ProudGrandma Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Is it "ok" to mix wood finishes in the same room...or is that a decorative no-no? There is a lot of oak wood in our livingroom (a built-in hutch, our fireplace mantle, door frames, diningroom table)...but then there are some other odd wood finishes too...and we are wanting to get a new entertainment center that is narrower than our exisiting one, but we don't have a flat screen TV and it is hard to find one that our TV will fit in it...and the only one we have found that is in our price range, is cherry instead of oak. Would that be a horrilbe mistake for us to get it???? What do you guys think?? Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle l Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Is your oak a typical "golden oak"? That's what I'm picturing, and am not sure cherry would be the best choice with it. YES, you can mix woods.:) But, the yellow of the oak and the red of the cherry could work to make the one seem even more yellow and the other seem even more red. Also, often that goldn oak has sort of a country vibe, and cherry usually has a much more traditional and formal feel. That could be more of an issue than the colors. Of course, I might be picturing both the oak and cherry completey different from how they really look!:001_huh: Can you get a similar stain swatch from Lowes or somewhere and see you like it in the room? At the end of the day, all that matters is that you like it.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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