Matching hardwood floors and cabinet colors is an art form. You’re essentially creating a marriage between the two colors.
The trick is figuring out what colors of hardwood flooring to choose. Should you get the same color as your cabinets? What about a floor color that contrasts your cabinets?
If you need a hand with color matching your kitchen cabinets, we’ve got some helpful tips for you.
Kitchen Cabinet Color Matching with Hardwood Flooring
Yes, choosing the correct hardwood flooring color is very important when matching with your cabinets, but it’s not the only aspect you need to keep in mind.
You’ll want to consider the following:
- Hardwood flooring species
- Wood style and visuals
- Color complementation
Look at the style of the wood your cabinets are made out of. Is the wood smooth? Does it have more of a distressed look? You’re going to want to choose a style of wood flooring that either matches or compliments your cabinets.
For a long-term harmony, make sure that the wood surfaces are visually compatible.
Wood is wood, so almost any kind of cabinetry and hardwood flooring will look good together.
Cherry and oak compliment each other wonderfully, so the color palette is flexible. Hickory hardwood blends well with many different kinds of hardwoods, making matching much easier.
Some don’t work as well as others, like pairing oak and maple.
Now for the colors.
A great method in cabinet color matching with hardwood floors is simply letting opposites attract. A lighter cabinet color, such as blonde or white, paired with a dark hardwood flooring, lets each wood have its own character. If both wood types have similar sheens and textures, they will tie together nicely.
You can also get a hardwood flooring color that is the same shade and color of your cabinets. It may not be an exact match, but taking this route will make your kitchen more uniform so to speak.
Contrasting the colors of your hardwood flooring and cabinets tend to make your kitchen pop more, so we would recommend going along those lines, like the picture below.
If cabinet color matching with hardwood floors still seems a little tricky, we have a way to make it easy.
Schedule a Free Hardwood Estimate with The Carpet Guys!
Not only will we make color matching easy, we’ll get you the perfect hardwood flooring for your home at a price you can afford.
It’s a fact that hardwood flooring prices can be expensive. Throwing cabinets in the mix (if you’re getting new ones) may seem even more impossible. Getting hardwood from The Carpet Guys is easy and affordable, so don’t worry!
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- Free hardwood flooring estimates seven days a week
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