The dark floor in the interior emphasizes the style and is a contrast to the walls. On its background furniture, light decor objects and textiles are emphasized. This floor does not look gloomy, it is often used in a classic and modern interior.
Dark flooring features
The dark floor is called a coating not only black and brown, but also another dark shade of red, blue, green. Dark colors have their advantages in versatility and a relatively low degree of marbling, but at the same time, scratches and dust are more visible on the black flooring.
The photo shows a dark floor in the two-color interior of a modern classic bedroom with a bed with legs, an ottoman and a fireplace.
The interior with a dark floor looks elegant and presentable, depending on the material and quality of the flooring it fits any style, the dark brown floor will decorate the room in classic English style, and the dark gray floor will suit the country style and loft.
Combination of the floor with the doors
Bright doors
Bright doorway not only stands out against the background of brown and bright walls, but also creates a contrast to the dark floor.
- White doors give a classic combination with a dark floor. Will suit equally to beige, color and brown walls.
- Beige doors are not so dirty as white, suitable for brown shades of flooring.
- Light gray doors in a harmonious combination suitable for dark gray or black floor. Wallpaper is better to choose a neutral or saturated color.
Dark doors
It is necessary to enter into the interior carefully, considering that the abundance of dark in a small or poorly lit room can harm the design.
- The color of wenge or dark brown with streaks of black or gold hue is suitable for a floor of the same color, provided that the furniture and carpet are light.
- Dark gray should be combined with white walls, dark gray floor or brown floor.
The photo shows a dark floor and dark gray entrance doors in the interior of the hallway against a white plastered wall.
- Black doors are used in classic and modern interiors, combined with light, burgundy walls, dark brown floor. If the room is small, fit glass doors with a black frame.
- Brown in a light wood look is suitable for any gender, dark brown shades of dark chocolate are combined with beige colors of the walls and dark brown floor tone.
In the photo there are massive doors with carved patterns in the interior of a classic hallway of a house with a stone dark floor.
Bright doors
Become the object of attention and interior in addition to the direct function.
- Red in shades of scarlet, burgundy and ruby will fit under beige walls and black floor.
- Greens are suitable for red, beige wallpaper and black, dark brown floor.
- Dark blue will approach under a dark brown and gray floor. In combination with black will create a classic atmosphere in the interior of the office or living room.
The combination of the floor with the color of the walls
Materials for wall decoration can be from simple wallpaper to plaster, but the color palette should be combined with the tone of the floor covering.
Light walls
Beige, white, light yellow wallpaper, pastel paint, walls with ornaments and patterns are combined with all the dark colors of the floor due to the balance between dark and light in the decoration of the interior planes.
The photo shows the interior of a spacious bedroom on the attic floor with a dark laminate on the floor and the use of light orange plaster bark beetle for wall decoration.
Dark walls
Deep shades of the walls, large black ornament, cobalt, brown, gray walls are combined with light doors, white baseboard and floor, which differs from the walls in several shades. It is better not to make the walls and the floor in the same color in a small apartment or windowless interior.
The combination of flooring with baseboard
The plinth should first be combined with the color of the walls and floor covering.
Baseboard to match the floor
The plinth in tone of a floor merges with a floor covering in one color and frames bottom of walls. This combination is suitable for doors in the color of the floor and interiors, where the emphasis is not on the floor covering.
Plinth is lighter
In bright, light colors, white shade suitable for light walls or it can be chosen under the walls or light doors. The plinth makes a clear distinction between the planes in the interior of the room.
In the photo, the plinth is selected under the door and draws the border between gray walls and the floor.
The plinth is darker
The plinth in a darker color creates an unobtrusive contrast and draws the line between the floor and the walls. Under the gray and brown flooring fit black and dark brown skirting.
Combination with furniture
The color of the cabinet, dresser, table and other furniture is also important when choosing a floor covering. For glossy facades suitable for wooden boards, laminate flooring, parquet, matte tiles, and for matte surfaces - glossy tiles, painted flooring and other coatings that give a reflection.
Light furniture
Light furniture can be combined with any floor in the interior. White furniture will create a touch of classic and Scandinavian style in the interior, along with a dark brown floor. Beige, pastel pink, light-colored wood furniture fit gray, brown, graphite floor.
