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10 Tricks On Using The Color Of Shadows In Any Room

Be bold and brave by decorating with the absence of color

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Anna Rosete

<div><br/></div><p>As Halloween festivities approach, we turn the spotlight on the color of shadows, </p><p><strong>black</strong>, a brave choice for décor and paint in any room.  Bright and airy interiors are always welcome, but cladding a room or pieces of furniture in black brings sophistication, giving our dwellings that much more bite.  We withdraw into the remaining cooler months of the year, momentarily saying goodbye to long days in the sunshine, welcoming darkness.</p><div><br/></div><br/><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/fdbb3cc9-4b44-464d-87b3-c86bf53be2f2_241313436_112465854491579_2765871385583413812_n.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/living/tips/5-colors-that-are-meaningful-in-k-dramas/33413" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">5 Colors That Are Meaningful To Korean Dramas</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>Let this gallery of ideas on decorating with the absence of color inspire you:</strong></div><div class="article-content" itemProp="articleBody"><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/c6c1a24f-df16-4cf0-9668-b18091a7bfee_itim_gallery%20cover%202%20(1).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/96c5d4f6-f2a9-46b0-bb01-45e855ecbc24_53327677_123856202026341_2671465571397267017_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/6d63164c-d52b-4e6f-b19f-961faae706d5_96421246_661001521151416_4504819479802276532_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/4fc5e210-5ade-442f-987b-c199cc00056b_104157916_114623116754465_1673724722703377473_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/c467aec2-31bc-4283-a321-9fa772083107_119168502_341318013900851_1637398133722770524_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/d6e3f3c7-dbc7-4b18-bea6-c951867cfa26_119996544_180899916905910_6053863888899534899_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/f8494299-8e03-4254-81e1-b3c9a128760a_120442340_172817957754613_3651919290599159473_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/7be8a4c9-5b8b-483f-9ad2-efdd3c4c74be_120745001_189690049265012_5030674642596936331_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/ac4950c9-b4b9-425c-a9ae-62b5258a09c7_120748133_364472697934048_2349696702334100528_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/1e8f480f-eb36-4363-9b22-c5f2da559937_120842671_1512703302248693_154411813619846968_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/74d7a5cf-63a8-4c8f-a81d-d6d9fb76c287_120910158_659040844996713_4748788602036080116_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>10 Decorating Tricks With Black - As a backdrop to heirloom furniture, painting the walls black pulls the pieces together and allows them to pop in a space.  Oftentimes, our hand-me-down furniture are a mish-mash of time periods, styles and colors.  Styling them in a black room allows each one to standout on their own.<cite>@joansmoss</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>10 Decorating Tricks With Black - In the kitchen, highlight the natural veining of gorgeous stone slabs in lighter hues when yo set them against black cabinetry.<cite>@plushcoutureinteriors</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>10 Decorating Tricks With Black - Black and white is a bold and timeless combination that will make any room a classic.  Use each of them in solid fields.  Here, black is used to define the entertaining unit, and white is used for the coffee table.  A rug with both shades in a subtle graphic pattern pulls both together.  You are sure not to run the risk of dating your interiors with this combo.<cite>@livingedgeinteriors</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>10 Decorating Tricks With Black - Let warm tones like rusts, ochres and oranges provide a complement to black walls and dark-stained furniture.<cite>@ourhomeonperrone</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>10 Decorating Tricks With Black - Black walls play host to contemporary furniture slip-covered in white linen.  Drama is heightened by a striking black and white art work in the background, echoing the silhouette of the stone bust in this setting.<cite>@livingedgeinteriors</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>10 Decorating Tricks With Black - In a child&#x27;s room, let them express their sentiments by using black chalkboard paint on a wall where they can write with white or colored chalk.  Primary colors add to the bold playfulness of this room.<cite>@tinylittlepads</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>10 Decorating Tricks With Black - Natural materials lend themselves well in a black room.  Black heightens wood&#x27;s graining, and makes its natural color standout.  <cite>@nerointenso</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>10 Decorating Tricks With Black - Black frames the Viennese caning in this room&#x27;s furniture pieces.  A nod to the art deco period, black makes powerful datum lines used this way in a space.  It frames the art work on the wall, making it a stronger focal point.  Neutral shades from the pampass grass in vases and the wicker swing shine against a black background.<cite>@bealach_uig_bothy</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>10 Decorating Tricks With Black - On walls as a backdrop to textiles with jewel tones, black makes for an enchanting and theatrical setting.  Add an exotic rug and antique pieces to amplify the mystique.  In this setting, black is both romantic and magical.<cite>@tiki.toni</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>10 Decorating Tricks With Black - A room decorated with a black accent wall allows those sitting in it to focus on textures and materiality of the elements that decorate it, like the sheen on the tropical plants and the shimmer on the crystal chandelier in this room.<cite>@suszi_saunders</cite></p></div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>Banner and Lead Photos By <a href="https://www.instagram.com/love_urhome/" target="_blank">@love_urhome</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shereestuart/" target="_blank">@shereestuart </a></strong></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/living/tips/8-color-palettes-inspired-by-scenes-from-penthouse/31305" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">8 Color Palettes Inspired By Scenes From The Penthouse: War In Life</a></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/living/tips/20-happy-color-palettes-from10-feel-good-k-dramas/33967" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">20+ Happy Color Palettes Based On 10 Feel-Good K-Dramas</a></div>