Generally the best wall paint for dark hardwood floors is light.
Living room wall colors for dark wood floors.
As mentioned before you can choose a stark cool white or a warmer off white or even ivory or cream.
For more color you could choose the lightest shade of a color you like.
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.
This works best in low traffic areas like the bedroom.
I m liking the green tinge paint.
Similarly to the green color on the wall the color blue can also make pairing the furniture and finishes fun picking contrasting or complimentary colors to the fabrics and finishes in the space can add the last needed thing to a room.
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.
Another way to work around too dark flooring is by covering up as much as possible using room size area rugs.
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.
Advice would be much appreciated.
Walls can complement or contrast with a floor just as easily based purely upon your color selection.
Light colored walls increase the visual size of a room and contrast with dark floors.
Im decorating my living room which is a long rectangular shape with dark wood floors and a deal leather sofa also it s open plan with a beige wooden kitchen so need the colour to work throughout.