There are exceptions to every rule though.
White living room with dark wood furniture.
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.
I have an oriental rug with gold cream green terracotta red an navy blue colors and dark wood pieces in the room.
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.
As you can see regular brown leather sofas are the brown furniture pieces used here.
For a more formal looking living room dark furniture may be an option although stark white is often the color of choice for modern formal living rooms.
I think the furniture in this living room is really well chosen.
As a rule of thumb for a warm family oriented living room choose light colored hues but avoid white.
Wood creates movement it starts to feel like a print just a very subtle one.
Other low key ways to add interest and depth.
Matched with the dark center table and chair arms the white cushions in this living room look classy and stunning.
With spring in full swing and summer wafting in through open windows many of us with dark dramatic furniture get a little heavy hearted looking at the pinterest boards full of white wicker and birch.
The furniture pieces in the space is a large l shape sofa upholstered in light cream linen a classic scroll arm armchair in mocha fabric a modern square stainless steel coffee table and matching stainless steel.
Exuding a very classy and elegant appeal this white living room combines whites with dark wengue and high gloss finishes to achieve that modern sophisticated look.
7 inspiring ways to create a light space around dark pieces.
I d like to lighten it up by adding a vintage white entertainment wall unit but all the wood pieces in the room are dark.
I have an open concept floor plan with medium brown hickory wood floors throughout.
Breaking up your wood elements with a rug can make a huge difference especially if your furniture and wood floors have a similar wood tone.
Without the white color the furniture will look too dark.
In this living room the two x leg stools may have looked washed out if placed directly on the wood floors but with a blue and red persian rug in between they fit in and don t look out of place.
A matching set of a sofa armchairs and a bench were uniformly upholstered in white while its solid wood legs and matching sides table and coffee table uses a dark wengue finish.
Fabrics with woven tone on tone chevron or herringbone patterns marble countertops and antique rugs on the reverse just flip the rug over so the muted side shows.
Adding to the effect are the decorative throw pillows designed with red and black printed floral patterns.
Wood warms up even the most sparsely furnished white room.
Open style living room with wood brown sectional couch and small orange table color ideas.