What Type of Wood Floor to Put With Queen Anne Furniture?

Intrinsic Design Features

• Hardwood floors are most commonly found in homes with Queen furniture because they complement the curvilinear design, cabriolet legs and delicately carved shell motif. Any other type of wood floor you choose needs to be simple enough to complement this style's intrinsic grace. In homes with a more colonial flavor, choose plank-type floors. Generally, Queen Anne furniture sits on an area rug, usually an oriental or an Aubusson.

Walnut Queen Anne

• Walnut has a distinctive grain and comes in a range of colors, from creamy white to dark chocolate. To complement your furniture, choose a darker hued floor. You want to create a contrast so that your furniture doesn't disappear into the floor. Since the grain is so tight, select either a simple or an elaborate parquet style floor.

Maple Queen Anne

• Queen Anne is usually associated with darker woods, but you can find it in maple, which has interesting wood grains, such as birdseye. The color is lighter, from cream to slightly golden toast. You'll want to keep the color of your wood floors only slightly darker than the furniture to give your room an open, light feeling. Wide pine plank or hardwood floors with a darker inlay or medallion work well.

Cherry Queen Anne

• Because cherry has such red tones, a dark brown wood floor will give a very rich feel to your room. Its grain is straight, so you can use almost any type of wood floor, from hardwood to parquet to dark pine plank floors.

Mahogany Queen Anne

• Of all the woods from which Queen Anne furniture is made, mahogany offers the biggest challenge because of its distinguishing ribbon grain. The simpler the type of wood floor, the richer the effect. Since the colors can run from burgundy red to reddish brown, you want to guarantee that the color of the flooring is complementary by bringing a drawer from your furniture to your flooring dealer.