How to pick a paint color with oak wood?
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Betty Maher
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You pick colors from color patterns in your room from rugs, pillows, fabric. Wood is secondary.
The wood tone will dictate the color schemes that will go with it.
Dark, charcoal gray and deep, gun-metal gray with dark blue or green undertones make oak furniture and cabinets look updated, rich and sophisticated. For high contrast with the golden yellow tones of oak furniture, use a deep shade of the complementary opposite, such as eggplant or aubergine.