Darker colors can make a room feel cozy and personable.
Painting one wall darker in living room.
Accents walls look most organic when they are darker than the other walls in the room it s a classic look.
I did a dining room with three dove gray walls and one dark blue wall a royal blue with just a little little bit of red in it.
When you re only painting one or two walls however you don t just want to slap a bright color in any random spot.
This wooden accent wall from champagne chaos is a great idea if your living room lacks a standard fireplace or mantle.
A light accent wall in a room painted a deeper color but requires skill and a good eye for color and decorating so beginners will be better off sticking with the traditional color placement.
Don t make these painting mistakes and assume dark colors will always make your room feel like a cave.
How to determine which wall to paint a dark color.
When walls are a deep color and trim is white or another light color the eye notices the borders of the space.
A reversed color combination is possible e g.
Accent walls add drama and interest to a room.
In high traffic common areas like kitchens dark accent walls make for genius options as they re easier to keep clean and require less fuss all around notice how the bottle green walls lend this farmhouse inspired kitchen polish and an old world inviting spirit while making the space look larger and brighter by painting the walls around the windows to emphasize the rooms natural light.
This technique is especially effective with deep golden brown or russet hues.
The key is instead of painting the entire space in a dark color to just paint one wall or a single element like a bookcase as seen in the image above from royal roulotte dark colors read as receding from the viewer so the accent wall visually enlarges the space and sets up a nice contrast that can make the rest of the space seem brighter by comparison.
An accent wall is a great way to break up a space especially in a living room with high ceilings.
Angie teater s midtown east studio apartment in manhattan is quite simply stunning.
Paint three walls in a room with light color and paint one wall a warm dark color to bring the dark wall closer and make it a focal point for the room.
Not only does it help frame the tv but it creates a focal point in the room and adds a lot of visual interest.
At night with the shine from the silver on the table it was sexy.
To play up the room s assets and.
Group comfortable seating near the dark wall for an effect much like gathering around a fireplace.