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13 years ago

I have hardwood wenge colored floors throughout. Thinking of painting 3 walls in living room a dark gray. (4th wall is shared w kitchen that has opening into living room via main entry and a separate bar area). That wall will remain pale gray. Thoughts on dark walls? Room has a ton of windows, a patio door and another glass 3ft door.

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Granite Grannies Hethmon
13 years ago
Go for it. If you have natural light, sufficient and thoughtfully selected artificial lighting, and a light wall to balance everything out, you should create a very elegant, relaxing area. Did you see this recent ideabook on the Japanese use of shadows in architecture? https://www.houzz.com/magazine/in-praise-of-shadows-finds-relevance-in-todays-architecture-stsetivw-vs~5640871 Sounds like you might really enjoy the poetic reasoning behind subdued colors and placing as much attention on the shadow as the light.
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