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Feel like a great hoaxer while creating a black interior. White walls feel like a winning secret weapon: they open up rooms of all sizes - small rooms feel big, large rooms feel airy - always looking fresh and appropriate. Another plus: they are easy to match with room decor, because white color can be combined with any other color. However, now you will learn something completely new: one more color can be as easy to work with as white, and this color is its complete opposite.
Is it worth choosing?
This may not be a color you'll immediately jump to when choosing a base shade, but I'd like to help you reconsider. I know it looks a lot more complicated, but I promise it's not. Take a look at these interior photos to see that it's pretty easy to make this color work for you.
Black wall color in the interior
Provide plenty of natural light
Of course, there are people who choose dark, grotto-like interiors. But when you need a space that feels lively and friendly—and it happens to have graphite walls—make sure it gets plenty of natural light. If your living room or bedroom lacks windows, reconsider the main color.
The black interior looks impressive
Use a fairly monochromatic color scheme
This isn't a hard and fast rule that should be followed by any means, just consider it your irresistible guideline for a clean, modern space. Of course, this combination is the most classic, elegant option, but a mixture of some other neutral and natural materials also has a welcoming factor.
This color goes well with any other
Small space? Make only one wall
If this is your first experience working with color, and if you still have the slightest concerns, you don’t have to make a big bet. Decorating just one wall will add drama without the oppressive effect of darkness, and is a particularly good trick for small spaces.
Since dark colors have the effect of visually approaching the viewing point, an accent wall in a room can have the effect of lengthening the space. Or, on the contrary, shortening it if the room has an irregular shape. You can achieve a nice contrast by keeping the rest of the room in light colors.
Decorating just one wall will bring expressiveness without the oppressive influence of darkness.
Working with high contrast
The key to creating charcoal walls is to ensure that the vast majority of everything else in the room is in contrast. This means choosing lighter colors for trim, flooring, molding, accents and even art. This way you won't end up in a deep dark cave.
Although a light color is necessary, leaving home furnishings in a matching black shade will make the room appear more expressive. Choose decor in ebony and similar shades.
Black objects in the interior will make the appearance of the room more expressive
Furniture
An excess of dark tones can be depressing, but their moderate use gives the room austerity, comfort and coziness. Using black furniture has many advantages:
- practicality, functionality;
- neutrality, compatibility with any details;
- sophisticated, elegant look;
- increasing the brightness of neighboring tones;
- giving contrast to the room;
- creating a mysterious, subdued atmosphere.
Black furniture: wardrobes, sofas, beds - goes well with any household appliances. This is especially true for the kitchen, where a dark set will favorably emphasize the whiteness of the hood, refrigerator, electric or gas stove. A set of light wood shades with a black countertop and sink will look original. In the office, dark-colored furniture symbolizes rigor, elegance, and formality.
Despite the obvious advantages, overloading with black furniture will cause a feeling of gloom, so when decorating a room you must adhere to the following rules:
- blackness requires an abundance of light and space in the room;
- the best background for dark furniture is light walls;
- products should be as elegant as possible, massiveness is unacceptable;
- contrasting accessories soften the overall picture;
- in the living room or bedroom, the ideal “pair” for black sofas, walls, and cabinets will be light carpets with long pile.
Ceilings
Graphite ceiling structures are the most radical design ideas; they create a mysterious atmosphere and an unusual, unexpected visual effect. This is one of the latest trends in interior design, and according to designers and architects, the common prejudice against it is one of the biggest misconceptions.
This ceiling creates a mysterious atmosphere, an unusual, unexpected visual effect.
They are distinguished by style, offering bold solutions for spacious rooms.
The ceiling can be painted in:
- resin color;
- dark grey;
- decorated with black and gray wallpaper.
Black painted wood beams added to white or colored ceiling structures are another modern idea. When paired with black and white wallpaper, a black ceiling creates a dramatic statement, adding sharp contrasts to the interior.
Charcoal paint on the ceiling and wallpaper can emphasize a small area around:
- ceiling lighting;
- jewelry;
- unique pendant lamps;
- beautiful chandelier.
A bold solution for spacious rooms
This ceiling creates an attractive interior design focal point and can define the style of a room. Charcoal ceiling designs are glamorous. Dark colors, especially modern taupe shades, look very impressive. They should be complemented by bright accents of different colors and call for bright decorations in the interior that will complement the dark colors of the room.
