How To Match Wood Furniture Colors

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How to match wood furniture colors. In fact floor finishing can add to the color scheme be it wood tiles or carpet. Start by assessing your furniture for colors already present. Just bring in a sample piece to be matched.

For a little more imagination you may even use the floor colors to coordinate with the walls and furniture. Golden-yellow woods look handsome against warm red as well as earthy greens teal or eggplant. Brown woods with yellow undertones relate to buttery walls yet stand out boldly for high.

Take the dresser and the side table base on their own and theyll look totally different. But together the look similar in color without being too matchy-matchy. Your color match is not limited between walls and furniture.

Choose a sample piece that has the color and tone you want. If the dominant color in the wood appears to be red for example then a green background will enhance and intensify the woods hue. Learn how to match wood stain and finish.

First find your dominant wood tone. Floors walls and ceilings -- the largest color areas in a room -- influence all other colors including wood tones. Neutral interior design is pretty big nowadays so keep in mind that no matter the flooring solution you choose you could always complement the color of the wood with furniture in a similar hue.

See how they contribute to the color scheme with adjacent walls and the furniture which sit. Its kind of what youre going for. This comfortable cottage room above features a more neutral palette but it still has cottage style and mix and match charm.