As I did my research for this blog post, something became dramatically clear. Almost as dramatic as the rooms you’ll see below. It appears that opinions are entirely split on painting a room black.
Yes, I did say black.
Or at the very least, a very dark grey.
And unless you have been living in a cave (no pun intended) you’ll have noticed the proliferation of this trend over the last year or two.
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| Lonny chief, Michelle Adam’s bedroom via Lonny Mag |
One one side of the argument, it’s said that black is an instant design classic and it’s not something one will tire of soon – it’s like the little black dress of interiors – it makes your accessories and furniture pop. It looks sleek and sexy, classy and sophisticated.
Others ask how anyone can live with such a dark colour – that it’s depressing and cheap. That any light has to fight to break into it when everyone knows that the best rooms are the ones with the greatest light.
Well, if there’s one thing that everyone does agree on is that black makes a statement. A strong one at that.
I’ve been collecting images for a while now on Pinterest so I wanted to share them with you and ask the question… would you willingly go into the night?
We’ll start gently… with the darker charcoal grey. Not too unlike what I have in my own dining room although I would say this is a pretty tame version compared to full on black.
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| My dining room |
Now here’s black but with a colourful pattern and in only a very small dose.
So now that we feel more comfortable with the idea of beautiful rooms with darker coloured walls, shall we go to a single black painted wall? I think we’re ready, don’t you?
Right, I think it’s time to have a look at some completely black rooms – brace yourselves for Drama-o-rama. (Yes, I’ve just coined that. Kinda catchy, no?)
So now that you’ve seen my pics for fabulous dark grey and black rooms, I want to know what you think.
Oooh look! A Poll!! Well, that’s handy. Go on, you know you want to.
So…How do you feel about the black room revolution?
And soon I’ll be sharing where in my own home (besides my dining room) that I’ve decided to go gently into the night… (the suspense, eh?)
what a FUN post!<br /><br />you know what they say about black, right? once you go black, you…<br /><br />i'm not sure you can fully appreciate a nightlike room until you've spent time in one, which i have. there's a VIP room with the darkest gray walls and velvet sofas at a TV studio in Chicago i've hung out in a few nights, and it could win anyone over to the dark side. sexy,
I have a dark grey bedroom paired with green a favorite combination! I would without a doubt do black in my home – and just painted the entry for a client black black black!
Having a black and white room is not a bad idea at all. If you add a perfect lighting fixture to add beauty and to make it lighter as well. And the light where it enhances the drama in your room.
DRAMA-O-RAMA – love that!! This is a very seductive post, my lovely. As I work from home, I can't have all the rooms dark but I would LOVE to have a snug or a cloakroom in a dramatically dark colour and I will definitely be going there if I have those rooms in my next house. I also love the idea of a dark cocooning sexy bedroom. <br /><br />I love your dining room and can't wait to see
Ahhhh. These are beautiful, but it's dark damp rain in the west country. Probably not a good time to decide on wall colors. I have seen a lot of deep red recently. I'd have a harder time with the 'darkness' of deep red than black.
Loving the photo from Apartment Therapy. The art, sofa and rug are awesome with the dark walls. I am too sissy to do black in my home, plus The Mr. would NEVER agree. But I love it.