To add warmth your best option is to go with hardwood floors though you can also find laminate and tile flooring in brown and red tones.
Dark laminate flooring with oak cabinets.
I see some doing dark cabinets and natural floors with bona traffic as this tones down the yellow and gives more contrast.
Opt for light colored laminate.
You could also try gray cabinets w dark floors.
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For dark most here are doing combos of ebony jacobean or ebony dark walnut.
Having a light colored flooring will reflect more light around the room.
I have oak cabinet and doors white trim and classic 2 1 4 natural oak floors throughout my main level.
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Personally i think my favorite is dark hardwood white cabinets.
Same combos but a slightly darker gunstock oak floor upstairs.
Pairing dark cabinets with light flooring creates contrast making the space visually appealing.
Oak cabinets are routinely finished with a light stain and varnish combination that results in a characteristic yellow cast.
I love the white trim.
While light flooring can show more messes when it is clean it really shines.
If the oak cabinets don t work as well with the wood flooring you ve chosen a stain can fix the issue.
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.
The trim is not oak but pine so there was never any conflict about painting it.
Stains can be applied to cabinets that have been cleaned and lightly sanded to better highlight the hue and tone of the hardwood flooring.
Many of us automatically go for contrasts when we re remodeling a kitchen so choosing a laminate floor that s a good deal darker than your oak cabinets is a popular choice.
When choosing laminate flooring to coordinate with oak cabinets in your kitchen or bathroom consider your countertops appliances furniture wall colors and accessories as well as your cabinets.
These medium dark laminates don t blend in with your cabinets nor will they overwhelm them and take center stage as long as you don t go too dark.
The best wood floor for oak cabinets.