It is necessary to balance and harmonize modern interior design with a graphite ceiling, floor and wall structures, accessories for furniture and decor.
Creates an attractive interior design focal point
Floor and ceiling finishing
Charcoal and dark gray tones are elegant and symbolic. They are associated with drama, mystery, respect, luxury, grace and rigor. In Japan, black is a symbol of purity, perhaps because dust is easy to see on dark surfaces. Resin color including wallpaper, lighting, room furniture, decor accessories are timeless interior design ideas.
Charcoal and dark gray tones are elegant and symbolic.
Impressive color is one of the current interior decorating trends. It brings a splash of dark color to living spaces and makes rooms with high ceilings feel cozier, less spacious, and brighter.
Such ceiling structures reduce space, absorb light, creating a slightly gloomy, but safe, comfortable interior design. The mood in the room depends on the intensity of the gray color used in decoration.
Trendy charcoal tones are suitable for creating an elegant, stylish, sophisticated interior design with a stunning dark gray or elegant black ceiling, floor or walls. Dark gray architectural elements combined with bright details look unusual and mysterious, rather than depressing and boring.
The color is suitable for creating an elegant, stylish, sophisticated interior design
Ceiling and furniture in the living room
Resin ceiling structures are a bit of a risky solution for interior decoration because dark ceilings visually reduce the height of the interior.
Tip Dark colors attract attention, so when choosing dark tones for a ceiling, consider their strong, impressive appearance combined with a glamorous, exclusive message.
In the interior of the kitchen
Floor
A dark floor not only looks aesthetically pleasing, but allows you to spend less time on cleaning. On the one hand, dust particles are sometimes more visible on a dark surface. But light wet cleaning is not as difficult as removing caustic stains from light-colored surfaces. Therefore, floors in charcoal shades are in demand in kitchens, hallways and rooms where there are often a large number of people.
An interesting effect can be achieved by combining black. White tiles, staggered with dark ones, are an integral part of the popular retro Pin-Up style. Graphite looks organic not only in materials that imitate natural stone. Black laminate, repeating the pattern of natural wood, finds a well-deserved place in rooms decorated within the Scandinavian style or loft flow.
Chandeliers
When searching for a chandelier for your style, you need to take into account the nature of the ornament, the degree of expressiveness, shape, and size. A modern home may include a chandelier with a trendy design made from metal pipes or an interesting spherical shape. If your home has a mixed style, almost any model will work to incorporate into your room.
An expressive element in the bedroom
Black chandeliers attract attention with their expressiveness; due to the bright visual contrast, rhinestone inlay or other decorations are better visible on them. Whether you love the rustic beauty of wrought iron chandeliers or prefer the glamor of a crystal chandelier, look for a design to suit your taste.
Such models attract attention with their expressiveness
Wrought iron chandeliers
Exquisite wrought iron designs are surprisingly versatile, making them suitable for modern, industrial or mixed styles. Black chandeliers are a minimalist's dream, especially next to pure white walls, simplistic decor, and the combination of wrought iron construction with wooden details is a successful combination of rustic charm and natural beauty. Here are some ideas for installing this decoration indoors:
- Wrought iron kitchen lighting will create targeted lighting as these models can be installed over a specific area;
- Hang a pendant chandelier above your bed or in your living room seating area to illuminate a central area.
Black chandeliers are a minimalist's dream
A wrought iron chandelier can come in different designs and degrees of complexity, but it has beauty and complexity with a simple design, especially when combined with different materials.
Consider a chandelier that includes two or three tones of metal - for example:
- bronze;
- copper;
- wrought iron.
Add elements of glass or acrylic, metal, ceramic details or even hints of wood.
This model can be supplied in various designs and degrees of complexity.
Iron
An iron chandelier will open up any space with strong, clean lines. Regardless of the design, it amazes with its simplicity, unusual approach to modern lighting - it is both a trend and a classic. Antiqueness and the patina of time are another effect that can be achieved using metal on a chandelier.
While transparent glass, brushed steel, minimalist silhouettes will create vintage elements. Try a tiered chandelier for a statement look, or choose fixtures with intricately cut crystals and hand-forged swirls.
