Features of a dark interior

Despite the fact that many people prefer to decorate the interior in light or rich colors, dark colors are also relevant for many styles and are in demand. However, before including such shades in your interior, you need to learn about all the most popular colors and their features. It is also important to understand with which interior styles noble shades will look most harmonious. In addition, familiarity with ready-made examples will greatly simplify thinking over your own design and will give a complete picture of how a dark color will look in rooms for various purposes. All the mentioned nuances will be discussed in detail in this article.

Before decorating the rooms of your house or apartment using dark shades, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with a number of characteristics that they possess.

• A dark color can visually reduce the space and darken the room. In some cases, this feature helps to hide too large spaces, but sometimes, on the contrary, makes the room gloomy and cramped.

• The undoubted positive feature of dark colors in the interior is that they make the appearance of the room non-standard. Such colors can be seen in the apartments of courageous, creative individuals who are not afraid to show their individuality.

• An important characteristic is the versatility of some dark tones, for example, black and deep gray will harmonize with any other colors in the interior.

• It is important that dark colors can be embodied both in classical styles, for example, Art Deco or English style, as well as in modern minimalism or even hi-tech.

• Due to the dark walls, you can also make an additional emphasis on interior items. Acting as background colors, deep hues focus on the beautiful details of furniture and accessories.

When using dark tones in the interior, it is necessary to take into account a number of rules that will help to use deep saturated shades as profitably as possible without spoiling the look of the room. There are some nuances to take into account.

• If a dark accent is made on the walls, then it is mainly supposed to paint one or two walls, and not all. Only in rare cases, when the room is very well lit and has a large area, more surface can be painted in the dark. Of course, this means not only black, but such shades as noble brown, plum, deep blue, dark green.

• To prevent black from looking too gloomy in the decoration of the walls, it is often combined with ornaments or various decorative elements such as paintings and other accessories.

• It's important to consider interior styles before using dark colors. Some areas, for example, Provence, Mediterranean style, shabby chic, suggest the absence of dark details, especially since such paints are unacceptable in wall decoration.

• In order to visually enlarge the space, despite the dark walls, it is necessary that mirrors are present in the interior. They will also give the atmosphere a great aristocracy.

• Small rooms should be kept in light colors, but dark colors can play an excellent role in the interior, creating a whimsical contrast.

• It is better to paint the walls in dark colors only if the windows face the sunny side.Otherwise, the environment can look dull without proper lighting.

When dark colors are perfectly combined in the interior with other colors, it gives a real aesthetic pleasure to stay in such a room. Often, certain techniques are also used to create a color balance between deep hues and contrasting highlights. Let's consider the most successful combinations with dark colors.

• If you want to visually make the space of the room wider, then you should balance the walls, floor and ceiling in contrast. The ceiling surface and floor should be decorated in a dark color, while the paint or wallpaper on the walls should be light.

• Colors such as dark cherry and deep gray look harmoniously with each other in the interior. They can be used in a single piece of furniture, for example, a sofa or carpet, or on a larger scale, for example, an accent wall can be made in cherry tones.

• Dark is often embodied in noble shades of brown, which are often found in furniture. These tones include the color of wenge, walnut, as well as chocolate or coffee. Combined with lighter browns, dark greens or warm gray tones, they lend dignity to the interior, such as in the English style.

• Dark gray and black colors look great in combination with yellow or gold. The first option is appropriate in a modern interior, since it may contain upholstered furniture with yellow upholstery. It will perfectly combine with dark gray walls. More luxurious classic interiors may have gold-colored details commonly found in chandeliers, mirrors, fireplaces and accessories.

• High-tech fans shouldn't forget about the importance of wet asphalt color in such an interior, and that it will look great with the matte beige that is present in the wood elements. And also for furniture, it is permissible to take dark blue and purple shades. In a style such as minimalism, a light wood would be an appropriate combination with a dark green.

• If you adhere to the loft style in the interior, then the dark tones are mainly rich brown and dark terracotta, stylized as brickwork. They are usually balanced with light gray shades. You can also find small bright yellow accents in the loft, for example, in the design of lighting fixtures.

