While light colors can help a small room appear bigger they aren t so great at making a dark room feel brighter.
Light bedding dark wall.
To keep this color scheme from going too dark mix in white and silver.
In bedrooms where plenty of natural light abounds going dark on the walls is a good way to keep things chic and sophisticated.
Your eyes will be drawn to the deep rich tones of your main pieces and then drawn out and around to the lighter elements.
Though it might seem counterintuitive dark walls when done right can actually make a small room appear larger.
This dark chocolate color is both romantic and serene yet the potentially oppressive factor is kept in check with the windows and their textural curtains.
Dive in with dark painted floors or walnut woods and drown your walls with deep navy blues smokey greys or earthy tones.
The result will be a room that cocoons you.
That s because dark colors visually recede fooling the eyes into seeing the walls as further away than they really are.
For furniture deep brown wood end.
Dark gray lends itself to dark rich tones like dark purple dark brown and deep red.
A mirror over the bed is an easy way to bounce light around a small room.