Black Living Room Decorating Ideas

Don't outright dismiss black for your living room until you've seen these black living room ideas. Seriously, these designs forced me to rethink this color scheme for my living room.

Modern black living room interior.

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Modern living room accented with striped wall panels and a geometric rug. On the other hand, it is contrasted with white ceiling along with artwork and home decors.

Black living room designed with a round wooden mirror above wainscoting. It has indoor plants that create a refreshing ambiance to the area.

Dark living room with black full wainscoting and brick walls. It includes a gray chair lighted by a floor lamp over wood plank flooring.

This living room features a gray wall styled with a huge blank canvas and illuminated by a pair of pendant lights.

Minimalist living room boasts a chevron wall and blue tufted sectional paired with a metal side table and black floor lamp.

Living room with a black L-shaped sectional sofa accented with various styled throw pillows and patterned rug over herringbone wood flooring.

Sleek living room showcases a modern black loveseat against the white wall. It includes a dome floor lamp and a potted plant that adds color to the room.

Fresh living room features a gray sofa with an ottoman facing the television above a wooden stand. It has indoor plants on the sides creating a tropical feel.

Gorgeous living room styled with a classy hex paneled walls. It has a brown leather sofa and chairs paired with black metal coffee tables.

Black adjacent sofas sit on hardwood flooring topped with a gray rug in this living room. It is lighted by a pair of industrial pendants.

The spacious living room offers a black sofa and chair along with a gray shaggy rug topped with a wooden table and throw <a class= pillows." width="870″ height="435″ />

The spacious living room offers a black sofa and chair along with a gray shaggy rug topped with a wooden table and throw pillows.

An open living room decorated with a minimalist canvas. It has a brown L-shaped sofa with white coffee tables over a black geometric rug.

Fabulous living room boasts a tufted leather sofa accented with fur pillows and matching rug. It includes a multi-colored floor lamp and a modular coffee table.

A black living room filled with a huge velvet sofa and ottoman. It has glass windows wrapped in translucent roman shades and black draperies.

High ceiling living room framed with black metal beams showcases white brick pillars. It includes a brown tufted leather sofa and light wood coffee table over a beige rug.

Luxurious living room illuminated by fancy gold chandeliers that hung from the cathedral ceiling. It has a fireplace with white mantel topped with a framed artwork.

A contemporary living room filled with a beige L-shaped sectional and a quadri coffee table. It has a floor to ceiling windows covered in sheer curtains.

A closeup look at the black velvet sofas framed with gold metal in this black living room. They are paired with a glass top coffee and side tables with a desk lamp.

This living room features a green chevron coffee table surrounded with white sectional and modern leather chairs over a yellow zigzag patterned area rug.

Warm living room boasts a black marble accent wall fitted with a modern fireplace. It has elegant wood wall panels illuminated by sconces and recessed ceiling lights.

Bright living room offers a full height glazing bringing plenty of natural light in. It has a beige pillar fixed with a black fireplace facing the cream sofa set.

Eclectic living room accented with a blue sofa and colorful rug that complements with the artwork next to the modern fireplace.

Modern living room decorated with a lovely canvas painting facing the black coffee table and white chairs. It has a concrete wall and gray marble flooring.

Shabby chic black living room with brick walls and arched mirrors complementing with the coffee table surrounded by black chairs and a leather bench.

Traditional living room illuminated by a wrought iron chandelier that hung from the coffered ceiling. It is designed with a sunburst mirror along with framed arts and stag head decor mounted on the black wainscoted wall.

A pair of terracotta chairs sit in front of the ornate fireplace lighted by wall sconces above wall art pieces in this black living room.

Airy living room features a pair of gray fur chairs beneath the glass window lighted by a brass floor lamp and paired with a round black table.

The gorgeous living room offers a black leather couch in between side tables topped with gold lamps. It has a black wall with gold lining and mounted frames.

Transitional living room illuminated by a contemporary chandelier and natural light from the white framed windows. It includes gray bean bag chairs and a wavy wooden coffee table.

Elegant living room showcases a black textured wall fitted with a television and fireplace. It is furnished with a curved sofa, various shaped coffee tables and a pair of white faux fur chairs over a round brown shaggy rug.

Black is a powerful color that represents sophistication, elegance, and style. It's a classic color that many homeowners use for accenting throughout a living room. If you've thought about incorporating more black in your living room, there are ways to do it without making it feel like you're trying to darken out any light.

Out of the 552,888 living rooms and 14 colors analyzed, 7.75 percent (or 42,847) have black as the dominant color.

Choosing Black as a Dominant Design Color

While the color black is classic and essential to many color schemes, it can also have a lot of negative associations. In interior design, black is intended to represent and evoke positive thoughts and feelings.

As you browse our gallery of living room designs, you will notice that many of them incorporate the color black. As you decide how to incorporate black into your living room, it's a good idea to select a design style as well.

While black is used in some way in almost every living room design, the amount of color you use depends on the style and size of your living room.

For instance, if you have a small living room painting all of your walls black may make your living room even smaller and less inviting. Small living rooms benefit from lighter colors on the walls, but you could always paint a black accent wall or add plenty of black accents.

You can also put a lighter color on the top half of the wall and black on the bottom half to create the illusion of more space.

All-over black works best in larger living rooms, such as an Industrial or Modern style living rooms or even a Home Theater. The dark color can help to make a large living room feel and look more inviting.

Using Accent Colors

Whether you're painting your walls black, filling your living room with black furniture, or even going for the Monochromatic look, you'll want to use some accent colors to balance out the room.

One of the nice things about using black as a dominant design color is that all most colors look nice with black. White trim and even the right wood tones can make a black living room look sophisticated, warm, and inviting.

Painting accent colors help balance out a black living room, but you can also add some accent colors in rugs, drapes, artwork, or even furniture.

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