what color furniture with oak floors?

[slackerinabox]

I suck at this and my chick friend's out of town! I need to pick up a bed frame, desk, and dresser tonight - I want the place to look cool, contemporary, and "nice" so I want everything to be coordinated (i'm 24 not 17 so I don't need it to look techie) - what color furniture should I get? the oak is slightly darker than most - between oak and cherry, actually. What do you guys recommend?

Thanks!

 

White furniture. With red or brown fabric if possible. It'll look great.

 

[slackerinabox]

You know, white might actually work. ANy other suggestions?

 

[notfred]

Oak colored furniture.

 

[jaedaliu]

someone stained your hardwood floors dark? That's pretty hard to believe. I'd put off buying furniture for a few weeks until you get the floors resurfaced to remove the dirt, makes everything brighter, then get furniture.

or, if you're renting or just don't care, get something with a good contrast (i like dark furniture) and make sure you apply felt pads to anything that might touch the floor.

 

[Lola]

for a contemporary look, go with simple sleek lines and either white OR black. both will look modern. stick with simple fabric patterns (if any) and try a monochromatic color scheme, but dont be afraid to use bright color

 

[KEV1N]

Just pick whatever furniture you like, then get a rug to tie it together.

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
for a contemporary look, go with simple sleek lines and either white OR black. both will look modern. stick with simple fabric patterns (if any) and try a monochromatic color scheme, but dont be afraid to use bright color

Excellent! Thanks. I think I'm going with white, black might get depressing (though it'll look nice).

 

[Lola]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
for a contemporary look, go with simple sleek lines and either white OR black. both will look modern. stick with simple fabric patterns (if any) and try a monochromatic color scheme, but dont be afraid to use bright color

Excellent! Thanks. I think I'm going with white, black might get depressing (though it'll look nice).

good luck! anything will really look nice with hardwood floors! what color are your walls by the way?

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: LolaWiz

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
for a contemporary look, go with simple sleek lines and either white OR black. both will look modern. stick with simple fabric patterns (if any) and try a monochromatic color scheme, but dont be afraid to use bright color

Excellent! Thanks. I think I'm going with white, black might get depressing (though it'll look nice).

good luck! anything will really look nice with hardwood floors! what color are your walls by the way?

They're a light cream/peach almost. I'm so excited about the place - it's a gorgeous duplex with high ceilings and soo much more light than I'm used to!

 

[Lola]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: LolaWiz

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
for a contemporary look, go with simple sleek lines and either white OR black. both will look modern. stick with simple fabric patterns (if any) and try a monochromatic color scheme, but dont be afraid to use bright color

Excellent! Thanks. I think I'm going with white, black might get depressing (though it'll look nice).

good luck! anything will really look nice with hardwood floors! what color are your walls by the way?

They're a light cream/peach almost. I'm so excited about the place - it's a gorgeous duplex with high ceilings and soo much more light than I'm used to!

then definatly go with bright colors or bold colors, especially if you have a lot of light!

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: LolaWiz

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: LolaWiz

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
for a contemporary look, go with simple sleek lines and either white OR black. both will look modern. stick with simple fabric patterns (if any) and try a monochromatic color scheme, but dont be afraid to use bright color

Excellent! Thanks. I think I'm going with white, black might get depressing (though it'll look nice).

good luck! anything will really look nice with hardwood floors! what color are your walls by the way?

Bold? should I try for lime green? You think I'm kidding? I'm not!
They're a light cream/peach almost. I'm so excited about the place - it's a gorgeous duplex with high ceilings and soo much more light than I'm used to!

then definatly go with bright colors or bold colors, especially if you have a lot of light!

 

[Baked]

Black matches everything.

 

[Rudee]

Originally posted by: jumpr
White furniture. With red or brown fabric if possible. It'll look great.

As long as the fabric isn't white, which would be a pain to keep clean.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Doesn't matter so long as you have a rug under it to create a visual break.

 

[mobobuff]

White!? You've got the balls to go with white?

Better not let anybody over, or have any parties, or sit on them...

I'd go with red for oak floors. Very warm.

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
I suck at this and my chick friend's out of town! I need to pick up a bed frame, desk, and dresser tonight - I want the place to look cool, contemporary, and "nice" so I want everything to be coordinated (i'm 24 not 17 so I don't need it to look techie) - what color furniture should I get? the oak is slightly darker than most - between oak and cherry, actually. What do you guys recommend?

Thanks!

why do you have to purchase the furniture tonight? why not head to Borders, look at a few books on contemporary interior design? I think you will fvck it up if you buy stuff tonight.

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
for a contemporary look, go with simple sleek lines and either white OR black. both will look modern. stick with simple fabric patterns (if any) and try a monochromatic color scheme, but dont be afraid to use bright color

um, white furniture, pretty difficult to pull off if you are an interior design noob, imo..

 

[MeanMeosh]

red fabric furniture and metal / glass. works pretty well in my apartment =D

 

[0roo0roo]

blood red

 

[Fritzo]

Oak goes well with pastels too if you want some color.

We're getting cherry floors in our new house. Colors are a bit limited with dark wood like that