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091008_blackbedroom.jpgWhile it's one thing to paint your walls black, we weren't quite prepared with how it would look if everything else (furniture-wise) was painted a high gloss black as well. If anything, it makes everything non-black appear as if it's all floating languidly in space. We like the high glamour look of this room--the textures of the silk tufted headboard and bench, the glossy finish of the paint, and the plush throws definitely add to the luxury look. What do you think?

 
 

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While this room looks nice, I think it would be hard for most people to make a black room that wasn't overly depressing.

posted by I_Heart_The_Eastside on September 10th 2008 at 6:23am
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Love it. The more like a cave the better.

posted by Nikita on September 10th 2008 at 6:26am
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My son had been wanting to paint his bedroom black (before he moved into his own place). I just couldn't visualize it, but seeing this makes me realize that it wouldn't have been too bad. It does look rather restful.

posted by oceandreamer56 on September 10th 2008 at 6:31am
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I couldn't do it... I use my bedroom too much during the day to want it to look like that.

I love how those colored pillows pop though. And the stuff on the night stand. It would be a fun place to showcase a few crystal items with the right lighting.

posted by whytephoenix on September 10th 2008 at 6:32am
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wow, love it!

i can just imagine the conversation with my landlord (who thinks taupe walls with white trim looks nice...

Me: Mr. Louie, now that i've proven to be a responsible tenant, would you mind if i painted my bedroom?

Landlord: well, maybe as long as it's not some crazy color...what did you have in mind?

Me: black?

Landlord: ???? evicted!!

posted by misslyss on September 10th 2008 at 6:36am
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The picture looks nice, but I would think that over time, this room would become depressing. I prefer a light soothing color in the bedroom.

posted by suzy8track on September 10th 2008 at 6:40am
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I like it. I totally agree with Nikita.
But I do think my own bedroom is too small for this color.

posted by Ninja on September 10th 2008 at 6:48am
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The black walls and black furniture help the space to receede, actally making the room look larger. Nicely done.

posted by Seaside on September 10th 2008 at 7:02am
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I like it. But you'd have to be careful about how neat your non-black items are. I know it's staging, but this room looks messy because all my eye rests on are the out of place non-black things.

posted by LilyC on September 10th 2008 at 7:13am
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nice place to visit. wouldn't want to live there.

posted by dM on September 10th 2008 at 7:15am
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i would never get out of bed! i would feel like i was in hibernation!

posted by rachelrachel on September 10th 2008 at 7:15am
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the lady who lives there seems to love it. whatever you're into, indulge it if you can...

posted by Lady J on September 10th 2008 at 7:16am
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I love love love black rooms. If I lived alone...

posted by Lisa Hunter (Montreal) on September 10th 2008 at 7:24am
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I absolutely love it!!!!

posted by danze on September 10th 2008 at 7:27am
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Black paint seems to be turning into the same easy fall-back solution to a boring bedroom that red paint was to boring dining rooms a few years ago, but that's no reason not to use it. The fact that other people are doing something is not a good reason for us to do it--as our mothers used to remind us when we were kids: And what if Milhaus jumps off a cliff, Bart? Are you gong to do that, too?"--but it's also no really a good reason to avoid doing it, either, not if, in fact, whatever it is happens to work for you. And as far as that bit about black rooms being "depressing" goes, there's no reason a black room should be depressing unless it's also gloomy, which is a whole 'nother thing and for which, fortunaetely, there are plenty of solutions.

I had an all-black bedroom/sittingroom 20 years ago--flat black walls, satin black trim, shiny black floors, black velvet curtains (trimmed in multicolored eyelash fringe)--and it was anything but gloomy, mostly because it had three big south-facing windows, a bright-white ceiling & a lustrous terra-cotta wool rug that kept the light bouncing all around the room on sunny days, and there were plenty of opaque-shaded lamps to create hard-edged pools of light at night. I wish I still had that room.

