Small Room Dark Accent Wall

Here are 15 of the best accent wall ideas for your home.

Small room dark accent wall.

By blending color texture and tone you can create an epic space that becomes the centerpiece of any room. A monochromatic accent wall will have a subtle effect in a bedroom. A design trick that makes small spaces seem larger dark colors read as receding from the viewer so the accent wall visually enlarges the space and sets up a nice contrast that can. If your room s walls are painted a neutral color go a shade or two deeper for a saturated tone of the same color for your accent wall.

The dated idea that small rooms should only be to be painted white thankfully has been replaced with an unlimited palette of colors. If you choose to go dark in a small space consider going dark all over. Rooms without an architectural feature can benefit from an accent wall especially one with texture. In high traffic common areas like kitchens dark accent walls make for genius options as they re easier to keep clean and require less fuss all around notice how the bottle green walls lend this farmhouse inspired kitchen polish and an old world inviting spirit while making the space look larger and brighter by painting the walls around the windows to emphasize the rooms natural light.

An accent wall doesn t have to be a vivid color. This wooden accent wall from champagne chaos is a great idea if your living room lacks a standard fireplace or mantle. In small room design use muted colors as accent colors only. I m sold though i think a lot depends on the light amount direction of the room and the height of the ceiling.

Do choose the right wall for your accent. White paint in a small room can actually make it look boxy and bland. And leaving the window wall a light color fools the eye into experiencing the whole wall as a light source. You might want a calming color on an accent wall in your bedroom.

As nancy wrote in this great post high contrast. Not only does it help frame the tv but it creates a focal point in the room and adds a lot of visual interest. The key is instead of painting the entire space in a dark color to just paint one wall or a single element like a bookcase as seen in the image above from royal roulotte dark colors read as receding from the viewer so the accent wall visually enlarges the space and sets up a nice contrast that can make the rest of the space seem brighter by comparison. An accent wall is a great way to break up a space especially in a living room with high ceilings.

Though white is supposed to make your room look light and bright it can actually do the opposite when it shows every shadow or dark corner. A wall of windows can also be your accent wall but be mindful that a dark accent color surrounding windows can create a bright light effect and overwhelm the room. Accent walls are back in a big way and they are better than ever.