Paint it Black

erie_berry25 I love the dark colors! I for one will be doing black baseboards/trim in our new house. Best to have some white or other bright colors to avoid a Lydia Deets (think Beetlejuice) type room :-)

Lily Gahagan Love the Beetlejuice reference!

Jordan Cappella Love Black and White

sfournie I love the idea of black walls, especially in spaces with great light. I can't help but think of when we get tired of them or try to sell the house- painting over them does not sound like fun.

Erin Lang Norris My mom would never let me paint my bedroom black because she said it would be too hard to paint over...but now that I have my own house, my bedroom walls are fair game. :)

Trela Rottinghaus Our virtually unfinished basement had an area that was SO dark naturally I figured, "why not?" The little landing at the bottom of the stairs now has black cement block walls, and honestly you hardly notice that. Because it was dark already, the black paint barely made a difference, and now it doesn't look like we were trying to brighten it, which would have been pointless. I have a beautiful lamp on a bombay-style chest and a cozy red rug on the floor -- it totally works and we get lots of compliments. It's next to our bedroom and just off the tv spot we use to watch the news before bed and it's really very warm and calming.

Denise Vilim I've always wondered why black gets such a bad rap. I think it is absolutely elegant and sophisticated and I can't imagine it would be any more difficult to paint over than red (learned from exprience). I have been wanting to paint at least one room black for several years, but the idea fell on a back-burner - Until now! I just might have to go black on a wall or 2 in my bedroom after seeing these gorgeous walls here! Thanks for the inspiration!

Doris Wright A little black adds an interesting transformation here. (Before, it was "picnic table " cedar stained.)

Rebekah Williamson Making the International Code Flags you know I adore black. I did have 1 hall wall chalkboard black with a chalked chandelier on it by the phone, now it's the opposite; white with city signs on it in black frames with white stenciling. I love the black linen banquette and have created some black linen tea towels with fine line screenprints in white. Good for a clean up as they don't show the dirt.

Linda McMahon LOL I chuckled at the post about mom not letting her paint her bedroom walls black. In the 70s I managed to convince my mom to do just that - 3 black walls and one black and white psychedelic wallpaper, with fire-engine red furnishings and linens. I LOVED that bedroom. My younger brother was totally jealous.

Dena My suggestion.... If you have old wood floors that are in need of repair but cant afford to refinish them, paint them black. They suddenly become a striking focal point and will anchor the room. Especially paired with: a white sheepskin throw rug or B&W pattern area rug or a white, cream or grey 'short shag'. GO BOLD: You can also tape off the wood floor to create a checkboard, painting 50% the squares black, and the remaining squares... kiwi, melon, turquoise, lemon, or a mix of all of them! It may sound gharish, at first, BUT if you did this in a mudroom, kids room, play space, workout room, craft room, laundry, etc. it would surely be the talk of your home tour (in a good way!) Hope someone will have some fun with this idea!

Olga@Stardust-decorstyle.blogspot.com I so much like dark walls! I'm in the process of painting one of my walls in the living room black, but I'm not sure which one should it be. Should it be the one where the balcony door with the white curtains is, or should I extend it to the fireplace as well? I'm wondering if you could give me a helping hand here! :-)

Lily Gahagan Maybe the wall with the sofa pushed up to it?

Olga@Stardust-decorstyle.blogspot.com Thanks Lily! You mean to paint the wall behind the sofa? I wouldn't dear, it's a large surface. You think it would look good? What I forgot to mention is that the room doesn't get much natural light.

Lily Gahagan Hard to say without seeing the whole room. Go with your gut! Or if you'd like more opinions, try posting the question in our Discussions section. You're sure to get a lot of feedback. :)