How to Style a Living Room With Wooden Flooring

Wooden flooring is one of the most common surfaces in British living rooms, but styling around it can be quietly tricky. Too much wood and the space turns into a sauna of brown tones. Too little, and the floor stops feeling intentional. In this guide we look at how to read the undertone of your boards, choose upholstery that adds the right contrast, layer wood tones without repetition and use rugs to soften the floor without hiding it. We also cover how lighting brings out the grain in the evenings and why the colour of skirting boards matters more than people think. The advice is shaped by the kind of homes we work with most often at Furniture in Fashion, where oak, walnut and reclaimed boards each ask for slightly different choices. By the end the floor will lead the room without dominating every other element....