8 Flooring Ideas to Team With Your Dark Blue Kitchen
Plain or patterned? Wood or tiles? You’ve decided on your cabinets, but which flooring will best show them off?
Dark blue kitchens are a popular choice, but choosing flooring to complement inky cabinets can be tricky. Opt for the wrong colour or texture and you could find your floor clashes with this strong hue. Take a look at these ideas to help you bring out the best in your cabinets, whatever look you’re going for.
Darken down
If you’re after a look that’s more dramatic, try a darker wood for your flooring. The deep-toned timber in this kitchen by Skin Interior Design blends with the inky-hued cabinets above.
The dark grain adds a luxurious feel to the kitchen and contrasts beautifully with the cool marble worktop and splashback.
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If you’re after a look that’s more dramatic, try a darker wood for your flooring. The deep-toned timber in this kitchen by Skin Interior Design blends with the inky-hued cabinets above.
The dark grain adds a luxurious feel to the kitchen and contrasts beautifully with the cool marble worktop and splashback.
See splashbacks that look good with a dark blue kitchen.
Add personality with parquet
For extra character, choose a herringbone design for your wooden floorboards.
The dark blue units here by deVOL Kitchens create an almost monochrome scheme with the white walls and worktops. This understated palette is ideal for showing off the interesting design of the parquet flooring.
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For extra character, choose a herringbone design for your wooden floorboards.
The dark blue units here by deVOL Kitchens create an almost monochrome scheme with the white walls and worktops. This understated palette is ideal for showing off the interesting design of the parquet flooring.
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Play with pattern
If you’d like to perk up the dense appearance of dark blue, consider pairing it with a patterned floor.
The obvious choice would be to lay some practical tiles in a design that complements your scheme. Between the island and the back wall in the kitchen seen in the first photo, the designers at Holland Street Kitchens have used vinyl, which is just as easy to maintain and feels soft underfoot.
If you’d like to perk up the dense appearance of dark blue, consider pairing it with a patterned floor.
The obvious choice would be to lay some practical tiles in a design that complements your scheme. Between the island and the back wall in the kitchen seen in the first photo, the designers at Holland Street Kitchens have used vinyl, which is just as easy to maintain and feels soft underfoot.
Go for sleek and minimal
When you want to focus texture on the wall and worktops, it’s a good idea to stick to more minimalist flooring.
The sleek microcement in this kitchen by ALL & NXTHING brings out the cool grey tones in the blue-black units. It has a very slight texture, but its overall plain appearance is ideal, as it allows the reclaimed parquet island worktop and painted bricks to be the star features in the room.
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When you want to focus texture on the wall and worktops, it’s a good idea to stick to more minimalist flooring.
The sleek microcement in this kitchen by ALL & NXTHING brings out the cool grey tones in the blue-black units. It has a very slight texture, but its overall plain appearance is ideal, as it allows the reclaimed parquet island worktop and painted bricks to be the star features in the room.
Check out 5 worktops that look beautiful with a dark blue kitchen.
Throw some stones
Fancy grey with a little more texture? Instead of microcement, go for stone floor tiles, as the team at Burlanes Interiors have done here.
The cool hues in the stone bring out the ashy tones in the cabinets, but this time the floor texture is more apparent.
Fancy grey with a little more texture? Instead of microcement, go for stone floor tiles, as the team at Burlanes Interiors have done here.
The cool hues in the stone bring out the ashy tones in the cabinets, but this time the floor texture is more apparent.
Brighten up with beige
If a warm palette is more appealing, replace grey stone tiles with a beige version.
These traditional floor tiles work with the wooden elements in this kitchen by Davonport. The creamy hues warm up the dark blue cabinetry and give the whole space a cosy, inviting feel.
If a warm palette is more appealing, replace grey stone tiles with a beige version.
These traditional floor tiles work with the wooden elements in this kitchen by Davonport. The creamy hues warm up the dark blue cabinetry and give the whole space a cosy, inviting feel.
Create a contrast
If you’d like the dark blue cabinets to be the main event in your kitchen, a white floor could be perfect.
In this room by Robert’s 21st Century Design, the units are the central element in the space. The large white floor tiles work as a blank canvas to frame the island and wall units, and they tie in with the bright white worktop above.
Tell us…
Which of these flooring ideas would you team with your dark blue kitchen? Share your thoughts in the Comments section.
If you’d like the dark blue cabinets to be the main event in your kitchen, a white floor could be perfect.
In this room by Robert’s 21st Century Design, the units are the central element in the space. The large white floor tiles work as a blank canvas to frame the island and wall units, and they tie in with the bright white worktop above.
Tell us…
Which of these flooring ideas would you team with your dark blue kitchen? Share your thoughts in the Comments section.
Dark blue and wood is a classic combination in most rooms, and particularly in a kitchen. The look you achieve depends on the type of wood you go for.
In this space by Holland Street Kitchens, the team have brightened up the blue units with traditional oak floorboards. The grained timber adds texture against the block of colour on the cabinets, and the worktops and stools bring the whole look together.