Black Decor Doesn’t Have To Be Scary

Black Decor Doesn’t Have To Be Scary

With Halloween right around the corner, you may be thinking that black is a fitting color around the house for witch and goblin decor, but would you consider using this color as a design element during other times of the year? Your first reaction may be, no, black is dark and dreary and its presence in your home is not welcome. Well, I’d like to say that it’s just the opposite. Used correctly, black can be playful, sophisticated, dramatic, or even casual chic.

Playful

Large black chalkboard wall with white and colored chalk writing and drawings in a home interior
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Sophisticated

Living room with black walls, white fireplace, beige armchair, side table with lamp, framed botanical prints
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Dramatic

Black wallpaper with a subtle floral pattern in a modern dining room with white walls and furniture
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Casual Chic

Living room with black walls, white sofa, black lamp, and window treatments not visible
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If putting black on your walls is a little farther than you’d like to go with this trend, how about using it to dress your windows?  Not quite the commitment of a black room, but statement making just the same.

Black drapery panels hanging in front of large windows in a modern living room with city view

Living room with four black patterned shades, cream sofa with yellow and teal pillows, woman with dog, coffee table

Large black panel track blinds covering a window in a modern dining room with a black table and brown ottomans

Here are just a few of our black blinds and shades options:

Collage of seven black window treatments including shades and blinds, with textures and patterns
A sampling of BG's black blinds and shades

1.  Levolor® Roman Shade: Designer Textures (Room Darkening)

2.  Bali® Natural Shade: Caracas

3.  Blindsgalore® Natural Woven Shades: Tropics

4.  Blindsgalore® Solar Screen: 15% Openness

5.  Levolor® Roman Shade: Scrolls (Light Filtering)

6.  Levolor® Panel Track Blind: Solar Screen Seed Stitch & Tides

7.  Blindsgalore® Premium Wood Blind: 2″ Paints & Stains

Don’t be afraid of bringing black into your home; embrace its intensity and versatility!