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0WgDcHQcai3IroRFWp329aI2IiE2wpRMtIwE6CUkVPHmWTeuDlBxzkKCUwRHimJT9WDR3ox6NJnvaCfYZmbdDWPaiy2VjT1WThZBnRPpZ47028oalE3OwzaiOlO!gW57QjWSU1r9CXSw/P?dc=4675393852035961326

Of course, while I was painting it, all the naysayers warned me that the room would be depressing--as if I didn't know perfectly well what I was doing--but when it was all done, they loved it, not that that made any difference to me. Anyway, the upside of the coming glut of black-walled rooms is that the simple laws of probablility ensure that at least some of them will be good-looking, as the one at the top certainly proves. Just make sure your room is one of them. Regards, Magnaverde.

posted by magnaverde on September 10th 2008 at 7:27am
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stunning

posted by hanako66 on September 10th 2008 at 7:27am
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I want to do this so badly!!! My husband would have a heart attack though - So jealous!

posted by Yuliz on September 10th 2008 at 8:21am
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I love the look of it but I do think that I would find it difficult to "live" with it. after a while I would find it depressing.

posted by Kat1 on September 10th 2008 at 8:47am
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Is that fur? FUR SHAME

posted by LoriSF on September 10th 2008 at 8:57am
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I love it - glam, sexy, luxurious and comfortable. Everything I need in a bedroom.

Let's hope the fur's faux.

posted by Shasta on September 10th 2008 at 9:28am
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my bedroom is small, it's midnight black, and if i do say so myself, it's gorgeous. I looooove its cave like feel. It's glam and sexy and it's neither too masculine or feminine. My linens are shades of grey, grey and white stripe, grey & white floral print and I have some beautiful silky curtains to keep it from feeling too "hard".

posted by atlantadesigner on September 10th 2008 at 10:14am
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Dramatic! And surprisingly cozy. I feel like it would be ultra relaxing in there.

posted by SCADanielle on September 10th 2008 at 10:27am
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I like it, I would do it.

posted by Haunted_Studio on September 10th 2008 at 10:35am
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It's Hot.

posted by bepsf on September 10th 2008 at 10:38am
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i love it. i would do it, but like this photo, it would definately have to be done right- with the right pieces- it cant look even the least been shabby.

posted by Oneformybaby on September 10th 2008 at 10:43am
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i think its really pretty, i couldn't do my bedroom black thought because thats where i have to get ready.

but this would be great for someone who works third shift- like my sister!, it would be so easy to fall asleep!

posted by eribear12 on September 10th 2008 at 11:51am
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It looks great. I love how the few bright colors pop out.

posted by jamiealyse on September 10th 2008 at 12:02pm
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I really love it. A LOT.

posted by ohjodi on September 10th 2008 at 5:01pm
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So much power and sophistication in one room.

posted by RandyModern on September 11th 2008 at 2:00am
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We just painted our room Almost Black (Benjamin Moore) and I love it. I haven't finished it out, so there aren't pictures anywhere, but it makes it dark and cozy and it's easier to sleep. We do have large windows so during the day there is lots of natural light. Without the natural light I don't think we would have done it.



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posted by EmmieB on September 11th 2008 at 5:31pm
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3 years ago I painted a large wall in the living/dining room black. I love it so much that when our new house is built, black will definately take centre stage.

posted by scottsch on September 11th 2008 at 6:41pm
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What great room! Bravo!

Our living/dining is a charcoal gray and we love it. We weren't nearly as courageous. We left the ceiling and trim white. But what surprised us most was the reaction of our friends. We expected 'ugh's and 'what were you thinking's. But almost everyone comments on how relaxing the space is and how much bigger the place looks.

I love mythbusting.... ~:o)

posted by quiltmaster on September 12th 2008 at 4:13am
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I like this a lot, I thought black was a bit dark for me, but seeing it done this way is starting to change my mind...

posted by amelie de lune on October 25th 2008 at 11:01am
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Has someone said before it looks astonishingly sexy! But would only understand if I could live there being inside that room. Great on picture but just being there:)

posted by ciaobellasofia on January 28th 2009 at 8:48am
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