when choosing flooring. For glossy facades, wooden boards, laminate, parquet, matte tiles are suitable, and for matte surfaces - glossy tiles, painted floors and other coatings that give a shine.
Light furniture
Light furniture can be combined with any floor in the interior. White furniture will create a light classic and Scandinavian style in the interior along with a dark brown floor. Beige, pastel pink, light wood colored furniture will go well with gray, brown, or graphite floors.
Dark furniture
Furniture should be lighter than the floor or a different shade of dark color. Gray or dark blue furniture will go well with a brown floor. To match the black floor you need to choose graphite, brown furniture, and wenge-colored furniture. The dark gray flooring in the interior matches black and dark red furniture.
In the photo, the leather bed almost merges with the dark color of the floor; the bedroom has white walls and textiles, which adds light to the interior.
Types of kitchens with dark floors
Dark kitchen floors are not the best solution for many reasons. Dark colors visually reduce space. It should be noted that in many apartments the kitchens are not large in size. On a dark surface in the kitchen, crumbs and greasy stains will be very visible - that is, cleaning will need to be done after each cooking.
If, nevertheless, a decision was made to finish the floor darkly, it is important to use light shades for the walls.
It is also good if the furniture is made in light colors. A light set on a dark background will look elegant. The combination of light and dark shades will visually expand the space and make it deeper.
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A dark floor with a glossy surface will look beautiful in the kitchen interior
Types of surface for flooring:
- Glossy;
- Matte;
- Textured;
- Pictured.
To simplify cleaning in the kitchen, but not give up the black color, you can use a coating with a pattern that will distract attention from dirt. A black floor will look great with contrasting wall finishes and furniture. When choosing bright colors, it is important not to overdo it, otherwise the interior may simply become tasteless and repulsive. A dark floor does not have to match all design elements at once. It’s good if it harmonizes with either the walls or the furniture.
Dark floor colors
Black flooring is suitable for creating a solid interior for a living room or cozy bedroom. Black color warms a cold white interior, is suitable for gold wallpaper, and combines with brown, beige, and colored walls. Universal color, combined with black and white baseboards, light doors.
Dark grey
The color acts as a neutral background for furniture and walls, and can echo the ceiling. Most often used for modern interiors in marine, country and loft styles.
Dark brown
This feeling of comfort is suitable for any room, most often used for the bedroom and living room. In combination with stone on the wall, it is suitable for a chalet living room or a rustic interior.
Dark blue
This flooring is more common than other color shades. Suitable for all interiors in combination with a white or black door.
Dark green
It looks unusual, this carpet resembles grass, the hard covering will become an independent accent and is best combined with neutral furniture.
The photo shows a dark green floor in the interior of a living room in a classic style.
Dark floors suit any interior style
There are no style exceptions for dark floors. It fits everywhere and with everything, be it Scandinavian design, that famous lover of light finishes, or the Gothic style, the domain of dark colors. The main difference is between warm and cool shades. For example, Art Deco loves cold marble in the interior and will choose it for the floor in black with white inserts. And Provence and shabby chic will prefer a floor from the warm brown or green spectrum.
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Style selection
Classical
The classic style is characterized by sophistication and the use of natural materials for decoration. The flooring is most often made of laminate or parquet boards in wenge or stained oak, which is combined with pale red, beige, white walls, burgundy or emerald tapestry. It is better to match skirting boards and doors to furniture or walls. For the bathroom, plain matte tiles, with ornaments, or wood-look tiles are used.
Modern
This style is not limited to specific dark colors; black tiles, dark brown laminate, painted boards, dark parquet, dark gray or dark blue self-leveling flooring are suitable.
Country
In a rustic style it assumes a floor made of rough boards or laminate; in an apartment it could be parquet made of dark wood. This floor is combined with a leather sofa, shabby furniture, and a wooden table made of pine or pear.
Loft
The loft style is manifested in special negligence and the presence of only the necessary furniture. Comfort is valued above all else, so the floor should be made of wood; black, gray, dark brown laminate colors are suitable. The floor can be made of concrete to imitate an unfinished screed, but then it needs to be insulated.
The photo shows a studio apartment in a loft interior and a combination of tiles in the kitchen area with dark parquet in the living room area.
English
In the English style interior, dark brown, black and mahogany parquet are used. The floor is decorated with a jacquard or carpet with patterns and fringes around the edges.
Styles
Beautiful dark floor coverings look great in many stylistic directions.
Let's take a closer look at several of the most interesting and attractive ensembles with similar components.
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Classic
For a classic interior, it is worth choosing floor coverings made of natural wood, and it is advisable to choose options from valuable species. Most often, these ensembles are equipped with high-quality dark laminate, aristocratic parquet or expensive solid boards.
These materials can have a unique shade of wenge or high-quality bog oak. These options will look great in a room with light beige or soft brown walls surrounded by high-quality furniture made from natural wood.
