POLL: Would you go black?
The decision to paint the walls in a room black is perhaps the boldest home design choice of them all. (If not, it's certainly up there with going without walls, or putting a toilet in your garden.
Yet look at the result in this glorious room below - the ample sunlight, contrasting white woodwork and ornate ceilings all help make the choice seem a classical and inspired choice.
This would not be the case in many homes, but many have tried and succeeded.
So, given the right room, would you ever paint it black?
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7 years agoIn the process of painting two walls in new kitchen/family room with Dulux Black Caviar. White cabinetry, black appliances, quite a substantial amount of natural light through bifold window and very large stacker doors. Not sure what colour to use for the remaining walls? Trying to avoid using anything that is too creamy or might throw any hint of blue.
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Luke Buckle thanked siriuskeyjuliechisholm
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I adore black! Particularly if it is paired with crisp white. I painted a spare room in my previous home gloss black on the lower part of the wall and white on the upper part. I painted the old floor boards white (my family thought it was sacriligious!!) to keep it light and loved it!Luke Buckle thanked juliechisholmhelendyjak
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoI love using dark colours in the right places and in truth, there really isn't a colour that is true black - that would be a none colour and one that can only be truly matched and equalled by its exact equal and opposite (white) for balance and a striking visual effect - like in this kitchen where plenty of natural light streamed in. When I design my colour palettes using "black" there is always an undertone of another colour to contrast or blend (like in the picture you featured here of the formal room at Rothesay). At Rothesay I used a prominent magenta and blue base amongst 8 other pigments which is why it appears to have a rich depth and acts to highlight the ornate ceiling that we painted in Aalto Gallery white. The trims give it contrast but the complexity of colour reflects and absorbs the red accents in the room. In Feng Shui "black" represents water and can be used in the South area of your home (on this side of the hemisphere) - this can be a particularly soothing effect. I used a near black with a brown/aubergine undertone in this bedroom that was once the place of non sleep and now definitely the opposite is in effect. I love using a base colour in my blacks to punctuate bright colours and jewel like tones - it feeds the soul! After all no adventure can be had by playing it safe - right?
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