Painting a dark color on walls. "Painting dark colors is more difficult and less forgiving than painting light colors," says Storey. Be prepared for three coats of paint — sometimes four — to get the proper dark hue on your walls.Deciding whether or not to prime is often an issue with dark paint colors. "When doing light to light or dark to dark, you don't usually need primer," says Rick Watson, manager of product information at Sherwin-Williams. Otherwise, you'll want to use a high-hiding primer that's designed for the material you're painting. Jordan recommends using a gray-shaded primer to help reveal a color's depth. "When a primer is tinted to the right shade of gray, light absorption and reflection find a harmonized balance, offering maximum top-coat coverage and great hiding and color vibrancy," she says. Again, painting technique is important. "Darker colors are fuzzier and are more likely to leave marks where they dry faster," says Davison. Since these colors can bleed, paint carefully and quickly. "Be more methodical than you would with a light color, as roller marks can be more apparent with a darker color," says Storey. He recommends using a roller with a shorter nap (3/8 inch to 1/2 inch) to make sure the paint is applied smoothly. Be careful not to put on too much paint in one coat, which can look uneven when it dries.

Paint Your WallsKnowing how to properly paint your walls is one of the most vital home remodeling skills you can have. And it's not as simple as it sounds. Do you know how many coats you should use for light colors and dark colors? What kind of finish? Here are some tips to get your started. From the Pros: How to Paint Interior Walls

I like this for our living room tv wall- same color as trim w/aluminum or stainless surround for fireplace. Fireplace surround would cover whole protruding wall fireplace was on in width & 1foot over the fireplace

Cores

1

like this

The richness of the browns and the simple yet dramatic effect

color

Dark chocolate walls

Love the dark brown juxtaposition against the light fireplace surround and trim. Glad to see it works with the dark wood floors, also.

Wall color!

Light fixture

Brown wall

fireplace

Color

sofa colour

beautiful

couches

Wall decoration

DIY Home Projects

Cool wall hanging

Fireplace wall and colors.

Art over mantle

Fireplace

Wall color

Wall decoration

style in general

dark room

Living room

Table

Furniture

africa

Paint

Dark cabinets dark walls

פסל קיר זהב

fireplace

I want that!!!!

coffee table

Nice wall color for living room

Paint color

Lightweight chocolate...

ن

This expresso color is nice

walls

lampa

Wall art over fireplace

Coffee table

Diy

fireplace and shelving - love the high color contrast

great art on the wall

I like this warm cozy atmosphere due to coloristic configuration, real wood, and fireplace. It's comfortable, quiet place.

Fire place

Brown

I like the shelves in the livingroom

Décoration au-dessus du foyer

All

Art Work

Pared

Living

Coffee table

nice shelf

Upholster chairs, paint etc

Fireplace

Wall colour

Match paint to shelf

Lare

one dark wall like this?

Color

Color of the wall

how to paint your walls

The Brown Room

wall color

Wall art

mantel and surround of fp

This would go well for the basement TV wall

Love the light

Fireplace mantel

DYI

Chocolate

wall art

Table

Wall art

Fireplace

Chocolate brown

Couches

metal art above fireplace

color of wall

love the sofas

Coffee table ...

Above fireplace- giant piece of coral?

built-ins and fireplace wall

fireplace frame and wall decor

focal point

Dark living room

neil

shade of brown?

Fireplace, color

chocolate wall

Wallpaper

Dark fire place with gold art accent

Fireplace

Qq

Paint

Paint

fireplace/built ins

tidy look for living room

Sitkamer

COLOR SCHEME BROWN + GOLD

the center table

Love all the brown w gold

Paint Your Walls Knowing how to properly paint your walls is one of the most vital home remodeling skills you can have. And it's not as simple as it sounds. Do you know how many coats you should use for light colors and dark colors? What kind of finish? Here are some tips to get your started. From the Pros: How to Paint Interior Walls

fireplace accent wall

29 DIY projects

DIY

I like this wall treatment for my dining room. Look at this contrast! I might need to keep just one wall decorated in brown and keep the rest in white.

wall over fireplace and metal art

Art / sculpture

коричневый

wall unit

similar color scheme @ fireplace

Possible wall cover idea.

Lounge room

Table

Kmmnj

Gorgeous

El adorno de la pared

Paint

Green couches/gold nailheads - glass table with silver accents

color

dark walls

office

Built ins and chocolate brown room Fire place

modern vibe

Like wall color

great colours for a room with a lot of light!

Love the colour scheme...

Accent wall

gold

like the fireplace piece

the table and the wall decoration

Mesa Ratona Art Deco

built ins

Shelves

Color combination

Fireplace and lounge wall

Like the frames around the bookshealves - tuies in with shelves and doors

fireplace mantle

sleek fireplace, good idea, but would like to soften it a bit

fireplace

Wall hanging

Cross Stitch

wall art

Paint on fireplace wall

Bookshelves

Colors

Lounge Room

It's not the color that I like, but how they surrounded the fireplace with shelving.

Wall

everything....color, sofas, art

Wall art

WALL PAINTING

Fire wall

directions

Colors and Decor

tips for painting

Wall color.

wall

Living cozy

i love the rich chocolate and how organicaly works with the textures of the pale green

Shelving in lounge area

style is gorgeous

feroz study

Colour

Coffee table, fireplace, bookshelf

Dark Colours brings the sensuality in this room

DIY paint the walls

Chimenea

nail sculpture

Game room ideal

Gorgeous!

chocolate

Color scheme

Brown accent wall

Gold art on chocolate wall

book case

How to Paint a Room

Like the brown

Mantle but needs a crown

room

Dark focal wall

color

fireplace

ESCULTURA DE PARED

painting dark wall instructions

like: Fireplace surround, general feel, lighting fixture

Fireplace surround/general feel Not colors

great color

Fireplace