Living room design - gray walls and parquet

Today, pastel shades in the interior - beige, pale pink and gray - are beginning to gain popularity. Such colors are considered universal and are combined with a variety of design solutions. Many carry out the original design of the living room - gray walls and parquet look very nice. In addition, the flaws on the gray flooring and walls are less noticeable than on the darker shades. In order to change the color of the walls and floor, it is necessary to take into account the characteristic features and features of the use of this shade.

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Gray Features

In order to design a room with a gray laminate, one should take into account several important factors that have a special effect on the interior as a whole:

• Dark gray shades of the flooring can visually reduce the area of ​​the room and narrow it down.
• Light shades of gray parquet give the room more volume and fill it with a certain coolness and gloom.
• Rooms made in similar colors immediately gain an atmosphere of coziness and comfort.

Important! The gray color of the walls and floor is more suitable for bedrooms, living rooms, as it relaxes, does not adversely affect the mental state, for example, red, orange colors are very tiring. If this shade seems boring to you, it can be diluted with various designer interior details - bright panels, paintings, figurines.

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What colors do gray floors and walls match?

A distinctive feature of this color is that it is a cross between black and white. It was this factor that influenced its popularity. If you want to perform a boring interior design of your room with a gray laminate, you will have to combine it with more sultry colors:

• Walls can be designed in any way. Many people prefer beige, yellow, blue tones of the walls, since in tandem with a grayish floor it looks quite original and contrasting.
• You can choose furniture in accordance with the color scheme of the floor, or vice versa a little to revive the interior of the room, choosing warm colors. Warm colors include yellow, red, orange.

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What interior styles are gray parquet suitable for?

• Due to the fact that grayish tones are distinguished by their calming effect, they are often used in minimalistic design solutions. Minimalism - a style that implies lightness, overload of decorating details and elements. That is why such a color scheme will be quite appropriate in this style. Moreover, no matter what kind of room it is - a bedroom, a kitchen or a living room.
• Dark tones are perfect for decorating office, classrooms, as color helps to concentrate on work. The flooring of this color scheme is perfect for rooms in an urban style. This design area includes the Loft style - it uses concrete, brick decorating elements.
• For the modern Hi-tech style, grayish tones seem almost native, as the style uses a lot of metal elements. Therefore, such a color scheme will only complement the modern style, add the effect of completeness.
• The flooring of grayish tones is used in the Neoclassical style, as it uses a lot of silver interior items.

Some nuances:

• The main disadvantage of gray flooring is its excessive gloom, coldness. If you do not bring warm accents to the interior of your bedroom or living room, then you can turn it into a lifeless and gloomy desert.
• A floor of this color does not tolerate monotony at all, therefore incorrectly selected wallpaper ornaments or decorating details are fraught with a complete failure of the interior as a whole. You can combine this flooring with dark wallpaper or furniture, decorated with elements of metallic color.
• If the living room is already made in ash tones, then it can be revived even with insignificant decorating details of bright colors.

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General rules for the use of gray flooring

Consider several recommendations of specialists on the use of parquet or laminate flooring of such a color scheme:

1. Grayish, ash tones are recommended to be used in rooms where sunlight prevails or there are already interior details of warm colors.
2. It is not recommended to use dark shades in rooms where the low level of illumination, as the room visually decreases, will become completely nondescript. In small rooms it is recommended to use light colors. This will visually increase the area of ​​the room, make it a little brighter, brighter.
3. Be careful not to go too far with the dullness of the room, as the room can become too cold, depressing. It is advisable to combine this color with warm shades, then the decor in the room will become more diluted, lively.
4. Remember that the floor covering of such a color scheme plays the role of a clean canvas on which the main decor elements (furniture, paintings) will be placed.
5. If you decide to give rigor to your living room, then experts recommend choosing shades with a pearl glow. The room will look calm, but very elegant.
6. If you want to add a little contrast, brightness to your bedroom or living room, then use a dark gray laminate.
7. If all the proposed shades seem too cold and inconspicuous to you, then experts recommend that you purchase a laminate or parquet in gray-beige or gray-brown tones.
8. You can add chrome trim details. This will give originality, showiness to your living room.
9. Without any design skills, it is not recommended to play with the contrast of cool, warm colors. It is advisable to contact an experienced professional if you want to create a unique design for your living room or bedroom.

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The design of the living room, which includes gray walls and parquet, is able to dilute the darkest atmosphere, bring harmony, calm to the atmosphere of your room. No matter what goals you pursue, you can always choose the right shade of gray, because it is much more multifaceted and diverse than it might seem initially.