Instead of the traditional carpet or wood flooring, are you ready to try something new in your home decor? Ready to give up on carpet and embrace a new look? How about a white floor? Or a black floor? What would that do to your space? Let’s explore some possibilities…….
White Floor Ideas
Photo via Decorology.blogspot.com
Photo via Apartment Therapy.com ('09)
Shiny white floors are pretty to look at but I worry about scuff marks and those pet hair dust bunnies that would show up everywhere!
A Swedish apartment, photo via Freshome.com
Create an all white shell to make the room as visually large as it can possibly be. However, is the illusion of space worth the starkness? Even with the use of the warm colors, the room feels a little chilly.
Designed by Jonathan Adler, photo via Matter of Style Blog.com
Photo via DesignBoner.blogspot.com, IKEA furnishings
Designed by Architectura en Movimiento
White polished marble makes for a very modern floor – you could ice skate on that shine!
Black Floor Ideas
Photo via Freshome.com
You can really up the drama with the use of the crisp contrast between black floors and white walls. Is it too harsh? What could you do to warm the space a little?
Singer Nick Lachey's home, photo via TMZ.com
Photo via Red River Interiors.com
Photo via Willow Decor.com; notice the light blue painted ceiling.
Some color on the ceiling and texture on the walls helps relieve the starkness of the contrasting floor and walls.
Photo via Martha Stewart.com
Photo via Freshome.com
A simple red, white, and black color scheme is effective.
Photo via DesignWagen.com
Does black flooring in a bedroom feel cozy or too stark?
How Do You Feel?
How do you feel about white or black floors? Does anyone out there have one or the other? Are they harder or easier to keep clean? Share your thoughts about these floors in the Comments below.
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