Regardless of the design, this option is striking in its simplicity.
Khrustalnaya
Weave a little sparkle into your ceiling lighting with metallic fixtures adorned with sparkling crystals. These designs are made to channel the power of light in the most glamorous way. Use it for a traditional style with wrought iron, or consider a crystal chandelier covered in shimmering glass rhinestones. Prefer a decadent approach to your ceiling lighting? Choose wrought iron chandeliers with crystals cut into prismatic geometric shapes or fitted with black crystal clusters.
These designs are made to channel the power of light in the most glamorous way.
There are many chandeliers in black finish that are suitable for homes with a particular style.
Tip When choosing these lamps, pay attention to wrought iron chandeliers with a darker metal finish or glass chandeliers with black crystals that fall in decorative drops.
For a Modern model that is not overly decorated, but not overly decorated, you may be inclined to choose bronze or nickel. Many chandeliers in these metals have a laconic design, a simple, but not simplistic appearance.
Unusual and stylish option
With black trim
Hang a classic iron chandelier in a country style for a sophisticated addition to a casual setting. Or try a black glass chandelier paired with distressed wood accents for a simple approach to industrial themes. These dark themes will be paired with solid wood, warped metal complemented by matte black finishes and polished gold frames. Whether you want simplicity or luxury, a black chandelier will always complement your preferred aesthetic.
Modern style
Conditions for using dark wallpaper
Black wallpaper is rarely used in interiors. However, sometimes the choice of different coatings in dark colors is justified. It is worth paying attention to the presentation of expensive things in stores: gold and jewelry are often placed on a black background with good lighting, which makes them memorable and gives them a more representative appearance. Designers follow the same principle: they place a dark background and interesting accents on it. The latter can be a light fireplace, musical instruments, and elegantly shaped white furniture. Light sockets, switches, batteries and radiators also look good against a dark background.
Usually, to create an original interior, just one central wall in dark colors is enough. Against its background, you can install a soft corner in the living room, an interesting wall with an antique glass display case, or shelves with white porcelain. The ideal proportion would be: ¾ light shades and ¼ dark shades.
For the bedroom it is better to use dark brown or chocolate tones rather than black: they look less strict and soften the atmosphere. Dark wallpaper with gold and silver trim looks beautiful. For the kitchen, it is better to purchase wall coverings with more “tasty” decor - caramel, honey, peach, raspberry.
A prerequisite for using dark wallpaper is high-quality lighting. If there are windows on the south side, there is enough daylight to provide sufficient illumination in the room. Otherwise, you need to pay close attention to lighting design and use different forms of artificial lighting: spotlights, rotating spots, LED strips, sconces, floor lamps.
Shades that go best together
Dark colors for ceiling designs include silver grays, gray to charcoal grays, graphite and charcoal grays, stone grays and bluish grays, charcoal, light grays, and all other gray tones.
White
Influential, elegant ceiling designs in black combined with white or any other light color are an innovative, bold way to create unique interiors in an elegant, creative style. Soft white paint and furniture are a logical, safe way to harmonize and balance a modern interior design with a black ceiling or walls. Black and white decorating ideas are suitable for creating bold, original, modern home interiors.
Elegant option
Mirror surfaces
Glossy design, mirrored ceilings combined with black are interior trends that create reflections and make rooms spectacular and spacious. The play of light and dark allows you to experiment with new interior ideas, modern materials and creative methods. The mystery of dark colors and unusual solutions add zest to interior design.
Mirrored, black ceilings
The charm of the black and yellow pattern will make any interior interesting
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The combination of black and orange was once used by knights to emphasize honor and valor. But in our time there are no knights left, but there is an association with Halloween and poisonous insects and reptiles. But still, even today, the meaning of courage has been preserved, since the celebration of Halloween is a victory over the fear of dark forces. What does this have to do with the interior? And the most direct thing. Knowing these nuances, you should not use both colors in equal quantities. And it is better to take black in not too saturated tones; besides, you can dilute this combination with white, gray or brown tones. But under no circumstances should you decorate a children’s room with this combination, it will have an overstimulating effect on them.
How to decorate with black furniture?
