Dark and Moody Interior Design Style | When, Where, and How to Create It
Dark and Moody Interior Design Style | When, Where, and How to Create It
For the past few years, a lot of people have been asking for light and airy interior styles... a bright, spacious and clean looking style, undoubtedly. But if you want to add some real emotion and unique style to your interior, you could try a dark and moody theme in one or two of your rooms. Rooms using this style usually become the talking points for visitors due to how creative and intriguing the space becomes.
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Gosh it’s so sultry, warm and classically elegant. This is my style to a T and took me forever to figure out what’s it’s called. Can’t wait to decorate my house like this!
I started by painting the door to the bedroom black and buying black sheets. Now Im painting the walls a dark taupe.
Same here! Took me forever to figure out this is my beloved style. I started with this in my closet and I’m ready to redo my entire house
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‘lacks personality’ is the key word here. White interiors so do. I love painting with dark moody colours. It’s bold and shows you aren’t afraid to express yourself.
Something about a dark interior just seems so mysterious in the most cozy way possible. If someone prefers the light airy vibe, then they may never like it and that's fine. I have an opportunity to go for exactly what I want, and what I want...is black walls. There will be a number of ways in which color will be able to stand out. Artwork etc. Never thought of it on such a deep level, but white walls means basically everything else will be darker.
We painted my room dark emerald green a few days ago...and it's freeking amazing! moody, powerful, classy, original. It just exudes confidence and royal vibes. AND it's a small roof room! My bed, armchair and work desk are black but my storage furniture and shelves are a mix of white and pale wood.. Plus candles and long curtains on my small window.I decorated with bronze and gold details, black marble, old brassy handles and dark yellow accents. It's absolutely stunning! ANd once again, it's a small roof room but it has so much energy and power! Go for it if you're into dark and moody style :)
If I may ask what color curtains did you go with.
@@msvonne6044 🙋 i got pure white for christmas time and bronzy/orange curtains for summer/spring. It goes well with my dark yellow,bronze, old gold cushions.
@@martinaofmarch8570 thank you
I actually paused the video to read about your room. I think this is so fresh. Absolutely divine description. Enjoy your vibes!
@@renegaderogue6310 Thank you so much 🌼🤗
I love dark and moody especially for inner city apartments
I appreciate how well you made this video! Very detailed and informative! Wonderful examples of how to create a mood from color textures to even sound!
Thank you!
I think anything that is natural like wood, plants, metals, etc goes well with this style. I think its so relaxing!
YES!
I painted my smallish livingroom and diningroom a very dark teal ten years ago and love it. I should probably repaint after a decade, but dark walls wear really well. The white ceiling, however, could use a freshen-up.
I was toying with a deep rich color for my office and went for it. Had it painted Black Forest Green by BMoore absolutely beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration.
Green is such a chilled colour. I used Dark Ivy.
This is exactly what I needed! I do not want light and airy, the sun shines in my windows all afternoon and blinds you. I want to redo my stupid bedroom but can't decide what dark color to use. Edit: I'm going with a deep scarlet. I'm an artist and I can just paint whatever paintings I want to enhance the look, and I won't have to buy new bedding. 🙂
Update: I wish I could post a picture. I went with three deep forest green walls and three black walls (it's the closet side that's why there's extra walls.) I hung a black canopy over my bed and have a plethora of ideas for artwork to make to match. I also painted and stained crates to hang from the wall for extra storage! It's UNREAL!!
Just a warning. In a dark room, windows can become even harder on the eyes, due to the harsh contrast. Plan on softening that with window treatments that filter the sunshine during the day.
I’ve just done large sections of my house in Behr’s Antique Tin and a bathroom in Le Lux. As an accent on my window trim, I used Deco Art’s Splendid Gold, and a coating of Glorious Gold to tone it down a smidge. This is why I know about the windows being high contrast! I have to soften them, myself! Congratulations on achieving your look! 💙😍💙
@@firestick4991 oh I definitely did. Unless I'm working on my artwork I keep the blinds closed and the curtains closed on top of that. They're the nice wooden slat blinds that don't let any light in 🙂
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Absolutely love your attention to all of the senses. Many of my questions addressed in this video. Thank you!
I really love this look. I started with the outside by paining the siding, trim, window frames, garage door, gutter and downspouts Cyberspace by Sherwin Williams. The inside I painted walls (matte) doors and trim(satin) Sea Serpent by Sherwin. I also painted the kitchen cabinets the same color.
I'm toying with dark green for my living room. Think I'm going to pull the trigger lol
Do it.
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Do it. I recently painted my guest room/home office Everglade Deck. I love it!😊
I especially enjoyed how to explained the difference between light and dark walls creating space. We need more of this!