When decorating an apartment or house in different styles, it is worth remembering that in each room the dark color can be used in different ways and taken in different quantities to create the most comfortable atmosphere.

A headset made in gloss black looks beautiful in the kitchen. In good lighting it looks really solid and aesthetically pleasing. In this case, the walls should be made in restrained, lighter colors. This option fits the concept of minimalism.

If you prefer the Scandinavian direction, then it is better to decorate the walls with dark, and replace the traditional linoleum with tiles. The ceiling is painted gray.

If the kitchen is designed in dark colors, then it is preferable to make the worktop of the headset glossy. It is also important that the windows of such a kitchen are rather large and effectively fill the space with light - they should not be covered with curtains. Additional lighting should be added above the cooking area.

In a kitchen with dark tones on the walls or furniture, if it is not possible to place accessories, you can make a color accent with the help of bright dishes.

When decorating a room for sleeping, it is not recommended to give preference to a rich black shade. Instead, it is better to stay on a dark gray scale. If the size and lighting of the bedroom allows, it can be used to decorate the walls, and part of the wall above the bed can be embossed or pasted over with photo wallpaper.

It is advisable to keep the ceiling in the bedroom light. It doesn't have to be white. Depending on the color of the walls, the ceiling surface can be painted beige or light gray. This technique looks doubly organic if the same color appears in several other interior items, for example, in the headboard or bedside tables.

For flooring, you can choose a laminate that imitates a wooden surface. If the ceiling is white and the walls are dark, then the floor can also be stylized as large boards of white or ivory... Depending on the style, the design of the laminate can also be antique. If the bedroom has free space in front of the bed, it will be appropriate to put a carpet in a contrasting shade, for example, burgundy or dark gray, on it. It will be beautiful if it is combined with other accent details or textiles.

If the walls are already painted dark, then it is better to choose curtains not to match the color of the walls, but a close, slightly darker shade. In some minimalist concepts, fabric blinds may also appear in place of the curtains, preferably decorated in the same color scheme with the rest of the textiles.

A wardrobe in a bedroom with dark walls is most often decorated in contrasting colors and has a color similar to the color of the headboard (if all these pieces of furniture are made of wood). Instead of a wardrobe, you can also put a light chest of drawers on which additional accessories and color accents can be located.

A living room made in a classic style, as a rule, allows the presence of dark wallpaper on the walls. They can be colored dark green or blue, contain elements of brown or even gold. At the same time, the lighting of the room should be at the highest level..

Light accents are an indispensable component of such a living room. One of the popular ways to dilute the dark range is with a rug in pastel colors. However, to a greater extent, this option is acceptable in modern interior trends.

Multi-colored pillows can be present on the sofa in the living room as bright accents in the Art Nouveau style. You can also decorate the walls with paintings, and put an interesting vase on the coffee table.

This part of the room looks especially elegant with the presence of dark gray and black shades. Plumbing, made in black, is considered by many to be a separate art form, because it looks very aesthetically pleasing. However, if you want to put a dark emphasis on plumbing fixtures, then the number of dark colors on the walls and floor should be less.

In most cases, the bathroom is a combination of rich tone and white. Black walls are appropriate for spacious bathrooms with a transparent shower and open space between it and the sink area.

Bathrooms look very aesthetically pleasing, in which the dark color is stylized like wood. It can appear in some elements, for example, in pedestals and accessories. In a dark bathroom, you should also not neglect the mirrors; with their help, the appearance of the room will become even more luxurious.

In addition to the aforementioned options for decorating different rooms using dark tones, you can familiarize yourself with a number of other ready-made examples, thanks to which various rooms look very presentable and aesthetically pleasing:

• brown and beige - a classic and discreet combination of warm colors for the living room;

• the combination of purple and gray will be especially beautiful in a room with large windows and glossy ceilings;

• the gray color of the bedroom walls can be successfully diluted with a creative geographical accessory;

• gray walls will dilute not only green colors in furniture, but also rich colors of living plants.