Here you receive your guests, spend time with friends and family. The living room should be simple and neutral so that no one feels uncomfortable. This is not an area that needs to be personalized. What color is better than this? This seems like the perfect color for furniture. It's elegant, simple, neutral.
The living room should be simple, neutral, so that no one feels uncomfortable
However, decorating a living room with black furniture is not such an easy task. Since the color is the opposite of white, which symbolizes cleanliness and light, you might think that such furniture will make the living room dark and small. This doesn't have to be the case, you just need to know how to use this color to your advantage.
First of all, dark furniture is much easier to adapt to your environment than dark walls. Here you have many ways to bring light into your living room and make it feel airy and bright.
For the ceiling, use a light, neutral color. This way, black furniture will stand out and the room will be airy and bright. Floors should also be light. They should not be the same color as the walls, but still light enough to create a strong contrast with the furniture. You should also try to let in as much natural light as possible. Try not to cover your windows with heavy, thick curtains.
For the ceiling, use a light, neutral color.
Sofa
Add furniture according to the plan you developed in advance. Once the black furniture is in place, look around and add bold and colorful accessories. They will add variety and add the touch of color the room needs. You can use colorful pillows, artwork or flowers.
Advice A charcoal sofa is very often chosen as an accent element in a room; it usually has compact shapes, sometimes this role is played by an armchair or a full-fledged set.
Accent element in the room
Doors
The trend of painting doors this color started about 10 years ago. Since then, it has not waned in popularity, as it is one of those minor changes that has a huge impact on the interior.
Look at these photos to see how impressive they look. They have a particularly expressive effect in combination with both dark and light walls, monochrome and wooden floors.
Black door in the interior
Tulle
Dilute the furniture with lace tulle in the same color. Due to its thin design, it will not block the light and will perfectly complement the overall design of the room.
Chess
If you decide to decorate the floor with checkerboard, remember that this will be the main detail of the interior. Contrasting squares should be softened with neutral walls, preferably white. You can add any shade to the basic colors in the form of other interior details, but without fanaticism.
Photo: bocadolobo.com
Black and white living room design
It's true that black and white decor is used more often in modern kitchens and spa baths than in living rooms. But unlike bedrooms, where bright or pastel colors usually predominate, creating a dichromatic decor in the living room by putting black and white tones will be an interesting challenge.
Black and white living room design
This decor will give you many lessons to find sophistication and elegance. He also offers perspective regarding accessories. The contrast between black and white makes it easy to highlight specific architecture and decorative accents in a space. Where other colors fade away depending on the season, trends or tastes, the black and white combination represents a pair that will remain in fashion even for centuries.
Living room in Deco style
The vast majority of modern interiors feature a deco lounge inspired by modern and minimalist styles. If your living room is characterized by straight and clean lines, wall-mounted furniture and understated decor, then this means that you have already adopted the basic ideas of minimalism.
Living room in Deco style
Black and white decor suits this decorating style! No matter the theme of your living room, it will make it more relevant. While black highlights the various architectural elements in a room, white gives it a breath of fresh air and makes it feel more spacious.
Dark floor: advantages and disadvantages
Black and other dark shades are classic techniques in design art. Despite their external seriousness, dark parquet, laminate, linoleum or tiles look luxurious, elegant and quite graceful. This finish harmoniously completes the interior, gives it a finished look, and is suitable for almost any style - from classic to hi-tech.
Black flooring has a lot of advantages:
- the ability to completely change the decor in the room;
- giving the interior a touch of aristocracy;
- spectacular appearance of the coating;
- creating a beautiful ensemble with light walls and modern furniture;
- resistance to dirt, no soiling;
- the ability to select flooring from expensive wood species or materials imitating them;
- Suitable for any room - from the nursery to the kitchen;
- combination with most light and bright colors.
Dark coatings also have disadvantages. Despite the fact that the dirt and stains on them are almost invisible, the accumulated dust is clearly visible, and you will have to clean the room, perhaps even more often than if you have a light-colored floor. Also, in small rooms, a dark floor can visually hide the space, although this effect will depend on the rest of the decoration. It is better not to use a subfloor where there are a lot of dark colors or little natural light. Otherwise, the interior will resemble a closet or attic.
On a dark floor covering, especially glossy, the following are also more noticeable:
- fingerprints;
- chips;
- scratches;
- cracks.
