If you follow me on instagram (@kirstenkrason) you might have seen that I have painted my office black! My office is the last room in my house left to decorate (but let’s be honest I’m sure I’ll be re-decorating everything at some point) and for some reason it’s made me want to try a totally different approach to the way I decorate my home. Everything in my house is fairly light and bright and I love it. My old office was extremely feminine and that really fits my personality but for some reason I have been infatuated with black walls recently. I can’t explain it. I have always loved contrast and drama in rooms but usually I create that effect with pattern and color. It was a hard decision and up until I put that first paint-stroke on the wall I was doubting myself. The good news is that I love it! And for those of you who are wondering I used the same paint color that Bryn used.
These are the rooms I have been using for motivation and inspiration.
Traditional Family Room by Cambridge Architects & Designers LDa Architecture & Interiors
image via Smitten Studio
Not insane at all!! I'm absolutely obsessed w/dark walls right now too and want to do the same. (even have a pinboard just for my dark wall love;)) just need to decide which room will go to the dark side. Thinking our half bath might be the winner. Can.not.wait to see your office!
It looks great! If you don't mind, would you please share the name of the bird fabric? I know that I have seen it somewhere, but I cannot remember the name of it.
Of course! Birds and Butterflies by Schumacher http://www.fschumacher.com/search/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=2704420
Yes, I was going to ask about the bird fabric too!
I love that dark navy blue dining room and your fabric picks are fantastic as always! Can't wait to see!
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I didn't think I would but after seeing those pictures, I am now trying to decide on which room would look best in black/midnight blue!
I painted my daughter's bathroom black with coral and white accents and I love it! Love the look of your new office too!
Beautiful fabrics I cannot Wait to see the end results! I just painted our powder room black, Actually black chalkboard paint, And I love it. You won't regret it!
I've been having the same obsession and I'm thinking of painting the walls of my guest bathroom black and do a gallery wall on one of the walls! 🙂
Love that bathroom! It's going to look great! Love the fabrics.
Love the contrast – can't wait to see more! Love your fabric choices too!!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!! I've been waiting for my husband to be gone long enough to paint my kitchen black 😀 I'm so obsessed with black, white and gold right now. Can't wait to see the whole thing!!
I cannot wait to see this!!!
Once we aren't renters anymore next year, I will DEFINITELY be doing some dark moody walls in our new house. I actually just wrote up a post yesterday on dark walls to share this week! I'm loving the dark greens and blues as well as black.
I love your inspiration! I cannot wait to see your new office!
Kirsten! The black looks great. Big risk paid off. SO glad you like it. I'm really looking forward to see it all come together. LOVING the neutral sample fabric with white textured dots.
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Hey yes I would! I love it already. Can't wait to see how it turns out.
It's definitely the contrast of the dark with the lighter elements that makes a room with black walls work. Your inspiration images are gorgeous. I love deep bold walls with lighter accents & mouldings.
The fabric preview looks amazing. Can't wait to see how you use it with the black walls.
I've done chocolate brown before but not black yet…but I'd love to. Your fabrics are beautiful! Can't wait to see it come together!
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Love the black walls too!
I just had my son's nursery painted dark navy and its my favorite room in the house. Its so cozy. Like you I generally gravitate towards light and bright so this color was a challenge for me. Can't wait to see your completed office.
This is going to be stunning! Can't wait.
The black walls are gorgeous! In your opinion, what sheen is best and why?
In the link I included to Bryn Alexandra's post she recommended going with a flat finish so that's what I used. As she said black gives a natural shiny sheen so unless you want the high-gloss look you can just stick with a flat finish!
I've been wanting to paint my office black too! Hopefully, I'll be brave enough to go for it this fall when I have some downtime. I can't wait to see the final product 🙂
Our powder room is black and we have a few black walls in our master bedroom (It's a room with like 6 walls). Everyone always compliments the rooms with black walls! Very dramatic. Can't wait to see your office.
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Absolutely! I cannot wait to paint a room black, maybe a hallway with chunky white molding, or even a mudroom, powder room. I look at it like this, if I wear black and layer a scarf, or any fun jewelry, it pops. Why wouldn't this be the same for a room with tasteful, fun amounts of interest? I think an office is a perfect place for black. Enjoy & charge forward! I am excited to see it all done!
I love black walls especially with white trim. I want to do our bathroom black, but it is kind of scary to just go for it. I can't wait to see more of your office.
MInd sharing where the linen and white fabric came from?
I am all about dark-painted rooms these days. My bedroom has always been a chocolate brown, which is soothing and cocooning. Recently I painted my powder room coal. It added some pizzazz to an otherwise very dull room. (Wanted to wallpaper in there but chose paint for budget reasons.) Now I'm trying to convince my husband to let me paint our living room a smoky dark blue. It would be amazing!
In case anyone is interested, I recently blogged about why dark walls can be a great choice!
http://www.imbusyprocrastinating.com/2013/07/5-reasons-why-dark-walls-work.html
I'm obsessed with black walls, too, but I haven't worked up the bravery to do it.
You might have just convinced me.
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Black is very contemporary now. I don't see any reason why I wouldn't do the same thing given the chance. The details are more precise on a dark background. If it's just your bedroom, glow in the dark stickers would be so much fun! Allan@Formula Interiors
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