The house Painting with The black Walls DIY steps

The house Painting with The black Walls DIY steps

Many of us have lived with an awful renter's white for years, so it's no wonder when a homeowner takes a drastic departure and paints their walls a somewhat scary color, like black. But when done properly, a black wall can transform a room drastically.

Candice Olson, host of the HGTV design show, "Candice Tells All" - also recently featured in the Wall Street Journal- agrees; black walls don't have to be scary. Painting a wall black, with the right lighting, setting, and accessory colors, can transform a normal room into a rich, elegant space.

Black walls, believe it or not, can be less goth, more preppy chic - but they don't work in every room. They work best in bedrooms, bathrooms above the chair rail, and certain living rooms. If you're extra daring, you can even slap on some black in the kitchen; but limit it to one wall, Olson warns. One cute idea is to use blackboard paint for the kitchen. Yes, blackboard paint - wall paint that you can write on with chalk. It might be easier to get the kids to do their chores if it's spelled out right next to the fridge. And believe it or not, even with kids' doodles, it still looks chic.

Finishes are just important as the actual paint on the wall - a glossy black finish looks fantastic. Olson calls it the "little black dress" of a home - "everything goes with it." I'm willing to bet that that one line made women everywhere want to paint their living rooms black.

Olson has other fabulous suggestions, like:

Pair neutrals and brights together in terms of wall color and furniture. Go for a color like turquoise, or one that's in vogue, like wisteria or lavender.

If your d?cor is colorful, black walls can create a minimalist feel.

- Gray-green or light, olive-colored walls are viewed by Olson as neutrals and can be used in practically any room.

- Lighting, lighting, lighting! For a black room, lighting is especially key - make sure to "beef it up". For brighter rooms with south and west-facing windows, where the sun is particularly strong, warm colors work best. Very bright colors in these rooms may be a bit too much for the eye to handle. Cool colors, like moss green or blue, work well in rooms with low light. Remember, the sun casts a yellow tint on everything it hits. Olson states that investing in halogen lighting will bring out your walls' true color(s).

- Who doesn't love a good accent wall? An accent wall is a fast and often easy update for a room that many homeowners try. I'm all for slapping red paint on my longest wall or the wall that I've placed my couch against, and calling it a day.

So take a page from Olson's daring playbook and step out of your white-walls-and-ceiling box. You may just discover that you're a brave, black wall kinda gal/guy after all.

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