Sotheby’s Reside Magazine

PAINT IT BLACK

One of our Kensington projects featured in Sotheyby’s Reside Magazine looking at how designers can use black walls in their designs.

“Dark walls coupled with dramatic lighting create an instant air of luxury  and sumptuousness,” says Karen Howes, CEO and founder of London-based interior-design firm Taylor Howes. It’s important to consider the function of the room and also the time of day that you spend the most time there, Howes says. Great candidates for black walls include rooms used primarily as evening spaces or those that aren’t reliant on task lighting, such as home cinemas and dining rooms, she says. In a media room, black walls help absorb the light and won’t distract from the room’s main function, Howes says. “We also find using darker tones in dining rooms helps create

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