Country
This good old rustic style is characterized by the fact that it contains many details consisting of natural rough wood. The surface of the natural material can be slightly processed, which is the undoubted highlight of this stylistic direction.
Today, this “attic” style has become incredibly popular, as it combines notes from different directions, but at the same time is not similar to any of them.
In such an environment, a dark floor made of glossy tiles or a rough wooden version, as well as a laminate of a gray-brown or dark ash hue, will look organic. In addition, the flooring can imitate worn old stone or consist of concrete to imitate an unfinished screed.
English
This style is both rich and vintage, as it often contains many aged luxury items that demonstrate the social status and fine taste of the owners of the home.
High tech
Dark floors look great in this modern stylistic direction. It can be black laminate, dark brown parquet, dark gray carpet, and even black glossy tiles.
As a rule, such interiors contain furniture with glass and metal elements, as well as plain details in classic tones (white, black, gray). Such items will look very organic against the background of a dark floor covering.
Minimalism
This is another modern direction, which is rightfully recognized as the most standard and laconic. The fact is that the minimalist style does not allow the use of a large number of decorative details, intricate prints and ornate furniture elements in the interior.
Any parquet is stylish. But take a light floor for your interior: and they will tell you that you have a beautiful, bright room. The floor will become, as it were, just a part of the interior - its addition. This is not bad, sometimes good, but still... Dark (especially dark brown) parquet will immediately draw attention to itself. And everyone will say: “what a beautiful floor you have!” And really: how beautiful he is!
Dark floors work particularly well with a number of certain styles.
It can help create the necessary atmosphere:
- For modern styles, you can choose gray, bluish tones, parquet, dark brown laminate, dark tiles. For classics, parquet, laminate, stained oak, and wenge are well suited. The door and baseboard should be combined with the walls and various products that are in the room.
- Ideal options for loft are dark brown, grayish, black colors.
- If the room is decorated in English style, you can opt for mahogany, black or brown flooring. The floor can be decorated with a beautiful carpet, the edges of which have fringes.
Floor in the interior of the rooms
In any room, dark flooring will look appropriate with the right combination of colors of the carpet, furniture, walls and doors.
Living room
For the hall it is better to use parquet boards, laminate, carpet. Warm material, a fireplace, and soft, steamy furniture will set you up for a pleasant conversation. In a small living room, it is better not to use black flooring.
Bedroom
All shades that will be combined with a light bed and wardrobe, as well as colored or dark furniture are suitable here.
The photo shows a bedroom interior with dark laminate flooring and brick-like stone walls, which are painted in different colors.
Kitchen
Gray or brown linoleum, wood-effect tiles or square tiles with alternating colors are suitable. Black tiles go well with a white set; glossy tiles go well with a matte set.
Children's
This is a comfort zone for a child; the floor in the nursery should be relatively soft, non-slip and resistant to moisture. Lacquered parquet, moisture-resistant laminate, carpet or carpet on a wooden floor are suitable. It is better to choose a colored or brown shade for the flooring.
Hallway
As a room that is often exposed to pollution and poorly lit by daylight, it should combine light walls and ceilings with dark moisture-resistant laminate or porcelain tiles. A plain glossy tile with a decorative frieze carpet in the middle of the hallway is suitable.
In the photo, the interior of the hallway with graphite parquet, blue walls and white interior doors, additional lighting and white surfaces add a sense of space.
Bathroom
For the bathroom you need to select non-slip tiles of any dark color; brown and gray can be called universal. If the floor is black, then the wallpaper or painting should be light, stripes are allowed. If the bathroom is large, it can be zoned using different floor finishes, for example, tiles in the bathroom area, and moisture-resistant laminate in the cabinet area.
How dark parquet is used in the interiors of different rooms
Stylish dark parquet in the interior (photos of ready-made solutions only confirm this) is always fashionable and bright. For example, a living room with such a covering will become more comfortable, especially if you use furniture in a contrasting color - beige or even white.
In the bedroom, dark parquet looks no less impressive than in the living room, despite the fact that it turns out to be almost completely disguised by furniture. By the way, as in the previous case, it is better to select pieces of furniture in light colors to create maximum comfort.
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In a sleeping room, a technique with contrasting walls works ideally, when only one has a similar floor tone, while the rest are painted or covered with light paints or wallpaper.
In the kitchen, the black and white interior with parquet looks especially impressive. White furniture on a dark surface will seem airy, and the floor will help create an atmosphere of home comfort. It is worth paying attention that the kitchen coating must be particularly resistant to moisture and have a high level of impact resistance. An interesting solution is combined furniture with dark and light inserts.
You can also lay dark parquet in the hallway and bathroom. Here it would be appropriate to use a coating with a matte surface, which is less susceptible to dirt.
In conclusion, we note that a dark wooden floor is an excellent solution for decorating modern interiors, regardless of the purpose of the room, provided that the furniture and textile elements are selected correctly.
