Cherrty Hardwood Floor Darkers Than Covered Area

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.

Cherrty hardwood floor darkers than covered area.

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. Ft case 5 72. Thick x 2 1 4 in. You might think the exposed wood should be lighter from fading but actually hardwood flooring darkens over time.

How to choose an area rug color for hardwood floors. How to fix a hardwood floor darkened from sun exposure. Everyone with hardwood floors knows that direct sunlight can be a problem for your floors. Bruce natural reflections oak cherry 5 16 in.

The wood is light to darker tones of red. Area rugs to define zones or cover up flooring too dark but you don t want to redo it. I get calls all the time especially among new home owners asking me how to get the red out of the cherry floors or how change the color to make. Most of us have moved a rug or a piece of furniture and noticed the covered part of the floor is either lighter or darker than the surrounding wood.

Sometimes when you move a rug or piece of furniture in a room with hardwood flooring you notice that the previously covered area is a lighter shade than the wood that has been exposed. The longer the wood has been covered up the more noticeable the difference in color is. Cherry is a premium hardwood used in cabinet making furniture manufacture veneers fine smoking pipes and wood paneling. Brazilian cherry floors were extremely popular 8 to 10 years but now these floors have become a bit dated as red floors are out of style and often don t match the rest of your hardwood flooring.

Another way to work around too dark flooring is by covering up as much as possible using room size area rugs. And whether you re looking to gather information select a new style or care for the floors in your home we look forward to helping you along the way. One lovely option is to paint the walls pale blue with white trim hang warm bamboo shades and roll out area rugs in soft colors to define zones. In the meantime stay organized by creating a my shaw account where you can compare your flooring options save your favorites and keep track of your orders all in one place.

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.