Dark furniture
The furniture should be lighter than the floor or a different shade of dark color. Gray, dark blue furniture will suit the brown floor. To the black floor you need to pick up graphite, brown furniture, sets of wenge color. Dark gray flooring in the interior is suitable for black, dark red furniture.
In the photo, the leather bed almost merges with the dark color of the floor, in the bedroom there are white walls and textiles, which add light to the interior.
Dark floor colors
Black floor
Suitable for creating a solid interior living room, cozy bedroom. Black color warms the cool white interior, suitable for gold wallpaper, combined with brown, beige, colored walls. Universal color, combined with black and white plinth, light doors.
Dark grey
Color acts as a neutral background for furniture and walls, can overlap with the ceiling. Most often used for modern interiors in a nautical style, country and loft.
Dark brown
This feeling of comfort, suitable for any room, is more often used for the bedroom and the hall. In combination with a stone on the wall is suitable for a living room chalet or a rustic interior.
Navy blue
Such floor meets more often than other color shades. Suitable for all interiors in combination with white or black door.
Dark green
It looks unusual, such carpet resembles grass, hard coating will become an independent accent and it is better to combine it with neutral furnishings.
The photo shows a dark green floor in the interior of the living room in a classic style.
Style selection
Classical
In a classic style, it is distinguished by its sophistication and the use of natural materials for decoration. The flooring is most often made of laminate or parquet boards in the color of wenge or stained oak, which is combined with pale red, beige, white walls, burgundy or emerald tapestry. Skirting and doors are better for picking up under furniture or walls. For the bathroom is used monochrome matte tiles, with ornaments, or tiles under the tree.
Modern
This style is not limited to concrete dark colors, black tile, dark brown laminate, painted board, dark parquet, dark gray or dark blue self-leveling floor will suit.
Country music
Rustic style involves the floor of a rough board or laminate, in the conditions of the apartment it can be a parquet of dark wood. This floor is combined with a leather sofa, shabby furniture, a wooden table made of pine or pear.
Loft
In the loft style, it manifests itself in special negligence and the availability of only the necessary furniture. Comfort is valued above all, so the floor should be made of wood, black, gray, dark brown laminate colors will do. The floor may be of concrete under the imitation of unfinished screed, but then you need to warm it.
In the photo studio apartment in the interior of the loft and the combination of tiles in the kitchen area with a dark parquet in the living room area.
English
The interior of the English style is applied dark brown, black and parquet mahogany. The floor is decorated with jacquard or carpet with ornament and fringe on the edges.
The floor in the interior of the rooms
In any room a dark floor covering will look appropriate with the right combination of colors of carpet, furniture, walls and doors.
Living room
For the hall is better to use the floorboard, laminate, carpet. Warm material, fireplace, soft steam furniture will set up 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 a wardrobe, as well as colored or dark furniture will fit here.
In the photo there is a bedroom interior with dark laminate flooring and stone brick walls, which are painted in different colors.
Kitchen
Suitable gray or brown linoleum, tile wood or square tile with alternating colors. Under the white suite fit black tile, with a matte set of glossy tile is combined.
Children's
This is a comfort zone for the child, the floor in the nursery should be relatively soft, non-slip and resistant to moisture. Suitable parquet flooring, moisture-resistant laminate, carpet or carpet on a wooden floor. It is better to choose a color or brown shade for the flooring.
Entrance hall
As often as a room exposed to pollution and poorly lit by daylight, it must combine light walls and carpets with a dark moisture-resistant laminate or porcelain tile. A monochromatic glossy tile with decorative frieze carpet in the middle of the hallway will do.
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 choose a non-slip tile of any dark color, universal can be called brown and gray. If the floor is black, then the wallpaper or painting should be light, a strip is allowed. If the bathroom is large, it can be zoned using different floor finishes, for example, tiles in the bathroom area, and moisture-proof laminate in the area of the cabinets.
Photo gallery
The dark floor makes the interior presentable, warmer, stone or oak finish is associated with luxury, comfort. It is best combined with pastel and light colors, good-quality textiles and furniture. Below are photo examples of the use of flooring in dark shades in rooms of various functional purposes.
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