Top Colors For Hardwood Floors

Sources like elle décor noted this last year about how warmer tones like cool brown walnut and dark charcoal are becoming chic in many homes and businesses.

Top colors for hardwood floors.

For spaces with good natural daylight the white oak can really help brighten and open up a space. A favorite wood for flooring at the moment is white oak weather it is with character or rift cut. Did you know within the brown wood tone there are more than two hundred different shades. Of course using a finish tops off the natural hardwood colors.

White oak is in for hardwood floor trends 2019 so just a quick note here white oak is actually a little bit darker with more brown and yellow undertones while red oak is a little lighter with more pink undertones. Brown with its shades such as dark walnut antique brown coffee brown or special walnut is one the most popular hardwood floor colors this year too. Of course we re not talking bright bitter canary yellow but rather deliciously warm honey butterscotch and caramel tones. White oak is a beautiful neutral tone for an expansive floor surface and we tend to use it on ceilings to complement the flooring below.

If lighter colors have made a comeback in hardwood floors this year dark brown finishes have pretty much overridden that. Installing new hardwood flooring is a major investment which makes choosing the right one even more daunting especially for a wood floor newbie.