How to Style from Floor to Ceiling - Literally

When you think about updating a room, you probably think about installing new floors and painting on a new wall colour. In most cases, getting new flooring is the more expensive and time-consuming project. This is why you will need to carefully choose your flooring. On the other hand, changing up your wall colour is an easy change, but you will, of course, want these two design aspects of the room to complement each other. The good news is, there is an easy way to help pair your floors and walls together beautifully.

Keep the Undertone in Mind

When you want to pair your wall colours with the floors, you should consider each element's undertone rather than the actual colours. The undertone is the base of the colour that has an effect on its overall appearance. A colour’s undertone can be warm, cool or neutral. Blue, pink and green are known as cool colours. A warmer palette will include reds, oranges and yellows. Neutral colours are gray, beige and taupe. When you pair wall colours with the floors, you will want to pair them with either the same undertone or a complementary undertone. Complementary colours are those that sit opposite ends of the colour wheel from one another.

Set the Mood Using Tone

Different colour pairings in a room will create different moods. Walls and floors that have a neutral tone can make your space feel more clean and minimal. Having a neutral undertone paired with warm or cool tones can help you create your unique look. If you go with a cooler palette, then your room will feel more bright and airy. In comparison, warm tones can make your room feel cozier.

Use Samples and Swatches as much as Possible

If you will be starting from scratch, you will be getting new flooring and painting your walls simultaneously. If this is the case, then ordering samples will be of great help to you. Staff at any department store can give you tips on different flooring options and their undertones. Seeing your samples side by side will help you easily determine the floor's undertones. Bringing your samples home will also allow you to see the flooring in your home’s natural light, this is important because the lighting will change throughout the day.

Bringing your paint swatches home can also be extremely helpful when picking the right colour, since you will be able to see the flooring and the paint together. You could also consider painting a small section of your wall with your different paint options to help give you a full picture of how the colour will look. Painting a small area of your walls can be even more important if you want to match the paint with existing floors because if your floors stay the same, you will want to choose your paint palette carefully.

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