Due to the risk of damaging the aesthetics of the floor, it must be handled more carefully so that it retains its presentable appearance for a long time. Most often, such floor coverings are used in loft, country, classic, and English style. The dark floor is combined with brown and beige walls, black and white baseboards, and light door panels with trim.
Bedrooms
It's a bold, versatile choice for a room's color scheme. From walls to chic modern decor, the possibilities for a dark bedroom are endless. If you want to darken your bedroom design, these ideas will help you.
Black and white combination is often used for classic modern minimalist design
A monochrome palette is a suitable choice for a bedroom and has always been attractive and on-trend. You'll likely choose a neutral palette to create a modern effect in the room. The black and white combination is often used for classic modern minimalist designs because of the effects it brings.
White reflects light and can make a room look larger, while black absorbs light and can make a room appear smaller. Therefore, the use of these colors will depend on the space you are working on and the effect you want to achieve.
Monochrome palette - a suitable choice for the bedroom
Choose dominant white for your bedroom to achieve serenity, or dominant black to be bold and edgy.
Here are some ideas for inspiration:
- use black accessories such as headboard and lamps;
- use black bedding with white flower patterns and other motifs;
- Consider making the walls crisp white, which will contrast brightly with black pillows and furniture;
- add heavy charcoal curtains to the bedroom to add expressiveness to the room;
- Black art on the walls can also add expressiveness to a room.
Choose a dominant white interior in your bedroom
Opt for black mohair or faux fur on the bed, teamed with a pale gray suede or shearling rug.
Accessories on a black background
You can smooth out the darkness of black with the help of accessories of a different color. Bright paintings, pillows, flower pots, blankets, books, wall or table lamps - all this will create the mood and take your eye away from the black color, and against such a background the accessories will reveal themselves in all their glory. Black color best emphasizes the shine of precious metals and stones, but with gold and silver accessories you need to be careful and not get carried away with them, otherwise your interior will look vulgar.
Photo: age-of-reason-studios.com
Kitchen ideas
This is not the first topic that comes to mind when designing a kitchen. It is stereotypically believed that a kitchen should be white and bright. Take a look at these kitchen works of art to see if that's true. Shades of black, dark blue, dark brown add what white kitchens cannot add - seductive charm, smoothness, sophistication.
Kitchen in black
Black granite countertops
Almost all kitchen items look brilliant in black, but what stands out most in this design is the countertop, which serves as one of the main operating elements in the room. Often it is located separately - on an island or simply occupying a large area. Noble black granite will look elegant in any style.
Almost all kitchen items look brilliant in black
Add a few minor touches in chrome, wood, a matte table texture underneath a granite countertop, granite benches, black wood paneling on the walls. But having this open approach means that all your accessories - including knives, glasses, mugs, cutting boards, teapots, cookie jars, etc. - need to be kept in their place.
Black and white scheme
A monochrome palette works great both ways, whether you're going with a traditional or modern scheme. Designers call the black and white scheme the most convenient addition to black for kitchens. There are a huge number of kitchen designs on this spectrum - from classic black granite and laminate to a new wave of graphic patterns, contours and silhouettes in black and white designs to suit any project.
Designers call the black and white scheme the most convenient addition to black for kitchens.
Tip If you're going for a black and white scheme, make one shade dominant rather than giving each one equal weight. The predominantly white scheme has a new appeal without losing sight of the elegance of the dark scheme with hints of white.
Alternatively, use accessories for a softer finish.
Monochrome works with all wood tones, as well as grays and clean shades like emerald green.
Black and white scheme in the kitchen
Tip Matching shades of white across different surfaces can become uneven. For example, wallpaper with a white background may look creamy next to a white table, so try to keep it out of the way by using black accessories as punctuation.
A monochrome scheme can be executed in a bold way and contain different surface textures and different combinations of finishes. Glossy and matte, opaque and dense surfaces build layers to add extra interest and soften any harshness.
In a minimalist style
Don't be afraid to mix patterns and sizes by surrounding the patterns with simple lines. If you have seating, mix and match different designs for an informal feel.
Kitchen cabinets, refrigerator and other appliances in black
Because they cover a significant area of your kitchen, cabinets and appliances have a big impact on how the kitchen looks. While door material and style are very important, color is everything.
