Using the room itself, as a monochromatic backdrop for decor allows you to paint darker. "It envelops you in color," says interior designer Garrison Hullinger. "With no separation between wall and ceiling, it is easier on the eye." Treff LaFleche also advocates using deep colors. "In the absence of contrast between trim and wall, the stronger colors appear lighter and softer."

This is a co-ed cave everyone will enjoy. It’s an instance where the stereotypical dark brown shade for the walls actually works: It grounds the yellow couch and makes the colorful, patterned throw pillows pop. The white ottoman gives the room its core, doubling as a footrest and extra seating when the neighbors arrive.

A tray turns an ottoman into a coffee table. Fill it with fun trinkets of different heights and shapes.

If you're lucky enough to have a room used solely for lounging and watching TV, a setup like this is perfect. A sectional facing a a screen with ample space to put up your feet is the family-room equivalent of a screening room. The dark wall and ceiling create more contrast so images are crisp and clean, and the low-positioned TV means never having to crane the neck.

In small rooms, many people paint the ceilings white to achieve a sense of spaciousness. However, painting both the walls and ceiling with the same color will actually make the space appear larger, because there is less contrast.

A cheerful yellow sectional was nestled into the corner, creating a perfect lounge for relaxing and watching movies. The windows above the television don't open, but are lit with natural light from the home office on the other side of the wall. Portland has a long rainy season, so Hullinger took extra care to make sure the basement stays warm and dry. A vapor barrier was installed around the foundation, a backyard cistern was put in to draw water away from the house, and a large trench was dug below the basement and filled with asphalt, clay, and river rock.

A square ottoman looks great with a sectional that has equal lengths on both sides, as well as U-shape sofas.

4. Den-ocracy. Change is always good. Turn the office adjacent to the living room into a den that everyone in the house can equally enjoy. Design justice for all!

This yellow couch pulls its color from the pieces on the surrounding walls. The balance actually draws the eye toward the warm artwork.

8. Use color to create drama. Design a cozy and visually intense space by painting the ceiling and walls the same color. “This results in an enveloping feel, like a cozy den you might find in nature,” says Hullinger.

These are my favorite colors! Love use of space planning.

Basement

color, primary?

Like the light colors, clean lines and use of nail heads in sectional

ottman

Big ottoman

Good use of space

Den

Cosy

Windows

Decor

dog

basement window framing

Love!!!

Ceiling same as walls - small space big furniture

cozy

Den

dark and cozy basement

Eclectic

furniture arrangement

talk about cozy!

Furniture arrangement, wall deocr

basement

Ottoman as a coffee table

Love the ottoman

Cool color combo

painting walls and ceiling same color makes space appear larger

Custom made sofa

Basement window shade

Colors .....arrangement of furniture....

Ottoman

Spacew efficient couch

like the window trim work

Basement

Warm walls and bright furniture in family room or media room.

Padded table bench

Trim colour on window and walls

Couch

cool yellow couch

media room colors

Cushions

Sofa and ottoman

sofa

nice colors

colors

Window Crown Molding

Wall color

Love this sectional

Otto

Maybe add molding around windows inside to dress up? I also saw a home that had white wood bookshelves and cabinetry surrounding windows like these that looked nice (the windows were at the top of a wall of built ins)

Add window trim and curtains

Cozy setup for TV watching, sectional pushed into the corner

I love the combo of colors

big design in a small space

Vibrant colors for a basement

basement idea

color scheme

obsessed.

- love the trim on the basement window

basement

Media

Lots of seating for small area

darker color

layout

faux windows

Animal print

style

Sectional, ottoman

Cozy

Sofa

window

layout and colours

moulding around window

Nice basement

Love the couch

Walls ad ceiling

Benjamin Moore Sage Mountain 1488 - ok - maybe too dark or too brown?

basement

Window trim details

Size/space

ge Mountain 1488 This color is part of the Classic Color Collection. Surround yourself with your color favorites. These timeless, elegant, Classic Colors guarantee beautiful, usable color all the time, every time. A collection of 1,680 inspired hues that consumers and professionals have enjoyed for years, the colors in this palette are as timeless as they are forward.

Colour, layout, design

sectional

Ottoman

Living room

Wall color

the ottoman

sage mountain

Paint color -basement, ottoman

Den set up

Living room Color

Basement

kozni stol?

Psint

coffee table ?

Window trim

Leather ottoman coffee table

Basement

Ss

Sectional

Cosy

Love the wall color

Sofa

Ottoman lack

Cute

Basement windows

colour pop

curtain

colour and style

something more "realistic" for a small basement

Sectional

Pour montrer espace restreint

SMALL SPACE

Small living room ideas

frosted window with trim

Basement window option

dont like the dark walls tho

Footstool

Window

Dressed up windows

Couleur

basement

paint color for den

Interior windows in basement

Window treatment for basement

Colors

sectional? reverse for basement, iike sized space

furniture placement in small area - cozy

color within the white wooden frame

Window

Wall paint color

Not colors but arrangement

Front room

framing the windows

Couch

couch

Salon

Like this small space

colors

Size

Ottoman

Mesa de centro

Good use of compact space

basement

arrangement

Paint continued on the ceiling

sofa and ottoman

ceiling

Sofa color

FEELING OF ROOM

Like

Window treatments for small basement windows

accessories, window treatments

wall dividers for basements

Basement window

paint

Window

LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SPACE

shawna's space

layout

bodrum_teras

Frame around the windows and paint walls and ceiling same color. Roman shades for windows

walls

Colors

Windows

Walls color of sofa/add reds/robin egg blue/some animal print

Molding

right hand sectional

Sectional

ceiling

see how close sofa is to wall unit - works for our new den

Paint ceiling contrasting color. So if blue in living room/ orange on the ceiling ??

eclectic, colorful, bold pops of color

Cozy space. Paint ceiling and walls the same color to help a small space.

Love!!!

Moulures des fenetres

Wall colour

Window sills

the window framing

Cute for basement

sectional

Fam room ottoman

Coffee table

Furniture setup

Colour palette

Little window shade

It is an example of what walls and ceilings would end up looking like, if they were to be treated in teh same colour.

I'd choose a different paint color, but I like the moody feel.

Basement

Color