Comments on: How to do dark walls

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:08:54 +0000

I loved this section on dark walls. I am very very fond of a dark room, and as Margaux pointed out, it just calls for balance with lighter colors. I painted my own living and dining space a gorgeous dark charcoal, and have never regretted it. The dark wall color makes the room feel more expansive, instead of smaller. Charcoal is such a dynamic color, it changes from hour to hour! I am definitely for taking the plunge, otherwise you’ll be trapped in a world of white walled fear!

By: callie grayson

callie grayson — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:32:19 +0000

beautiful post. I adore dark walls with light trim! it makes a room moody and sexy.

By: ALEK

ALEK — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:47:42 +0000

What a great post! I also have a fear and love of dark walls at the same time. Done well, there’s definitely nothing more sophisticated. And I love every color here (even the sludge!) with gray being my favorite. But I think I’m still a long way from trying this myself. Such a chicken!

By: margauxhf

margauxhf — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:19:03 +0000

This is great. I think the main theme I’m noticing is, that in order to make the dark walls work you need to contrast them with bursts of bright colors or white. All the rooms are gorgeous. I’m particularly fond of the one with all the wall art.