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This was gothic, I love it 😍
I always enjoy your content, especially when it's about creating a more moody and masculine place. You inspired me to do a black accent/ gallery wall. Thanks again
Thank you. That's awesome that you went for it and created one!
I bought a terracotta leather sofa and it looked just awful in a white room, the color looked murky and dingy. I painted the walls behind it a dark taupe and wow the sofa is the centerpiece and it really pops. What a difference.
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I appreciate your well organized, knowledgable anf well spoken advice. This dark and moody style is what I am looking to create with some dark reds and checkerboard added in.
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This is the video I have been looking for 🙏I absolutely LOVE a dark and moody space yet have had a hard time finding ways of bringing my ideas to life. Seeing all these dark and stunning rooms has finally inspired me to just do it already and experiment with the deep shades. I’ve been eyeing some deep shades from Farrow and Ball which are stunning, after all it’s just paint so why not have some fun! Thanks for the awesome ideas 🤗😊
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Amazing thank you!!
Great Video. I am painting the walls in my space with Tricorn Black! LOVE IT
Nice! Good luck!
I used that too in my make up room . Loved it
I love dark and moody
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Such good and well thought out advice. Love your channel and look forward to more from you!
Thank you! Glad to have you here
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Love it 🍷
Love all the concept and all the pictures that you put out it helped me to understand 👀
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One of the best videos and tips I see thank you
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You picked alot of my favorites..as I do have a 1903 home
This would look great in a early 1900s home!
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR NOT CALLING THIS DARK ACADEMIA LIKE EVERY OTHER VIDEO 🫶 because it’s not, it is dark and moody. Nailed it!
Great video!
Thank you for this. I just bought a house and I’ve been debating turning my bathroom dark and moody. This solidifies my confidence.
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Thank you very informative and helpful information
I've been looking for color ideas for my hallway, den, and living room. I knew I didn't want white, beige, dusty rose, or pastels. Then bingo, I stumbled on this look. Some especially good tips on decor too.
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Finally I understand Rembrandt!😃
I absolutely love this video!!
Glad you liked it!
Dark and cozy for my little sitting room/library 😊 I'm going to use Darkroom by Sherwin Williams
DOPE!!
Excellent as always
Thank you!
Thanks a lot. These were great tips.
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This I'd an incredibly helpful video. Thank you so much ❤
Glad you liked it!
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Great lesson, biggest thank you.
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Good strategies, well presented! Thank You!
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My room is going to be light and airy and my office is going to be moody and this video is going to help immensely thanks!
Awesome! Of course
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Im painting my living room and ceiling in " Emerald Glade " and i love the colour and effect. I wonder how it compares with Emerald Green or how similar it is..i love the colour Green , its potentially my favourite 😊
Loved the video thank you
You’re welcome!
Thank you so much for this video. We are in the final stages of building a semi-custom home and are hoping to create a few moody spaces but it has been hard for me to visualize how to do so exactly so this was extremely helpful!
Of course! Glad it helped!
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Thanks for the video. Cool, the picture next to you was taken in Bremen, Germany. It‘s the „Schnoorviertel“. It’s 100km away from my place. Excellent choice, try a visit there 😎
So glad you mentioned this. Every photo behind me in this video is a place which I would like to visit (its the reason they are on my wall). I have the city and country labeled on the back of the photos, but do not have the exact locations. Thank you for letting me know of this one!
@@ChaudryGhafoor yes, it was taken exactly here: maps.app.goo.gl/D8fvdMrUNqr4WEii9?g_st=ic
I really want to paint my whole living room black.. trim, doors, ceiling but I've been stuck on how to go about it for a week now but i have more of an idea now so thank you thank you THANK YOU for this.
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That is great advice, thank you. I was thinking about using black in small apartment but I wasn't sure and you confirmed my desire to use it 💕 Of course it's not the only color of choice, I will be using black, grey, and pink for touches
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Excellent advice. I’ve watched this twice now, on the cusp taking the plunge to go to the Dark Side… I’m going with F&B x Liberty Chine No.3 OR Studio Green….
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I painted my tiny hallway matte black with British tan-colored flowers and it's one of the best design decisions I've ever made.
I've seen something similar to this in person and it's a fantastic look! Nice job.
Gloooomy! Paint dark red next?
Well presented & well said without the wanky-words, good stuff
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good shytt man digging the vid
Appreciate that!
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very nice suggestions
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I love this video! It’s hard to find design cues for dark spaces. One thing I would add, is that windows become really hard on the eyes. Plan on softening that effect with window treatments to lessen the contrast.
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I would disagree with the idea that the contrast btw the light from the windows and the dark of the wall have to be remediate with windows treatments. As dark color absorbs the light that comes through the windows it actually makes it very pleasant and comfortable to the eyes. Another false idea is that dark color makes the room smaller is exactly the opposite because what I described before. Light color reflects back making our brain truly see where the wall or ceiling or furniture is and its distance. While dark gives so much depth that it makes feel spacious on small room because we can’t notice “the barrier “ of the object.
