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Defend the Trend: Are Black Walls Gorgeous or Too Goth?

by Briana Mowrey March 8, 2013 8 Comments

BRIANA: Black walls have been black sheep in the design world, but they’re starting to make some inroads, as this quote from a recent Boston Globe Magazine piece proves: “Black is definitely a trend,” says Jackie Jordan, director of color marketing for Sherwin-Williams in Dallas. “People think it will close the room in, but it has the opposite effect.” This trend was suggested by our own Marianne Canada and the room image comes to us from designer/opinionated Defend the Trend contributor Brian Patrick Flynn, so I think I know what they’ll say, but maybe y’all will surprise me. Are black (and other super-dark) walls gorgeous or too goth for your taste?

LEANNE: Only cool if accented with black velvet paintings and vintage Jane’s Addiction album covers.

Daily Delight: Make Your TV Blend In

by Lili Zarghami June 13, 2011 5 Comments

I love television just as much as the next HGTV fan, but that big hunk of electronics takes up a pretty prominent place in my living room.

black paint around the tv

If you’d like your TV to make less of a bold statement, here’s a trick from Unplggd for making it blend in: paint the wall around your set black. We’ve seen loads of great rooms with black paint over the past year or so, but this usage changes the color from a straight-up trend, to downright useful.

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