One of the most popular modern design trends is dark kitchen cabinets and appliances. While this may seem counter to the common perception that a kitchen should have bright and warm colors, you might be surprised at how well this idea works for most kitchens.
Cabinets and appliances have a big impact on how a kitchen looks
Black cabinets offer a certain richness and depth that lighter colors can't achieve. Color invites you to linger, calm down and think things through. The calmness and depth of dark colors are perfect for luxury kitchens. However, it is important to note that dark kitchen themes require significantly more experience and care.
If you are not confident in your combinations and abilities, it is better for you to seek advice from an interior decorating specialist. When paired with the right colors and textures, dark cabinets create a stunning look that people will fall in love with.
Black cabinets offer a certain richness and depth
The most important part of choosing is knowing how to mix and match them with other colors and textures. This is what will determine how good the kitchen looks overall.
Here are some tips for combinations that you will find useful for black kitchen cabinets:
- balance of dark shades with lighter colors. If you don't want a gothic kitchen, too much black can be depressing. Pair the dark shade you choose with lighter shades. A win-win combination, especially for themed kitchens, is black and white. Most dark shades also pair well with white. You can also incorporate aspects of other lighter colors, such as a yellow countertop, brown floor, or red accent wall;
Balance dark shades with lighter colors
- make sure there is plenty of natural light. If you're not careful, dark shades can make the room feel much smaller and can be depressing. To counter this, make sure you have plenty of natural light. At night, you need adequate lighting to keep your kitchen looking bright and airy;
- combine with other dark elements. While dark cabinets look great against a light wall, they also look great when paired with dark floors or other dark elements in the kitchen. This will prevent that black cabinet or refrigerator from looking like the sad lone wolf in the room. You can pair them with dark floors, a dark accent wall, or a dark countertop.
Make sure there is plenty of natural light
As I mentioned, mixing dark shades with other elements is a little trickier than if you had light cabinets to work with. Find the style that suits your kitchen best, borrow it, or improve it to perfection.
The psychology of black color is very extraordinary
Yes, in black there is both the magnetism and expression inherent in the classics of any genre, and the gloomy severity that largely prevails in the mood of the subculture. So in this twisted paint, opposite sides of the same coin coexist.
In traditional psychology, the shades of the raven wing are usually classified as pessimistic, tuned to a wave of sadness. Is it necessary to focus on the ritual side of anthracite, if its hypnotic dominant, expressed in a restrained and balanced classicism, has taken precedence in the race for the right to be positively perceived by the people of our century.
In order not to succumb to the bad influence of mourning associations, you need to plan the compositions in the interior of a black room in more detail. Then dark will not only stop depressing, but will set a trendy rhythm in the atmosphere of the house.
Black and yellow dining room with fireplace
Black bathrooms
We don't often think of black as the right shade for bathrooms because it compresses an already small space. Black can indeed feel a little claustrophobic at times. But if you enter here after a spacious classical room, it makes you feel like you are entering a secret cave, some kind of private zone, a kind of VIP club of interests. Get creative with black in your bathroom.
Bathroom option
Of course, it is very difficult to pull out a black bathroom if it is small in size or has a lot of natural light. But black, along with white and bright colors, can be used in all sorts of interesting ways to show off your design skills. Black never goes out of style, so using it will ensure that your decor doesn't become dated.
Black never goes out of style
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Recommendations for using dark colors in the interior
In a large room, black can play a more significant role than in a small one. It can be used for partial finishing of walls, while carefully thinking through the lighting system. Bright light will help avoid gloomy, darkened corners.
In a small room, the walls are usually decorated with a light color, adding individual black details. The ceiling must be light, this will help avoid a visual reduction in space. In such situations, it is better to allocate no more than ¼ of the entire finish to dark shades, then the room will look harmonious.
Tips for decorating a black living room and design tricks
Designers recommend following some rules in a room painted black:
- You can visually expand the room if you paint the walls black and make the ceiling and floor lighter.
- The use of a large number of lighting devices makes a room warm.
Black color can make a room restrained, strict, and somewhat pretentious. This suggests that the owners want to stand out from the people around them.
In these circumstances, the room will become the center where family members will tend to spend their evenings. Here you can meet guests who will be amazed by the interior design and design of the room.
