Friday, May 1, 2009

Where The Black Paint Really Started

Yesterday I posted that I wanted to paint my cabinets black/charcoal, which I do, but the desire to paint something REALLY dark came from these. I know these pictures are probably not strangers to your eyes, but isn't nice to see them again?I LOVE Jenna Lyons' home seen in the last two pictures. The paint in her nursery inspired a nursery I recently completed but that will be for another day. Sorry this is so quick, I hope to post more later but I have to run!

Images: Domino Feb 2008 Ames Ingham, Domino Nov 2008, Domino Nov 2008

7 comments:

High-Heeled Foot in the door said...

I love dark walls! I have chocolate ones in my Living Room and even went black in my little bathroom and I love it!

alison giese Interiors said...

Just got the May issie of House Beautiful (yeah, I have to suffer a week or two while I wait for our mail to be delivered - arrgghhh!)
ANYWAY...noted an East Coast kitchen where the designer used chocolate brown w/ brass hardware for the cabinets. Guess the spectrum of dark kitchens is moving beyond black!

Courtney said...

I looove dark walls (and Jenna Lyons' home!) I have a deep soil brown wall in our study, but I have been wanting black walls for the last while now. And I stained my kitchen cabinets ebony a few years ago, although they are almost more of a dark dark brown, and I do love them (although I also love white and grey kitchens, so I have no idea what I will do with our next house!)

Down Comforter said...

The more I see rooms painted black, the more i like the trend. I don't think I could ever go with black paint, but it's less harsh than I originally thought.

Rachel said...

I really do love dark walls. I can't wait to get out of this apartment so my husband and I can do something like these rooms!

Erin said...

The 3rd picture paint color looks like my living room! And the white bedding is like my couch. It makes me happy :)

No.35style said...

love her house...i have a dark entry and love it...adds a little something special.