Hello! I hope you’ve had a great week! This was one of those busy weeks for me where pending DIY projects had to be put on hold (Life, how dare you).:-)
But this coming week is looking good for me to be able to install some wood trim in the the hallway. Hooray!
I’m still debating between two different kinds of wood treatments (normal chair rail wainscoting OR long board and batten boxes). We’ll see which wins out!
The photo above shows how my 2-story foyer looks all painted up in Benjamin Moore Simply White. Painting it was an adventure but I’m sure loving the change!! The arrow indicates where I’ll be doing the wood trimming this week.
Today I thought it would be fun to talk about a color that I don’t speak of very much–Black.
Black is classic. It is always in style in some shape or form. To me black exudes feelings of strength, boldness, sophistication, and dependability (and of course gloominess when it is the only color in the room).
Here are 5 ways I have noticed black trending in design lately–
1. Black Subway Tile
2 Black Painted Walls (or 1 Black Accent Wall)
via House and Home
via Lonny
Need some resources for black paint colors? You can try Benjamin Moore Jet Black, Benjamin Moore Black Ink, or Benjamin Moore Raccoon Fur for a bit lighter shade of black.
LOVE it – I have been adding it all over our house & I’m pretty sure I have pinned every single one of these images before. All stunning!!!
Funny, Gina, I’ve been gravitating towards black more than normal lately too!:-)
Thanks Tamara
You really open my eyes to new trends.
Good work!
Aw thanks, Dina! Glad you enjoyed it!:-)
Beautiful! I’ve been m among to ask- what color did you paint the inside of your door? Looks great!
Hi Wendy!:-) The color I painted the inside of my front door was a custom made color but Valspar Crushed Granite is very similar! Miss ya and tell Henry Happy Birthday from us!:-)
Hello Tamara!:-)
At first, i wish you a good luck for the rest of your DIY projects and i am waiting to see the result.. Then about black trends most of them are beautiful. in the end i did not use the black but mybe in the futur! have a nice day and thank you for those great posts. 🙂
Hi Wadii! You are so very welcome! I’m so thankful for you reading my posts and for your comment!:-)
I love it !
Dark colors look elegant, I have gray walls throughout my home and each room has a dark accent wall .
My dinning room has charcoal, one bedroom eggplant etc. Did this nearly four years ago ,still not tired of it .
I agree, Mary, that dark colors often have an air of elegance about them! Awesome you still love it after 4 years!:-)