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What Color Floors Go With Gray Walls

How to decorate and accessorize a room when you have gray walls and dark hardwood flooring

Yes, Dark hardwood floors and gray walls are all the rage these days.  Dark hardwood flooring (e.g. ebony, espresso, jacobean, dark walnut) is #1 for floors and gray paint is #1 for walls.  So, I thought it would be helpful to put together some great furniture choices to complement this dark flooring/gray paint combo.

Decorating with dark hardwood and gray walls

For many of these room scenes, I've found where you can purchase the furniture, area rugs, pillows, ottomans and other accessories.  So check out the "Shop this room" sections, and then you can follow the links to buy the items (or similar ones) online.  Also, many of the images and links are clickable too.

Please note that this article may contain affiliate links.  You can read my full disclosure at the bottom of the page.

Decorating rooms with dark floors and gray paintFor hardwood floors, the most popular stain colors are dark walnut , jacobean , ebony or a combo blend of these (personally, I love 50/50 blend of dark walnut/ebony.  And, if you're looking for super duper dark, you can try Duraseal's new True Black.  Note:  I strongly recommend using Duraseal stains rather than Minwax as their stains are better…and Duraseal what the pros use.

You can read more about Duraseal vs Minwax stains in this article.  Duraseal generally isn't available in the big box stores or paint stores, but you can purchase them on Amazon.   And, you can read about the best brands of polyurethane here.  And, you can check out my full article on stain trends and colors here.

Paint Samples

Now, let's talk about samples…

It's always best to test the paint colors in you own home and own lighting. The colors do look different pending your lighting and can even look different room to room.

You can definitely go to your local painting store to buy some samples (and a brush…be sure to paint with 2 coats), but I have a MUCH EASIER way for you. Check out SAMPLIZE.

paint sample from sampize

Samplize offers 12" x 12" peel and stick paint samples that are EASIER, AFFORDABLE and more ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY.

Here are a few reasons why I recommend Samplize to my clients:

  • Samples come right to YOUR DOORSTEP in 1-3 business days, pending on location
  • At $5.95, they're more affordable than the samples/brushes/foam boards than traditional samples…and of course easier and way less messy
  • If you keep the samples on the white paper, you can move them from wall to wall and room to room

They are amazingly accurate as they are made with 2 coats of real paint, so they are color correct.

Visit the SAMPLIZE website HERE.

For paint colors, we generally use Sherwin Williams, and the most popular color is currently Silver Pointe.  But, there are many gray options, pending if you want lighter or darker gray, a bluer gray or a gray with more taupy undertones.  Benjamin Moore is another wonderful paint brand.  You can purchase one of Benjamin Moore's Fan deck on Amazon. These fan decks will really help you look at the colors as well as coordinating colors (e.g. if you want to do an accent wall.  For both the stains and paints, I'd encourage you to test real samples in your home.

paint deck for picking gray shades of paint

It's also noteworthy that cool colors such as grays and blues (as well as black, white and dark brown) are in; warm tones, especially yellows/golds/reds are dated.  Grays are preferred over beige.  All that aside, this refers to main colors for the floors and walls.  From a decorating perspective, sometimes a pop of contrasting warm color can work when it's an accent color in an area rug or pillow.  E.g. oddly enough, when gray is dominant color, color pops of yellow can give your room a fresh look.  I will also note that it fun to decorate with accent colors and it's an inexpensive way to refresh a room for a new look, or a seasonal look.  So, I prefer to go neutral for the primary/stable colors of the room (i.e. floors, walls, central pieces of furniture) and then mix it up with accent colors.

Decorating with dark hardwood and gray walls

So let's get started.  Here are some rooms with dark hardwood floors and gray walls.

Decorating a room with dark hardwood and gray walls. decorating dark hardwood gray walls

The floors here are a 50/50 blend of dark walnut and ebony. You can buy a similar white/gray area rug Traditional Vintage Moroccan trellis Grey Area Rugs, 6 Feet 7 Inches by 9 Feet.  On Amazon, you can also find a less expensive rectangular pendant light.

For the other items in this room, check out below – Shop this room:  (just click on any of the images below for me details, close ups or to buy).

How to decorate with gray walls and dark hardwood flooring - bedroom decorating dark hardwood gray walls

I love this room and feature the picture in a lot of my blog posts.  This room is a bit more taupy/beige and brown, so I've recreated it with more gray tones, as you'll see.  The floors are dark walnut.  The area is no longer available on amazon.

For the rest of the items, see below – Shop the room

pick the perfect paint shade

decorating a living room with dark hardwoods and gray paint - navy area rug

This room uses a jacobean stain and tap into the popular and growing navy area rug trend.  I've included some links below (in the shop this room  section for the rug), but I have have more navy area rug selections in this article: Affordable navy area rugs.  This article also has information on determining the ideal size and shape and placement for area rugs.

Check out below to Shop this room:

dark hardwood gray walls - how to decorate and accessorize

This room is stained with dark walnut and jacobean blend.  I love the patterned chairs, and if you "shop the post,"  you'll see several options of black/white/gray patterned chairs.  They really do a lot for the room especially when they are coordinated with fun pillows.  I think the sofa looks better as a light beige/cream to high light the chairs and pillows.  Also, this room uses a square 9 x 9 area rug, and those are challenging to find (as most area rugs are rectangular.  You'll also find the glass nesting tables.

decorating rooms with dark hardwood and gray walls. Shop this post. I'm going to add some more rooms soon (these take a while to do), so stay tuned.  In the meantime, have fun decorating and accessorizing.

Related Hardwood Sanding and Refinishing articles:

  • Which are the best brands of Polyurethane ?
  • Water vs Oil Based Polyurethane
  • Hardwood stain color trends
  • What is water popping and when does it make sense to do?
  • Dark hardwood floors that you'll absolutely love
  • How to reduce scratches in your hardwood floors
  • Products that will help prolong the life of your floors e.g. felt pads, hardwood cleaners, doggie socks

Complementary products that will prolong the life of your hardwood floors

  • Bona hardwood floor cleaner
  • Felt pads to protect floors
  • Office chair mat
  • Doggie Socks

For more info, check out my Ebook – Discover the 6 Secrets to Refinishing Hardwood floors.

6 Secrets of Refinishing hardwood floors ebook

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