House Beautiful Magazine along with several others mention the newest trend for 2019: dark walls. I never thought I would say this, but I have to agree. Black or dark walls can look so stunning and chic in the right room!
As featured in an article by TribLive, “Black has properties that make it ideal for interior design: It’s calming to the eye, it’s elegant and it underscores organic beauty,” Mark Zeff says.
Designer Mark Zeff and his wife, Kristen, have a home in East Hampton, N.Y., that celebrates black in several ways. The exterior is half-white, half-black. Inside, black serves as a narrative thread for large design elements including a floating fireplace, a stained pinewood wall in the master suite, and a glass wall in the shower. Punctuation is added with black cowhide rugs; curvy Bibendum chairs by Eileen Gray; and Eero Saarinen Womb chairs.
“Some may think white is a more ‘natural’ choice, but it’s actually much starker in comparison to black when blended with an environment. Because of the use of black, our home appears to hunker down and stay closer to the earth, like a natural landmark.”
Adds Kristen Zeff: “We also like that black can paradoxically open up a smaller space when applied as a paint, to make a room feel much larger than if white is used. The illusion is achieved by tricking the eye into not knowing where a room ends, by disguising the edges.”
Dee Schlotter, PPG’s senior color marketing manager, says using black on feature walls, interior surfaces and furniture serves as an anchor to neutrals, patterns and mixed materials, and provides a solid, classic element in any room while creating a sense of space and quiet.
Her color team liked the hue so much that they chose Black Flame as PPG’s 2018 Color of the Year. Glidden picked Deep Onyx, another black, as theirs.
“Black reflects the current state of rebelliousness and contentiousness in the world, but it also provides a feeling of privacy and protection,” Schlotter says."
Read the full article here!
What do you think? Do you like this new trend or not?
