Alder Woodwork With Dark Floors

Please note unfinished alder flooring is sold in open strapped bundles and not sold in boxes.

Alder woodwork with dark floors.

Pairing lighter walls with the dark wood elements helps keep the room balanced overall. Another important factor in a room with dark wood floors and dark wood furniture is the rest of the room s color palette. Dark floors do you make your space a bit smaller and light floors make the space look a bit larger. Light oak woodwork adds warmth to your space because it has undertones of yellow and orange but choosing a color palette that complements the wood can be a.

The wood is able to be finely sanded and finished to a smooth grain. Alder flooring must be purchased in full bundles or. Alder is one of our most common used hardwoods and makes a very warm elegant kitchen bath or study. Prefinished solid alder flooring and prefinished engineered alder flooring are sold in boxes.

Not all of our finishes are represented here however please browse this selection of our more popular finishes. Good colors with light oak woodwork. The wood can easily be nailed screwed or glued making it a good choice for a variety of hardwood flooring styles. If the knotty alder cabinets are natural light tan finish i would suggest a medium brown wood floor hardwood engineered wood laminate or vinyl depending upon your budget.

Alder is a soft closed grained hardwood which has almost the same grain and color characteristics as cherry. Knotty alder cabinetry stain and glaze. You could use the dark knots to complement the floor. Alder is easily machined and turned.

This allows the wood to accept paint readily and also to easily accept a variety of stains. Color consistency on alder is better than that of cherry or maple. Photos by john grehardstein. Crisp white walls work well with darker woods but you can go with other light shades such as light grey or cream.

Dark floors tend to work better in larger homes and homes with larger rooms and open floor plans. However it is really the combo of colors on the floors and walls that give the total impression and there is more wall space than floor space. 2 light 2 medium and 2 dark. Alder is used for hardwood flooring cabinetry furniture doors moulding and turnings.

Notice the kitchen photo on the right has stained cabinets and stained wood floors but the floors are darker than the cabinets which makes the kitchen look grounded and appealing and the dark stain on the flooring picks up the color from the darkest parts of the knotty alder cabinetry.