Dark living room decor is a daring choice. It makes an instant impact and exudes a self-assured personality. Dark furniture silhouettes emerge subtly from the shadows, whilst more colorful accents seem to gain an electric effect. Home lighting takes on a new level of importance, offering not only general illumination but precise highlights, elaborate spotlights, and visual warmth. This saturated approach creates a cozy cocoon that feels like a hideaway from the outside world. A place in which to retreat, relax, and recuperate. In this collection of 40 inspirational modern living rooms, we’ll explore an assortment of dark decor palettes with bright statement pieces, textured focal points, and exquisite design.
Highlight the main event. A glowing fireplace used to be the main event in years gone by but now we gather couches and armchairs around the TV. Make a black TV mount and media unit stand out against a black wall by installing LED strips around their edges.
Another electrifying dark living room decor scheme with bright blue accent pieces. See more exploration of the electric effects of color in dark spaces here.
Dark design schemes lead to projector-friendly living rooms. Darkly saturated surroundings build a home cinema experience where all eyes are guided to the movie.
Interrupt a dark and shadowy living room decor scheme with an uplifting flourish of living greenery. Grow a small tree or shrub from a built-in plant bed to conjure a bespoke, courtyard look.
Break out of the darkness with a pop of red. Whether you opt for just a few ruby red scatter cushions or a pair of modern lounge chairs in red upholstery, this color inclusion will completely shift the look of an all-black living room scheme.
Alternatively, create an island of red at the core of your black living room with a red living room rug, red modular sofas, and a matching red coffee table design.
Play with texture. This long and linear dark living room design is offset by a lighter, textural feature wall. A textured area rug complements the focal wall.
Say yes to yellow accents to instill a feeling of warmth and joy into a black living room. Go big with a designer sofa, yellow ottoman, and matching lounge chair. Textured feature wall provides a great back drop to the aesthetic living room.
Create zoning with areas of light. This black living room draws eyes to the sitting area with a light gray couch, whilst the black kitchen design employs a highlighted backsplash wall.
Go gothic with deepest black boiserie walls and a blood red tufted couch. Hang a classically inspired chandelier, wall sconces, and gilded picture frames to finish.
Balance dark decor with soothing beige elements, This beige modular sofa arrangement gives the black living room a light heart, held gracefully in place on a round rug.
Don’t underestimate the warmth of wood. A wooden floor treatment, a single wooden coffee table, or an attractive log storage area for a wood-burning stove will ignite visual warmth in a dark decor scheme.
Half-and-half. If you’re not ready to go all in with a dark aesthetic, split your living room palette down the middle with lighter wood tones and wall stucco.