@thaynavictoriaferr4605 - having done a few rooms in dark colors (Black Sapphire, Le Luxe and Antique Tin), ceilings too, I know it’s hard on the eyes in day time. I found I either have to close the windows completely with dark curtains, or somehow reflect light from the windows to even out the light sources. My windows are not that big, so it’s hard on the eyes, at least in my space. Large windows in a dark colored room is not hard on the eyes. Like in the picture with the large windows on top of the room in this video. 0:48 & 3:55 If it’s not a smaller window, I agree it’s perfectly fine. Otherwise, it feels like a bright flashlight being pointed at your face in the middle of the night. In my bathroom the window is small, it’s painted with Le Luxe, I painted the ceiling, cabinets and door in high gloss, walls in satin. The fixtures are still white, so it’s balanced out. In my bedroom with Black Sapphire, I needed insulation because it’s built in 1944. So, I used the reflective side of insulation panels as art, and framed them out, on the opposing wall from the smaller windows. It’s very comfortable now, even with windows completely open and no covering at all. It’s really cool looking. It still reflects the dark color of the walls and ceiling, but it’s also like adding another window on the opposite wall where there isn’t any light source. However, I do love my dark and delightful rooms! No regrets! Except I wish I did it sooner!
Hey great Video! Can you tell me the name of the music in the background? Ty❤
Thanks! So sorry - I can't remember what the title of the song was, I wish I did! (This video was about 1.5 years ago)
@@ChaudryGhafoor No worries! Thank you for the answer❤️
Great information, my house is light and airy, until the owners bedroom. Inkwell is the choice of wall color:
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I would like to see live video more than pictures
Cool video - @ 4:00 - that wall color - can you give some clue as to how to match or find something similar? Thanks
A close match is Black Forest Green HC-187 Benj. Moore
LOOK UP MELANGE CAST IRON. OR MELANGE ANTIQUE BLACK.
Ooph this was great!
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Loved your explanation, I think it helped me decide, I want my studio to be dark and moody, yet I'm not sure if the space is rectangular will make it too dark by having the natural light coming on one of the short sides, but according to the explanation, it should create shadows, I would like your opinion on this is possible 💜
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@@ChaudryGhafoor I will deff check it out 🙌🏼💜
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I have a little TV room , I'm gonna make it dark and moody like this ..
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I have a small home, 567 sq ft, and I'm planning to paint the kitchen and living room (one open space) hunter green. We have a shed roof so the ceiling is slanted, short on the kitchen side and gradually getting higher as you move to the living room, which has french doors going to our porch. I'm torn on whether I should paint the ceiling the same color, white or even just doing a different color to draw the eye up... thoughts?
Sorry for the delay in response! I would go with white as it will help make the ceiling height feel larger at the low end and dramatic at the high end. This size space is also a great space you could consider leaving the walls lighter and using the decor and furniture to create the moody style!
@@ChaudryGhafoor No worries, thanks for your advice!
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Love the dark and moody ambiance, so class and sexy.😇😇😇
Whether if dark decor works in tropical countries...
Of course.... a sharp contrast from the outside world could make for a very exciting space.
Just want to add that matte paint will look better on really old walls rather than satin finish. satin paint brings out alot of imperfections . Just a career painter pov who lives in a house from 1900 😂
Just one wall, in black like I am doing,..! In the bathroom
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We plan to paint the entire interior and exterior of our house Navy Blue. We have a coastal, nautical interior design monochromatic down the Shore and have a sea-foam green going now that is beautiful however that paint is over 5 years old and time for new paint. Everything will be Navy Blue, Center hall, living room, dining room, kitchen, great room, powder room, staircase, stairwell, upstairs hallway, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all of the wood work Navy Blue, the ceilings will be White, exterior shake shingles Navy Blue, white shutters, white trim, Red front door, Red garage doors. It is going to take a costly $$$ ton of paint, primer, etc to pull off our Navy Blue monochromatic paint job, y'all wish us luck please! Kevin Sea Girt, New Jersey
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Not a big fan of white rooms. Dark walls are nice to make a statement and to frame furniture. I did my bedroom in Dark Ivy (green).
I made my new house all dark and moody. I hate white walls.
Ewe no on the light and airy I need color and personality 🤗🤗🤗
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Those white rooms are haunting me with their ghostly whiteness 😂👎🏻🖤
Do not use dark gloss paint unless you want every single ugly lump or wrinkle highlighted, and the shine is hideous.
hi,...great video,...what are the colors at 2:40, 3:18, 3:28, 3:34 ? thank you
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