Alder Woodwork With Dark Floors

Alder is easily machined and turned.

Alder woodwork with dark floors.

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. Please note unfinished alder flooring is sold in open strapped bundles and not sold in boxes. This allows the wood to accept paint readily and also to easily accept a variety of stains. 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.

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. Good colors with light oak woodwork. Dark floors do you make your space a bit smaller and light floors make the space look a bit larger. The wood can easily be nailed screwed or glued making it a good choice for a variety of hardwood flooring styles.

Crisp white walls work well with darker woods but you can go with other light shades such as light grey or cream. This post is sponsored by minwax. Alder is one of our most common used hardwoods and makes a very warm elegant kitchen bath or study. You could use the dark knots to complement the floor.

Dark floors tend to work better in larger homes and homes with larger rooms and open floor plans. Alder is a soft closed grained hardwood which has almost the same grain and color characteristics as cherry. Alder flooring must be purchased in full bundles or. Not all of our finishes are represented here however please browse this selection of our more popular finishes.

Pairing lighter walls with the dark wood elements helps keep the room balanced overall. Knotty alder cabinetry stain and glaze. Inspiration for a large timeless u shaped light wood floor and beige floor kitchen pantry remodel in cincinnati with a double bowl sink raised panel cabinets medium tone wood cabinets soapstone countertops beige backsplash travertine backsplash stainless steel appliances and an island. Alder is used for hardwood flooring cabinetry furniture doors moulding and turnings.

2 light 2 medium and 2 dark. Color consistency on alder is better than that of cherry or maple. Prefinished solid alder flooring and prefinished engineered alder flooring are sold in boxes. We ve been wanting to do a wood stain study for years now and in my head i wanted to do every type of wood with about 20 different stains each but with limited resources not to mention space we settled on 5 popular species of wood commonly used by diyers with 6 different stains.

Photos by john grehardstein.