The dark wood floors of this modestly sized but comfortable living room are covered by a natural fiber area rug that lends a nautical feel to the blue and white color pallet.
Area rugs that go with dark wood floors.
Opt for a lighter hide like this reindeer rug.
As you can see the dark blue rug doesn t stand out particularly well against a dark wood floor while it looks impactful on light wood.
Our recommendation for dark colored rugs is mostly bokhara rugs.
Pro tips for area rug color tones.
Shaggy moroccan rugs go with nearly everything but look especially great atop dark timber floors.
Patterned rugs in sharply contrasting hues work quite well as do rugs using only two colors with one matching the walls and the other the furnishings.
This gorgeous modern living room features dark hardwood flooring that simultaneously contrasts and picks up some of the more orange tones of the wood of the entertainment center and the wall mounted television cabinet.
It is also much more warming.
Here the white outline of this zebra rug provides good contrast with the existing espresso wood flooring.
Placement of design features on a floor such as an area rug are vital to ensuring that your room creates the visual appeal you desire.
For example densely textured shag rugs often look quite amazing in modern decorating schemes and rooms with dark floors.
To bring out the beauty in dark stained hardwood try a white off white or beige area rug.
The lighter color creates a stark contrast with the dark wood balancing out the feel of the room and bringing attention to each element.
By contrast the light sandy coloured rug looks great on a dark wood floor.
Alternatively some patchwork rugs may also look amazing.
Earlier we explained the different types of colors you can choose and those were tips by professionals.
Patterned rugs on a dark wood floor generally either make the room look too busy or don t show up well.
Pair yours with warm greige walls and neutral furniture for a sumptuous look.
This rug on a dark espresso floor would probably not look as good as it does against the light background of the sisal rug which also seems to be the same colour as the wood flooring in this room.
You may also explore other oriental rugs like the persian rugs baja rugs and kilim rugs.
How to choose an area rug color for hardwood floors.
Dark wood floors and area rugs high contrast.
If you are choosing a rug with a pattern it should contrast with your flooring.
Animal hides make such great rugs to step onto first thing in the morning but if you have a dark wood floor a cow hide might be too dark for the space.
Here are some ideas and examples.