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Paint Colors Cherry Floors? Please help!

6 years ago

We have Brazilian cherry wood floors and our furniture is varying shades of dark brown, beige and cream. The first floor is an open concept. We have white kitchen cabinets. Although we have plenty of windows we don’t get a ton of sun. There current color I believe is kilim beige from the prior owner and I don’t think it works well. I’d like to do a greige. Maybe a touch of green or pink would work? Any suggestions would be appreciated so much.

Comments (7)

  • 6 years ago

    What colour range do you have with the Jatoba (Brazilian Cherry)? Do you have the brown/red/orange colouring or do you have the PINK/PURPLE version?


    I would NOT add 'pink' to a room filled with Jatoba. I know it would be just a bit of background tint but it will clash BADLY with the orange/brown/red colouring. Or a pink based paint will turn SUPER PINK if you have the purple/pink version of Jatoba.


    Photos of your floors and your space please.

  • 6 years ago

    If you’re trying to downplay the red, you do not want a paint with a green undertone!

  • 6 years ago

    @sj McCarthy they are Brazilian cherry. Pictures coming in a moment. Thanks.

  • 6 years ago

    Here are pictures of the floor. Note I have recessed lighting on at the brightest setting. Maybe this is why I’m not crazy about the current beige. You can see in the one photo that it looks very warm.

  • 6 years ago

    Ok... you have the typical brown/red/orange presentation of Jatoba. You don't like the beige on the walls because it is turning a bit pink (first photo). That's perfectly normal for Jatoba. It throws A LOT of colour up onto the walls and onto every other surface.


    What I'm seeing are area rugs that are too small. And your sofa is a brown with green undertones (at least on my monitor). You have a colour clash between the sofa and the floors and the walls (if walls are turning pink...the green-brown looks gacky next to it).


    Your sitting area behind the sofa is leaving a lot of floor space open with a cream (nice) and taupe (gray brown = gacky next to the Jatoba). That means MORE colour clashing.


    My suggestions: paint out the walls in 'primer white' and live with them for a few weeks. Figure out what is REALLY going on (colour wise) with your space. After that, get a MASSIVE area rug underneath your sofa-sectional. Something that separates the green-brown from the fiery red-orange-brown of the floor.


    And then I would make sure the cream-taupe carpet is underneath as much furniture as possible. The cream is lovely but the taupe (which is matched to your sofa...I get it) is giving a colour clash and THAT is what is upsetting your style.

  • 6 years ago

    @ SK McCarthy I appreciate the comments however I wasn’t really looking to fix this room. I was looking for a suggestion on a paint color. I also don’t see any green in the sofa on the left. It’s the darkest chocolate brown.