How to Decorate With Reds and Yellows & Dark Wood Floors

Dark wood floors in a living space add definition to everything around them. Lighter colors look “framed” by the flooring and pale yellows and bursts of reds coordinate seamlessly with the wood to create a warm and inviting space. When you insert some pale cream-colored furniture into the living space you add a neutral element that allows you to explore the use of colorful accessories to bring in more of your color choices and various textures. Once you have your foundation of colors you can enhance the design over time with different accessories and artwork.

Floor polish
Pale yellow interior paint
Cream colored seating
Yellow throw pillows
Red throw pillows
Yellow area rug
Artwork
Light yellow sheers
Red accessories

Instructions

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  Polish your dark wood floors so they shine. The shinier your floors, the more light they will reflect in the room.
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  Paint the walls a pale yellow paint color with an eggshell finish. The soft yellow helps to draw the attention to the deep tones in the floor and balances the room visually.
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  Place a light cream-colored sofa and love seat or occasional chair in the living room space. This provides a backdrop for pops of red and yellow colors in the form of throw pillows.
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  Lay an area rug in the seating area to warm up the space without entirely covering the dark wood floors. Find a pale yellow area rug that may have red accents in it.
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  Hang a large art print on the wall that incorporates your dominant colors.
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  Hang light yellow sheers over windows to enhance the lighting in the room and carry the color theme throughout the room.
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  Place side tables and a coffee table in the room that match the dark wood flooring stain color. This brings those warm tones up into the room and help to tie the room together.
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  Layer accessories in the space using the color red as your main tone. Consider red glass lamps, vases and decorative display items to garnish side tables, bookshelves and mantle pieces.

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